@article{35723, abstract = {{The development of renewable energies and smart mobility has profoundly impacted the future of the distribution grid. An increasing bidirectional energy flow stresses the assets of the distribution grid, especially medium voltage switchgear. This calls for improved maintenance strategies to prevent critical failures. Predictive maintenance, a maintenance strategy relying on current condition data of assets, serves as a guideline. Novel sensors covering thermal, mechanical, and partial discharge aspects of switchgear, enable continuous condition monitoring of some of the most critical assets of the distribution grid. Combined with machine learning algorithms, the demands put on the distribution grid by the energy and mobility revolutions can be handled. In this paper, we review the current state-of-the-art of all aspects of condition monitoring for medium voltage switchgear. Furthermore, we present an approach to develop a predictive maintenance system based on novel sensors and machine learning. We show how the existing medium voltage grid infrastructure can adapt these new needs on an economic scale.}}, author = {{Hoffmann, Martin W. and Wildermuth, Stephan and Gitzel, Ralf and Boyaci, Aydin and Gebhardt, Jörg and Kaul, Holger and Amihai, Ido and Forg, Bodo and Suriyah, Michael and Leibfried, Thomas and Stich, Volker and Hicking, Jan and Bremer, Martin and Kaminski, Lars and Beverungen, Daniel and zur Heiden, Philipp and Tornede, Tanja}}, issn = {{1424-8220}}, journal = {{Sensors}}, keywords = {{Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biochemistry, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Analytical Chemistry}}, number = {{7}}, publisher = {{MDPI AG}}, title = {{{Integration of Novel Sensors and Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance in Medium Voltage Switchgear to Enable the Energy and Mobility Revolutions}}}, doi = {{10.3390/s20072099}}, volume = {{20}}, year = {{2020}}, }