Ebook: A Quick Guide to Identifying HV infrastructure deterioration through Partial Discharge monitoring

There are two main constituents to the High Voltage (HV) grid: cables and switchgear. Gradually, over time, their insulation deteriorates until they reach one of two outcomes: replacement or failure. The same can be said for transformers and, to a lesser degree, overhead lines.

Failure can be devastating. Apart from creating outages and halting production and other day-to-day activity, necessitating crisis management, it could cause a reportable health and safety incident. In a worst-case scenario, the outcome could even be injury or fatality. Beyond periodic surveys, full-time system monitoring is the state of the art in PD detection, offering additional capabilities.

In this concise ebook, you’ll gain an understanding of predictive maintenance as a strategy for protecting High Voltage assets and how techniques and software have evolved to offer new actionable insights that can save time, money and, potentially, lives.