Innovative Solutions for Partial Discharge Measurements

  • Sergey A. GOLUBTSOV
  • Roberto CANDELA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24160/0013-5380-2021-9-4-11
Keywords: partial discharges, insulation damage, monitoring, broadband sensor, cable line, pulse, portable device, sensor-antenna, predictive diagnostics, spherical monopole, non-destructive test

Abstract

The article discusses systems developed using an innovative approach to measuring partial discharges, their advantages over traditional methods of monitoring cable lines and electrical equipment, as well as the principles of their operation. The design of the systems is based on a special broadband sensor-antenna which provides remote recording of both partial discharge pulses and the phase of alternating current flowing in the object of measurement without taking the equipment under test out of operation. Due to the wireless nature and system compact dimensions, partial discharge measurements can perform in previously inaccessible conditions, significantly expanding the capabilities of this diagnostic method. The partial discharge measurements are an up-to-date method for predictive diagnostics of cable systems and are necessary for the condition-based maintenance.

Author Biographies

Sergey A. GOLUBTSOV

(Prysmian Electronics Srl, Milan, Italy) – Technical sales manager, MSc. Applied Mechanics. Sergey Golubtsov graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Technology of Tomsk State University. In 2013 he joined the Prysmian Group in Russia. He worked in the departments of production, sales and R&D. He currently works in the technical sales division of Prysmian Electronics in Italy.

Roberto CANDELA

(Prysmian Electronics Srl, Palermo, Italy) – CEO, Dr. Sci. (Eng). Roberto Candela (1970) received the Doctor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy, in 1996. In 2006 he develops and patents a new sensor for measuring partial discharges in wireless mode that is on the base of Pry-Cam product range. Starting from 2012 he is CEO of Prysmian Electronics, a company of Prysmian group, responsible worldwide for energy asset management systems.

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Published
2021-06-23
Issue
No 9 (2021): Issue № 9
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