Preventive Maintenance Testing Method For Gas Insulated Substations (GIS)
Preventive Maintenance Testing Method For Gas Insulated Substations (GIS)
PRODUCT APPLICATION
FEATURES
• Good sensitivity to detection of number of
different defects
• Immunity to external noise.
• Defects may be localized.
• Defects may be recognized.
• Risk assessment based on source
characterization.
Examples– Field Application
Acoustic Diagnostic Method
Particle on spacer
Electrically floating
Protrusion shield
Void in
spacer
Protrusion on Free particle
earth potential
Particles in GIS
acoustic and
electric signals
at impact
Attenuation of
the acoustic
signals
with distance
Examples of readings
• Detection of PD correlated with the power
frequency.
• Detection of peak level of the discharge.
Loose screw