Practical Partial Discharge Measurement on Electrical Equipment

Accessible reference dealing with (partial discharge) PD measurement in  all types of high voltage equipment using modern digital PD detectors

Practical  Partial Discharge Measurement on Electrical Equipment is a timely  update in the field of partial discharges (PD), covering both holistic  concepts and specific modern applications in one volume. The first half  of the book educates the reader on what PD is and the general principles  of how it is measured and interpreted. The second half of the book is  similar to a handbook, with a chapter devoted to PD measurements in each  type of high voltage (HV) equipment. These chapters contain specific  information of the insulation system design, causes of PD in that  equipment, off-line and on-line measurement methods, interpretation  methods, and relevant standards.

The work is authored by four  well-known experts in the field of PD measurement who have published  hundreds of technical papers on the subject and performed thousands of  PD measurements on all the different types of HV equipment covered in  the book. The authors have also had relationships with PD detector  manufacturers, giving them key insights into test instruments and  practical measurements.

Sample topics covered in the work include:
Physics  of PD, discharge phenomena (contact sparking and vibration sparking),  and an introduction to PD measurement (electrical, optical, acoustic,  and chemical)Electrical PD detection (types of sensors), RF PD detection  (antenna, TEV), and PD instrumentation and displayOff-line and on-line  PD measurements, general principles of PD interpretation, and laboratory  PD testing of lumped test objectsPD in different types of HV equipment  (power cables, power transformers, air insulated metal-clad switchgear,  rotating machines, gas-insulated switchgear, and more)
For HV  equipment OEMs, users of HV equipment, or employees of companies that  provide PD testing services to clients, Practical Partial Discharge  Measurement on Electrical Equipment is an essential reference to help  understand general concepts about the topic and receive expert guidance  during specific practical applications.