Experience with on-line partial discharge analysis as a tool for predictive maintenance for medium voltage (MV) switchgear systems

Author

Smith, James E. ; Paoletti, Gabe ; Blokhintsev, Lgor

Author_Institution

Cutler-Hammer, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

155

Lastpage

161

Abstract

Partial discharge (PD) online monitoring of MV switchgear was implemented in several large industrial plants beginning in 1998. A switchgear manufacturer completed offline testing and calibration to determine the type and location of sensors for measuring the effective sensitivity of partial discharge activity. This paper also presents actual pending failures, which were identified and prevented by online PD monitoring. The pending failures include bus corona damage, CT corona damage and failing insulation due to surface tracking. An update of new continuous online partial discharge monitors for MV switchgear is also included.

Keywords

corona; insulation testing; maintenance engineering; monitoring; partial discharge measurement; switchgear; switchgear testing; MV switchgear; bus corona damage; corona damage; fairing insulation; industrial plants; partial discharge activity; partial discharge online monitoring; pending failures; surface tracking; Calibration; Condition monitoring; Corona; Industrial plants; Manufacturing; Medium voltage; Partial discharges; Predictive maintenance; Switchgear; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2002. Industry Applications Society 49th Annual

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7384-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2002.1044997

Filename

1044997