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PROCEDURE FOR PARTIAL DISCHARGE

MEASUREMENT OF OIL FILLED
TRANSFORMER USING DRAIN VALVE
SENSOR (UVS 610) and Other ACOUTIC
SENSOR

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Table of Contents
1. PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................. 3
2. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. REFERENCE AND/OR RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................... 3
4. GENERAL............................................................................................................................................... 3
5. RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................................. 4
6. ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Important Safety Information .............................................................................................................. 4
7.UHF PD Measurement ........................................................................................................................... 4
PD Measurement through UVS 610 ...................................................................................................... 5
8. High-frequency current transformer HFCT

9. PD Measurement Using Bushing Adapter

8.Test Values ............................................................................................................................................ 6

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1. PURPOSE

This procedure describes minimum guidelines for measurement of PD using drain valve sensor

2. SCOPE

This procedure is a guideline for Partial Discharge Measurement.

3. REFERENCE AND/OR RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

♦ IEC 60270 (Partial Discharge Measurement)

4. GENERAL

Definitions
• DM - Divisional Manager
• HO - Head of Operations
• BE - Business Executive
• CO - Co-ordinator
• IA - Internal Auditor
• IE - Inspection Engineer / Inspector
• TAS - Trade Assurance Services
• INDIV - Industrial Services
• IEC - International Electro technical commissions.

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5. RESPONSIBILITIES

PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITY
Director Operation Approves the Quality Manual
Operation Manager/Quality Manager Issues and review the QMS and General
procedures
Operation Manager/Technical Manager Issues and review specific procedures and
Reporting template working instructions
Designated people Draft and/or review general procedures,
specific procedures and working
instructions

6. ACTIVITIES

Important Safety Information

Always follow the Medium / High Voltage MV/HV network owner’s specific site safety rules.

Before enter a substation or switchyard, and during time inside, should always obey thus additional
safety advice.

1. Listen for unusual sounds (such as fizzing or cracking).

2. Look for signs of damage or third party entry.
3. Smell the air for any evidence of burning or ozone.

7.UHF PD Measurement

Partial discharge (PD) measurements on HV asset are a well-established tool of quality control and
integral part of the factory acceptance tests. In the field, PD measurements on HV asset have been
considered as not applicable for decades due to a lack of strategies to overcome the tremendous
influence of external noise sources.
As the conventional PD measurement method according to IEC 60270 is known to be sensitive to
unwanted external interferences, UHF detection on or inside e.g. a transformers tank becomes more
and more popular because of its high level of noise immunity.

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Therefore, the application of UHF PD measurement technology can help to verify internal PD and can
provide statistically relevant data to be used for PD pattern classification without overlapping
external interferences.
For the Transformer also another feature of the UHF method is its ability to provide a precise trigger
signal for acoustical PD localization.

PD Measurement through UVS 610

The UVS 610, together with the MPD 600 measuring system, allows partial discharge
measurements to be taken in liquid-insulated power transformers. The UHF Sensor is inserted
into the power transformer via the vent of an oil drain valve. Partial discharge measurements in
a UHF frequency range can be made inside the tank

• The UHF valve sensor allows partial discharge measurements in high-frequency ranges (upto 1
GHz) in power transformers with liquid insulation.
• UVS 610 is inserted through the oil drain valve (DN 50 and DN 80).
• It is used with a UHF converter; the UVS 610 is connected to the MPD 600 measuring system.
• A useful scale on the slide-rod ensures that the device is correctly inserted into the oil drain valve

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8. High-frequency current transformer HFCT

High-frequency current transformers HFCT for monitoring and diagnostics The diagnostic
HFCTs are gapped and can be installed and removed easily. They allow spacers to
compensate saturation by high AC currents. Typically used for diagnostic measurements.
The HFCTs for monitoring use, are typical single color to have a better UV resistance and
can be ungapped

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The coupling method based on high-frequency current transformer (HFCT sensor) is used especially in
case of ground connection. In this case, a very low current is expected, so no external quadripole is
required. In the MPD software, the internal quadripole of the MPD is selected and the “V” BNC connection
is left disconnected.

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Setup of a 1-channel-measurement:
Performing a measurement with a HFCT is not compliant to the IEC60270.
Since the IEC60270 was intended for laboratory use only. There is no connection scheme including
something like a high frequency current transformer.

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Another use case for HFCTs is the installation at the grounding connection of a high-voltage device.
High-frequency signals can be measured. These signals could either be related to PD inside the test object
or could be considered as interferences from the grounding system.
These interferences are usually created by other electric devices connected to the same grounding
system.

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1-channel-measurement using a HFCT on a grounding wire of a test object.

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PD measurement on ground connection using Omicron’s gapped high-frequency current transformers

(HFCT). In this case, the HFCT output is connected to PD input of the MPD 600.
The “internal quadripol” is selected and V input of the MPD 600 is not used.

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9. PD Measurement Using Bushing Adapter

Depending on their rated voltage level and construction type, some transformers bushings are equipped
with measuring taps.The bushing tap can be used to connect the coupling device / CPL and the MPD to the
transformer.

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Several advantages come up when tapped bushings are available:

A coupling capacitor is not required (which implies cheaper measuring set-up),
On-line measurement of PD level might be possible in case of permanent installed units
Nevertheless, the installation of the measuring set up must be done when the transformer is disconnected.

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There are several connectors available depending on the bushing tap structure.
It is strongly recommended to avoid any kind of clamps, because of the damages that can appear as a result of
accidental disconnections

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The presence of the measuring taps makes easy the PD measurement process.
The main advantage of the tapped bushings is that no coupling capacitor is necessary.
Thus, some problems caused by the coupling capacitor which might be not PD-free, are avoided.

8.Test Values

Measurements are made in mV and UHF Frequency Pattern .

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