Partial discharge measurements in dielectric liquids under impulse voltage

Abstract

Current pulses caused by partial discharges (PDs) are measured using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and fiber optics under impulse voltage conditions. This system has the advantage of having good isolation from the HV power supply and no effect from electromagnetic noise as compared with ordinary systems. It can detect a PD pulse having a half width of 3 ns, and has the capability of measuring PD pulse charges in the range of 1 to 2000 pC, when the optimum DC bias is applied. PD pulses and light emission or streamer formation in dielectric liquids are measured simultaneously by using an image converter camera. >