The invention discloses an ultrasonic guided-wave detecting
system for the defect of a composite insulator. The ultrasonic guided-wave detecting
system comprises a
system master control computer, a
signal generator, a power
amplifier, a piezoelectric paster and a digital
oscilloscope. The invention further discloses a detecting method applied to the ultrasonic guided-wave detecting system for the defect of the composite insulator. The detecting method comprises the following steps that 1, the
frequency dispersion equation of propagation of guided
waves in a composite insulator model is determined; 2, a corresponding
frequency dispersion curve is obtained through insulator test piece related parameters tested through experiments; 3, stimulation guided
wave frequency, periods and
modal are determined according to a
frequency dispersion curve conclusion; 4, stimulation and receiving points are selected, and defect detection of guided
waves is achieved; 5, a guided wave detecting waveform is placed in a computer for
data analysis processing, whether the defect exits or not it judged, and the size and type of the defect are judged. The detecting advantages of being accurate, fast, long in distance, large in range, low in cost and the like are achieved.