On-line partial discharge (PD) monitoring has existed in some form since the early 1980s. It is the tool of choice to evaluate the health of the stator insulation on large rotating machines. However, analysis of partial discharge results remains difficult to most users and advanced interpretation is usually reserved for experts in the field. While the hardware development has matured, it hasn’t...

Partial Discharge (PD) measurement and characterization provide vital information on insulation condition, different aspects of insulation ageing useful for equipment integrity verification and diagnosis. The work demonstrates standard test methods which employs capture of PD parameters with the aid of discharge detector. This paper investigates on the voltage amplitude at which PD of a specifi...

Similar to AC system, the insulation system of DC system also gets affected. The HVDC station is a challenging environment for measurement of partial discharge level due to very high interference levels caused from the switching of thyristor-controlled converters. There is also significant interference from external air-corona due to high electric stress at the surface of conductors and hardwar...

A new PD (partial discharge) measuring system calibrator is described. The device, battery operated, may be used either grounded or in a floating position, and generates securely mains-synchronized impulses by capacitive coupling. It allows the determination of the scale factor k and resolution time Tr in PD measuring systems, and it fulfils the requirements of International Standard IEC 60270....

High voltage transmission has been chosen in electric power system due to its capability to transfer a large amount of electric power. Several key equipments such as generator, transformer, GIS, cable and insulator play important role in determining the reliability of the power system. The high voltage equipments in general contain gas, liquid or solid insulation. Defects and a particular condi...

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One of the most important challenges of on-site partial discharge measurement is to capture the original signal in a noisy environment. The different sources of noise which includes thermal or resister noise added by the measuring circuit, signals due to electromagnetic interferences. Sophisticated and proper methods are required to detect and measured the partial discharge signals. Fortunately...

Polymeric cables are the most common choice for transmission and distribution in populated areas, as well as for the connection of components (transformers, GIS, etc.) in new power stations, replacing paper-oil cables. Indeed, they do possess superior characteristics with respect to oil-filled cables. As an example, they do require lower maintenance, they are lighter (easier to deploy) and, in ...