IEC 60270 Calibration Uncertainty in Gas-Insulated Substations

Partial discharge (PD) measurements in gasinsulated substations (GIS) are tested according to the standard IEC 60270. This “conventional” PD test method applies to electrically small devices. The equipment size increases the resonance, and attenuation, contributing to the total uncertainty. Additionally, when an ultra-high frequency (UHF) sensor...

Balanced Magnetic Antenna for Partial Discharge Measurements in Gas-Insulated Substations

Recent research has found that Magnetic loop antennas can detect partial discharges (PD) in gas-insulated substations (GIS); however, unbalanced shielded loop (UBSL) antennas are affected by electric field coupling. This research proposes a balanced shielded loop (BSL) adapted for GIS PD sensing with different designs. The frequency response and...

Partial Discharge Charge Estimation In Gas-Insulated Substations Using Electric and Magnetic Antennas

Partial discharges (PD) measurements provide an estimation of the severity of the insulation degradation; additionally, it is used as a unit of standardization. Up to now, only the IEC 62478 briefly mentions partial discharge measurements using electromagnetic sensors in gas-insulated substations (GIS). The IEC60270 standard provides a method...

Test Bench and Frequency Response of a Magnetic Antenna used in GIS PD Measurements

Gas insulated substations (GIS) have increased in the electric power system in recent years and is expected to continue increasing in the following years. The GIS has remarkable advantages over air insulated substation in offshore windfarms where the installation space is limited. The outlying location of the GIS demands a robust monitoring...

Influence of the pulse voltage injection configuration on the electromagnetic distortion in space charge measurements using the PEA method

The Pulsed Electroacoustic Method is one of the most common methods for space charge measurements in solid dielectrics. This method involves applying a voltage pulse across the dielectric under test, which modifies the electrostatic force balance across the dielectric, creating an acoustic signal that can be measured externally. This work...