Machines2009

InsulationConditionMonitoring&
DiagnosisofElectricalPlantTrainingWorkshop
PresentedbyProf.CharlesQ.Su

CourseObjective WhoShouldAttend?


Industry faces a nerveracking problem: the The course is designed for engineering managers, testing,
continuous increase of aged electrical plant maintenance and industry engineers, technical staff and
population. Serious accidents and blackouts have consultantsinvolvedwiththeoperation,management,testing
occurred worldwide, which causedmillionsofdollars orpurchaseofelectricalplant.Itwillprovideanunderstanding
damages to power industry. Unfortunately, in the oftheperformanceandtestingtechniquesofinsulationthatis
current economical climate, no utility can afford essentialforthemaintenanceofHVequipmentinsulation.

replacing all aged equipment according to their
designedlifetime.Evenforrelativelynewequipment,
insulation failures often occur due to various
problems such as manufacture defects and
AbouttheSpeaker

inappropriate maintenance. It is therefore important
Dr. Su received his MEng in 1981 and PhD in 1990
to closely monitor the insulation condition and to
(UNSW, Australia). He was a tests and operations
implement advanced maintenance strategies for
engineerfrom7178,anHonoraryResearchAssociateat
electrical plant. This course covers the important
the University of WA in 85 and a Lecturer at the
aspects of high voltage insulation tests, condition
UniversityofNSWfrom9091.From19922002,hewas
monitoring and diagnostic techniques especially the
with Monash University working as a Senior Lecturer
new online condition monitoring techniques and
and late Associate Professor. He was also the Head of
insulation condition assessments using artificial
High Voltage and Insulation Condition Monitoring
intelligence.Someimportantcasestudieswillalsobe
Group. In 2002, he took up the Chief Technologist
presentedinthecourse.
positioninSingaporePowerLtd,thenationalelectricity

company of Singapore. He was also a Senior Fellow at

Thecourseisdesignedtoprovideathoroughcoverage
Singapore National University in 1998 and Guest
of uptodate technology on insulation condition
Professors at the Technical University of Denmark in
monitoring,especiallyonlineconditionassessmentof
1999andElectricalPowerUniversity,Beijingin2000.He
electricalplant.Focuswillalsobeputonthemodern
is currently a Professor and Chair of Research
maintenance strategies and case studies. It has been
CommitteeatthePetroleumInstituteinUAE.
proved that applying the new techniques to plant

management, higher plant availability as well as
Dr. Su has published over 150 journal and conference
greater safety and longer equipment life have been
papers and held two patents. He received the Vice
achieved.Thecourseisdesignedto:
Chancellors Special Commendation for Teaching
Develop participants knowledge and skills in Excellence at Monash University in 2001 and an IEEE
current trends and applications for the life Standards Award for contribution to the Guide on
managementandassessmentofHVsystemassets Partial Discharges in Rotating Machines in 2002. From
associated with the electricity supply businesses 19912001,hereceivedover$1Mresearchgrantsfrom
andindustrialinstallations. industry and Australia government. He has also

Investigatenewtechnologiesformonitoringthe provided consulting services to many utilities in the

conditionofHVequipment. world and conducted a number of training courses for
industry in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and
Providepracticalguidelinesforassessingthe Indonesia. He is a Fellow of IET (former IEE), a Senior
operationalperformanceofpowersupplyassets. MemberofIEEEsince1991andamemberofCIGRESC

Provideaforumfordiscussiononmattersrelevant A2.
totheconditionassessmentofelectricalassets.



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CourseOutline

Accordingtotherequirementsofparticipants,selectedtopicsofthefollowinglistwillbepresented:

Electrical insulating materials: electrical characteristics, basic insulating materials and their
applications,insulationageing,designcriteriaofinsulationsystems.

Failuremodesofelectricalplant,failureprobability,BathtubCurve,wearoutzone.

Reliabilitycentred maintenance strategies: condition based maintenance, Predictive

Maintenance,ProactiveMaintenance

Computerbasedassetanalysisandconditionranking,maintenanceprioritydetermination.

Insulationstructuresanddefectsintransformers,generators,motors,GISandpowercables.

AC,DCandimpulseHVtests.Verylowfrequency(VLF)andoscillatingwavetests(OWTS).

Nondestructive insulation tests: insulation resistance, polarisation index, dielectric losses,

Scheringbridge,basictheoriesandtestmethodsforpartialdischarges,recoveryvoltagetests
andfrequencyresponsetests(FRA)fortransformerwindings.

Insulation ageing and condition assessment for transformers, generators, power cables and
switchgear,onlinepartialdischargemeasurements.

Dissolved gas analysis: fuzzy incipient fault diagnosis of transformers, bushings, cable joints
andinstrumenttransformers.

Case studies: incipient fault diagnoses of transformers, GIS, transmission and distribution
cablesandaccessories.

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Machines2009
FREEBOOKTOREGISTRANTSOFTHISWORKSHOP

ConditionAssessmentofHighVoltage Qi Su SMIEEE, FIET, CIGRE SC A2 received his M.Eng. from

WuhanUniversity,Chinain1981andPh.D.fromtheUniversity
InsulationinPowerSystemEquipment ofNSW,Australiain1990.From1991to2002heworkedasa
ByR.E.JamesandQ.Su senior lecturer and later Associate Professor at Monash
University. He was also head of the HV and Condition
Monitoring Group. From 2002 to 2006 he was the Chief
Available:2008 TechnologistofSPPowerGrid,Singapore.HeisnowaProfessor
Format:Paperback and Chair of Research Committee at the Petroleum Institute,
ProductCode:PBPO0530 UAE.
ISBN:9780863417375
Pagination:288pp
BookmainContents
Description 1. INTRODUCTION
2. INSULATINGMATERIALSUTILISEDINPOWERSYSTEMEQUIPMENT
Thebookintroducesthereadertothemajorcomponents
2.1 REVIEWOFINSULATINGMATERIALS
of a high voltage system and the different insulating 2.2 CHARACTERISATIONOFINSULATIONCONDITION
materialsappliedinparticularequipments. 2.3 MODES OF DETERIORATION AND FAILURE OF PRACTICAL
INSULATINGMATERIALS
Duringareviewofthesematerials,measurableproperties 2.4 ELECTRICALBREAKDOWNANDOPERATINGSTRESSES
2.5 DEVELOPMENTOFINSULATIONAPPLICATIONS
suitableforconditionassessmentareidentified.Analyses
3. INTRODUCTIONTOELECTRICALINSULATIONDESIGNCONCEPTS
areincludedofsomeoftheinsulationfaultscenariosthat
3.1 OVERVIEWOFINSULATIONDESIGNREQUIREMENTS
mayoccurinpowerequipment. 3.2 ELECTRICSTRESSDISTRIBUTIONSINSIMPLEINSULATIONSYSTEMS
3.3 ELECTRICSTRESSCONTROL
The basic facilities for carrying out tests on the internal 4. INSULATIONDEFECTSINPOWERSYSTEMEQUIPMENT:PART1
andexternalinsulationstructuresathighandlowvoltages 4.1 SUSPENSIONANDPOSTINSULATORS
are described. Tests and measurements according to 4.2 HIGHVOLTAGEBUSHINGS
4.3 HIGHVOLTAGEINSTRUMENTTRANSFORMERS
specifications, onsite requirements and research 4.4 HIGHVOLTAGEPOWERCAPACITORS
investigationsareconsidered. 4.5 HIGHVOLTAGESURGEARRESTERS
4.6 HIGHVOLTAGECIRCUITBREAKERS
Advances in the application of digital techniques for 4.7 GASINSULATEDSYSTEMS(GIS)
4.8 HIGHVOLTAGECABLES
detectionandanalysesofpartialdischargesarediscussed
5. INSULATIONDEFECTSINPOWERSYSTEMEQUIPMENT:PART2
and methods in use, or under development, for service 5.1 ELECTRICALROTATINGMACHINES
condition monitoring are described. These include the 5.1 TRANSFORMERSANDREACTORS
utilizationofnewsensors,thesolutionofonlineproblems 6. BASICMETHODSFORINSULATIONASSESSMENT
6.1 GENERATIONANDMEASUREMENTOFTESTHIGHVOLTAGES
associated with noise rejection and the adaptation of 6.2 NONDESTRUCTIVEELECTRICALMEASURENENTS
artificial intelligence techniques for incipient fault 6.3 PhysicalandChemicalDiagnosticMethods
diagnosis. 6.4 STANDARDSRELATEDTOBASICTESTMETHODS
7. ESTABLISHEDMETHODSFORINSULATIONTESTINGOFSPECIFIC
The subject matter of the book is suitable for final year EQUIPMENT
7.1 OVERHEADLINEANDSUBSTATIONINSULATORS
courses in electrical power engineering, short courses in 7.2 OVERHEADLINEANDSUBSTATIONHARDWARE
insulation condition assessment and postgraduate 7.3 SURGEARRESTERS
programmes. Power system engineers associated with 7.4 SWITCHGEAR
7.5 BUSHINGS
high voltage equipment should find the book of value in 7.6 HIGHVOLTAGEINSTRUMENTTRANSFORMERS
relation to fault investigations, maintenance 7.7 HIGHVOLTAGEPOWERCAPACITORS
requirements,insulationtestingandconditionmonitoring. 7.8 HIGHVOLTAGEROTATINGMACHINES
7.9 HIGHVOLTAGECABLES
Ron James SMIEEE, FIEAust, MIMechE, MIET worked for 7.10 DISTRIBUTIONANDPOWERTRANSFORMERS
7.11 DIELECTRICTESTINGOFHVDCEQUIPMENT
twelve years as a designer and senior insulation 8. SENSORSFORINSULATIONCONDITIONMONITORING
development engineer in the high voltage power 8.1 ULTRAHIGHFREQUENCYSENSORS
transformer manufacturing industry in the UK. This was 8.2 OPTICALFIBRESENSORS
8.3 DIRECTIONALSENSORSFORPDMEASUREMENTS
followed by a period at Portsmouth Polytechnic as a
9. ONLINEINSULATIONCONDITIONMONITORINGTECHNIQUES
principallecturerduringwhichhewasawardedaPh.D. 9.1 THEMAINPROBLEMSWITHOFFLINECONDITIONMONITORING
9.2 NOISEMITIGATIONTECHNIQUES
In 1974 he was appointed as a senior lecturer and later 9.3 NONELECTRICALONLINECONDITIONMONITORING
Adjunct Professor at the University of NSW, Australia 9.4 ONLINEACOUSTIC/ELECTRICPDLOCATIONMETHODSFOR
TRANSFORMERS
developing high voltage courses, new insulation research 9.5 ELECTRICALONLINECONDITIONMONITORING
projects and consultancies with industry. He is a pioneer 10 ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCETECHNIQUESFORINCIPIENTFAULT
in digital partial discharge detection and has published DIAGNOSISANDCONDITIONASSESSMENT
many technical papers. For a number of years he was 10.1 DATABASEFORCONDITIONASSESSMENT
10.2 FUZZYLOGICFAULTDIAGNOSIS
active within CIGRE as Convener of the Australian Panel 10.3 ASSETANALYSISANDCONDITIONRANKING
on Insulating Materials and of an international Working
Group.