Summary

Partial Discharges (PD) is a phenomenon which has been known for more than 100 years, which applications developed mainly in the 80s. PD testing for rotating machines has now gained widespread acceptance as a maintenance decision support tool and the purpose of this paper is to be a guidance document on the appropriate use of PD technology,for on-line measurements.

Additional informations

Publication type Technical Brochures
Reference 258
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Study committees
  • Power Generation and Electromechanical Energy Conversion (A1)
Working groups WG A1.01.06
File size 563 KB
Pages number 12
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Application of on-line partial discharge tests to rotating machines
Application of on-line partial discharge tests to rotating machines