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. 2019 Sep 20;19(19):4057. doi: 10.3390/s19194057

Table 3.

Comparison between fault identification methods [34,35,47].

Method Description Fault Identification and Normal Aging Gas Used
Key Gas Method
(KGM)
Uses individual gas
concentrations to
identify the fault
PD, arcing, overheated oil,
overheated cellulose
CO, H2,
C2H2, C2H4
Doernenburg Ratio
Method (DRM)
Uses four gas
concentration ratios:
CH4H2,C2H2C2H4,C2H2CH4,C2H6C2H2
Thermal decomposition,
PD, arcing
H2, C2H2, CH4,
C2H6, C2H4
Rogers Ratio
Method (RRM)
Uses three gas
concentration ratios:
CH4H2,C2H2C2H4,C2H4C2H6
Normal aging, PD, arcing,
low temperature fault,
thermal fault <700 C,
thermal fault >700 C
H2, C2H2, CH4,
C2H6, C2H4
IEC Ratio
Method (IRM)
Uses three gas
concentration ratios:
CH4H2,C2H2C2H4,C2H4C2H6
PD, low energy discharge,
high energy discharge,
thermal faults <300 C,
between 300 and 700 C,
and >700 C
H2, C2H2, CH4,
C2H6, C2H4
Duval Triangle
Method (DTM)
Uses three gases
corresponding to the
increasing energy
content or temperature
of the faults
PD, low energy discharge,
high energy discharge,
thermal faults <300 C,
between 300 and 700 C,
and >700 C
C2H2, CH4,
C2H4
Duval Pentagon
Method (DPM)
Uses five gases
corresponding to the
increasing energy
content or temperature
of the faults
Normal aging, PD,
low energy discharge,
high energy discharge,
thermal faults <300 C,
between 300 and 700 C,
and >700 C
H2, C2H2, CH4,
C2H6, C2H4