Electrical Tree Image Segmentation Using Hybrid Multi Scale Line Tracking Algorithm

Electrical trees are an aging mechanismmost associated with partial discharge(PD)activities in crosslinked polyethylene(XLPE)insulation of high-voltage(HV)cables.Characterization of electrical tree structures gained considerable attention from researchers since a deep understanding of the tree morphology is required to develop new insulation material.Two-dimensional(2D)optical microscopy is primarily used to examine tree structures and propagation shapes with image segmentation methods.However,since electrical trees can emerge in different shapes such as bush-type or branch-type,treeing images are complicated to segment due to manifestation of convoluted tree branches,leading to a high misclassification rate during segmentation.Therefore,this study proposed a new method for segmenting 2D electrical tree images based on the multi-scale line tracking algorithm(MSLTA)by integrating batch processing method.The proposed method,h-MSLTA aims to provide accurate segmentation of electrical tree images obtained over a period of tree propagation observation under optical microscopy.The initial phase involves XLPE sample preparation and treeing image acquisition under real-time microscopy observation.The treeing images are then sampled and binarized in pre-processing.In the next phase,segmentation of tree structures is performed using the h-MSLTA by utilizing batch processing in multiple instances of treeing duration.Finally,the comparative investigation has been conducted using standard performance assessment metrics,including accuracy,sensitivity,specificity,Dice coefficient and Matthew’s correlation coefficient(MCC).Based on segmentation performance evaluation against several established segmentation methods,h-MSLTA achieved better results of 95.43%accuracy,97.28%specificity,69.43%sensitivity rate with 23.38%and 24.16%average improvement in Dice coefficient and MCC score respectively over the original algorithm.In addition,h-MSLTA produced accurate measurement results of global tree parameters of length and width in comparison with the ground truth image.These results indicated that the proposed method had a solid performance in terms of segmenting electrical tree branches in 2D treeing images compared to other established techniques.

A Joint Optimization Algorithm for Renewable Energy System

Energy sustainability is a hot topic in both scientific and political cir-cles.To date,two alternative approaches to this issue are being taken.Some peo-ple believe that increasing power consumption is necessary for countries’economic and social progress,while others are more concerned with maintaining carbon consumption under set limitations.To establish a secure,sustainable,and economical energy system while mitigating the consequences of climate change,most governments are currently pushing renewable growth policies.Energy mar-kets are meant to provide consumers with dependable electricity at the lowest pos-sible cost.A profit-maximization optimal decision model is created in the electric power market with the combined wind,solar units,loads,and energy storage sys-tems,based on the bidding mechanism in the electricity market and operational principles.This model utterly considers the technological limits of new energy units and storages,as well as the involvement of new energy and electric vehicles in market bidding through power generation strategy and the output arrangement of the virtual power plant’s coordinated operation.The accuracy and validity of the optimal decision-making model of combined wind,solar units,loads,and energy storage systems are validated using numerical examples.Under multi-operating scenarios,the effects of renewable energy output changes on joint sys-tem bidding techniques are compared.