Iris Power Engineering

CONTINUOUS ONLINE PARTIAL DISCHARGE MONITORS

The BusTrac™ and HydroTrac™ monitors are the latest in continuous

on-line monitoring of PD activity in generator stator windings. They use unique
methods of noise separation employing at least 2 capacitive couplers per phase.
This ensures reliable and repeatable measurements by minimizing the risk of
false alarms. The test data can be easily interpreted by a maintenance profes-
sional that participates in a one-day training seminar, offered by our PD experts.
Since the instrument is fully compatible with all previous generations of the
Hydro, Turbo or Motor coupler technology, maintenance personnel can use the
historical data to make a seamless comparison to similar machines, and they can
continue to solicit access to the growing Iris database of over 60,000 test results.

BusTrac ™ Monitor HydroTrac ™ Monitor

TracCon Software

PDTracPro Software

PDTrac ™ Monitor Guard System

™
The PDTrac instrument provides auto- The HydroGuard™, BusGuard™, and
mated, continuous partial discharge (PD) TurboGuard™ products collectively referred
measurements for motors, generators, to as Guard systems, can be programmed to
switchgear and dry-type transformers continuously measure partial discharge (PD)
activity on motors and generators rated 6kV
using one capacitive coupler per phase.
and above. The system is sensitive to the most
The PDTrac™ monitor provides mainte-
common stator winding failure mechanisms
nance professionals with an opportunity such as over heating, contamination and loose
to continuously monitor equipment for windings. This allows plant personnel to plan
insulation deterioration. This instrument corrective action if the Guard detects problems.
will automate measurements and store The Guard line is the premium continuous
recorded data for up to 2 years. The PDTrac™ partial discharge monitor options monitoring system since it also provides PD
include Sensor Input Modules, Analog Signal Output Module and dry contact data as a function of AC phase angle.
Alarm Outputs. The PDTrac™ instrument can be completely controlled from a
remote location and contains advanced communication options including RS485
or Ethernet TCP/IP. Plant personnel easily configure it, tests your machines, and
receive an alarm when a problem is detected, all from your office!

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USA
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Iris Power Engineering, Inc.
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ST3 5XA, UK
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IRIS/QMS/11/04/Rev 1
ROTOR WINDING MONITORING
CSMeter ™ Detector
CSMeter™ instrument is a
battery powered, hand-held
data acquisition instrument
which provides on-the-spot
diagnosis of broken rotor bars
for a wide range of induction
motors. The CSMeter™ instrument
applies advanced algorithms to
specifically guard against false
indications and consequent mis-
diagnosis in healthy motors. Additional
software modules allow the user to extend
diagnostic capabilities to include, for
example, air gap eccentricity.
PERIODIC PARTIAL DISCHARGE MONITORING
TGA-S ™ Instrument
The TGA-S™ portable instrument is designed
to monitor PD in turbo generators equipped
with Stator Slot Couplers (SSCs). The
TGA-S™ instrument determines the
magnitudes, rates and polarities of voltage
pulses created by partial discharges.
Additional parameters such as NQNs and
peak pulse magnitudes are also calculated.
The instrument comes equipped with user
selectable USB or LAN communication
modes. An external computer is used to
acquire, display, and store PD test results
quickly and conveniently.
PARTIAL DISCHARGE SENSORS
Hydro/Turbo/Motor Couplers
Epoxy Mica Capacitors (EMCs) couplers detect
stator winding PD activity and separate unwanted elec-
trical noise. Three couplers are typically
needed for motors, whereas 6 couplers are
typically used on generators. A standard
package includes 3 to 6 TGA-S™ test instrument, the SSCs are
couplers, mounting hardware, insulating
tapes, termination box, and coaxial cables.
PDA-IV ™ Instrument
The PDA-IV™ portable instrument is
specifically designed to monitor PD in
hydrogenerators equipped with PDA capaci-
tive couplers. The PDA-IV™ instrument
determines the magnitudes, rates and
polarities of voltage pulses created by partial
discharges. Additional parameters such as
NQNs and peak pulse magnitudes are also
calculated. The instrument comes equipped
with user selectable USB or LAN
communication modes. An external
computer is used to acquire, display, and
store PD test results quickly and conveniently.
FluxTrac ™ Monitor
The FluxTrac™ monitor is a
sophisticated on-line monitor for
remotely acquiring magnetic flux
data from air gap mounted flux
probes in synchronous motor and
generator rotors. Air gap flux
monitoring is a proven tool used
to provide information on the
integrity of the rotor winding
inter-turn insulation. This
information is critical in planning
maintenance, explaining abnormal
vibrations, and verifying new
and rewound rotor integrity.
TGA-B ™ Instrument
The TGA-B™ portable instrument is
designed to monitor PD in motors and
turbine generators equipped with Bus
capacitive couplers. The TGA-B™ instru-
ment determines the magnitudes, rates and
polarities of voltage pulses created by
partial discharges. Additional parameters
such as NQNs and peak pulse magnitudes
are also calculated. The instrument comes
equipped with user selectable USB or LAN
communication modes. An external com-
puter is used to acquire, display, and store
PD test results quickly and conveniently.
Stator Slot Couplers
IRIS' stator slot couplers (SSCs) are
specifically designed to detect stator
winding partial discharge activity in
operating gas or steam turbine gener-
ators. Used in conjunction with IRIS'
permanently installed under the stator
winding wedges in existing machines,
or between the top and bottom bars in
new or rewound machines.