Annexure –I

Part-A Micro-Project Proposal

Title of Micro-Project
Partial Discharge Monitoring

1.0 Aim/Benefit of the Micro-Project:-

Aim:-
To collect all information about partial discharge monitoring system in gas
insulated substation ( construction, working, advantages, disadvantages, applications).

Benefits:-

By doing this micro project we will get knowledge about partial discharge
monitoring system in gas insulated substation also we know about their
advantages, disadvantages, features, applications as well as we learnt about
partial discharge monitoring.

2.0 Course Outcomes Addressed:-

1. Follow safety rules for substation.

2. Maintain gas insulated substation.

3.0 Proposed Methodology:-

First week : We have created the group of three students for the micro-project and
give the list to the related subject teacher.

Second week: We searched the subject for micro-project from the syllabus copy,
then we find out the topic i.e., partial discharge monitoring.

Third week: We have suggest the micro-project title with the help of group members
and the subject submitted to the subject teacher.

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 Fourth week:- We collect all information for our micro project and start to doing our
micro-project.

Fifth week:- We collect all data and written in rough book for checking it is correct or
not.

Sixth week:- We got the different information about partial discharge monitoring
system in gas insulated substation.

Seventh week:- Further we collect all information of partial discharge monitoring and
prepare microproject and written information in rough book.

Eighth week:- We written different information about partial discharge monitoring in

project available as well as we searched information on google, Wikipedia websites.

Ninth week:- We written all information in microproject also we written their

specifications, features, advantages, disadvantages and applications.

Tenth week:- We checking all information written in microproject.

Eleventh week:- We show all collected information to the relevant subject teacher.

Twelve week:- We complete our microproject.

Thirteen week:- We all going to the subject teacher and suggestion of report is given
by the teacher.

Fourteen week:- After we make the microproject report with the help of group
members.

Fifteen week:- We all went to the teacher and microproject report is shown to the
teacher.

Sixteen week:- We submitted the micro project report of partial discharge monitoring.

4.0 Action Plan:-

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 Name of
Planned start Planned finish responsible
Sr. No. Details of Activity
date date team
members
We made the All team
01 30/12/19 01/12/19
group. members.
Search the All team
02 01/01/20 05/01/20
Micro-Project. members.
Suggestion is All team
03 06/01/20 07/01/20
given by teacher. members.
We got the All team
04 08/01/20 08/01/20
subject. members.
Find out all
All team
05 information 09/01/20 12/01/20
members.
about subject.
Collect
information for All team
06 13/01/20 17/01/20
writing the members.
micro-project.
We get the
All team
07 knowledge from 18/01/20 19/01/20
members.
websites.
We written
detailed
information All team
08 20/01/20 26/01/20
about partial members.
discharge
monitoring.
We written all All team
09 27/01/20 06/02/20
information. members.
Checking all All team
10 07/02/20 08/02/20
information. members.
All information
All team
11 shown to the 09/02/20 11/02/20
members.
teacher.
Complete the All team
12 12/02/20 14/02/20
Micro-Project. members.

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 Suggestion of
All team
13 report is given by 15/02/20 17/02/20
members.
the teacher.
Make the Micro- All team
14 18/02/20 23/02/20
Project report. members.
Micro-Project
All team
15 report is shown 24/02/20 29/02/20
members.
to the teacher.
Submitted to the All team
16 01/03/20 08/03/20
teacher. members.

5.0 Resources Required:-

Name of the
Sr. No. Specifications Quantity
resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org
01 Websites 2. https://www.google.com 01
3. https://www.quora.com
Power Plant Engineering
02 Referring Books Nagpal, G.R. S.C. sharma 01
Khanna publishers- delhi.

Name of Team Members With Roll No’s:-

Roll no. Team members

06 Chalwade Vishwajeet Dilip

46 Shelge Vikram gopal
47 Shelke Pankaj Eknath

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 Annexure – II
Part-B Micro-Project Report

Title of Micro-Project:-

Partial Discharge Monitoring

1.0 Rationale:-

Fig:- Partial Discharge Monitoring

Partial Discharge testing and monitoring is particularly important when the

medium or high voltage asset is critical to the operation of a network; this may be due
to the asset’s age, limited network redundancy, past failures of the financial
consequences of a failure.
Nationwide with a high degree of reliability. Gas insulated substation (GIS) are
mixture of technologies with interfaces between components providing mechanical,
dielectric and current carrying functions….Therefore, partial discharge detection is
required for dielectric diagnostics in GIS.

2.0 Aim/Benefit of the Micro-Project:-

Aim :-

To collect all information about partial discharge monitoring system in gas

insulated substation ( construction, working, advantages, disadvantages, applications).

Benefits:-

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 By doing this micro project we will get knowledge about partial discharge
monitoring system in gas insulated substation also we know about their advantages,
disadvantages, features, applications as well as we learnt about partial discharge monitoring.

3.0 Course Outcomes Achieved:-

1. Follow safety rules for substation.

2. Maintain gas insulated substation.

4.0 Literature Review:-

Websites:-
1. www.google.com
2. www.wikipedia.org
3. www.irispower.com
4. www.quora.com
5. www.engineeringtv.com

Reference Books:-

1. Switchgear Protection and power systems:- Sunil S.Rao

2. Elements of Electrical power Design :- Deshpande M.V.
3. Power Plant Engineering:- Nagpal, G.R. S. C. Sharma.

5.0 Actual MethodologyFollowed:-

First week : We have created the group of three students for the micro-project and
give the list to the related subject teacher.

Second week: We searched the subject for micro-project from the syllabus copy,
then we find out the topic i.e., partial discharge monitoring.

Third week: We have suggest the micro-project title with the help of group members
and the subject submitted to the subject teacher.

Fourth week:- We collect all information for our micro project and start to doing our
micro-project.

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 Fifth week:- We collect all data and written in rough book for checking it is correct or
not.

Sixth week:- We got the different information about partial discharge monitoring
system in gas insulated substation.

Seventh week:- Further we collect all information of partial discharge monitoring and
prepare microproject and written information in rough book.

Eighth week:- We written different information about partial discharge monitoring in

project available as well as we searched information on google, Wikipedia websites.

Ninth week:- We written all information in microproject also we written their

specifications, features, advantages, disadvantages and applications.

Tenth week:- We checking all information written in microproject.

Eleventh week:- We show all collected information to the relevant subject teacher.

Twelve week:- We complete our microproject.

Thirteen week:- We all going to the subject teacher and suggestion of report is given
by the teacher.

Fourteen week:- After we make the microproject report with the help of group
members.

Fifteen week:- We all went to the teacher and microproject report is shown to the
teacher.

Sixteen week:- We submitted the micro project report of partial discharge monitoring.

6.0 Actual Resources Used:-

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 Name of the
Sr. No. Specifications Quantity
resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org
01 Websites 2. https://www.google.com 01
3. https://www.quora.com
Power Plant Engineering
02 Referring Books Nagpal, G.R. S.C. sharma 01
Khanna publishers- delhi.

7.0 Outputs of this Micro-Project:-

Partial Discharge Monitoring

Fig:- Partial Discharge Monitoring System

➢ Partial Discharge:-

Partial discharge is a localized dielectric breakdown of a small portion of a

solid or fluid electrical insulation system.
Partial discharge is an electrical discharge or spark that bridges a small
portion of the insulation between two conducting electrodes.
Partial discharge can happen at any point in the insulation system, where
the electric field strength of that portion of the insulating material.

➢ Introduction of Partial Discharge:-

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Very early in the development of GIS technology, it became clear that there are certain
phenomena unique to GIS as compared to air insulated substations.

The processes of manufacture, assembly, transportation, erection and operation, generate

metallic particle contamination in a GIS leading to the impairment of dielectric strength.
Sharp points and protrusions on the electrode surfaces contribute for reduced dielectric
strength.

Support insulating spacers, which are essential to a gas insulated coaxial bus bar, are
exposed to the deleterious effects of free moving metallic particles.

Although SF6 is an inert and stable gas, prolonged sparking and are discharges in the gas,
particularly under high moisture content produces corrosive and toxic byproducts that will
contribute to corrosion of metallic and insulating components and to the risk of personnel
safety.

These parameters contribute highly to the increased partial discharge activity in the Gas
insulated Substation (GIS). Today, the manufacturers and users of GIS take into account all
the above special phenomena to provide GIS equipment with a high degree of reliability and
safety in operation.

Partial discharge (PD) is a localized dielectric breakdown of a small portion of a solid or fluid
electrical insulation system.

Under high voltage stress, which does not bridge the space between two conductors. PD can
occur in all the different medias (viz. solid, liquid or gaseous). It often starts in voids in solid
epoxy insulation (Epoxy resin insulators of GIS spacers) or due to the impurities in GIS
modules.

➢ Principle of Partial Discharge Measurement:-

A number of discharge detection schemes and partial discharge measurement methods have
been invented since the importance of PD was realised early in the last century. partial
discharge currents tend to be of short duration and have rise times in the nanosecond realm.

On an Oscilloscope, the discharges appear as evenly spaced burst events that occur at the
peak of the sinewave. Random events are arcing or sparking. The usual way of quantifying
partial discharge magnitude is in picocoulombs. The intensity of partial discharge is displayed
versus time.

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An automatic analysis of the reflectograms collected during the partial discharge
measurement- using a method referred to as time domain reflectometry (TDR) – allows the
location of insulating irregularities. They are displayed in a partial discharge mapping format.

A phase related depiction of the partial discharge provides additional information, useful for
the evaluation of the device under test.

➢ Partial Discharge Measurement:-

The partial discharge measurement made by PD testers, using the surge test as the driver,
is the voltage of the PD spikes. This voltage is proportional to the amount of discharge and
measured in mV. The range measured is typically from a few mV to a few Volts. A charge or
discharge is measured in Coulombs.

➢ Use of Partial Discharge Monitoring:-

Partial Discharge Monitoring systems can be used for permanent surveillance of

insulation systems on GIS, transformers, rotating machines, motors, cables, or other high
voltage equipment. These instruments are designed for long term data recording, alarm
handling, event recognition, and system integration.

8.0 Skills Developed:-

1. Leadership.
2. Communication Skill.
3. Confident presentation skill.
4. Be able to be flexible and work as a part of team.
5. Intellectual Skill.
6. Time Management.
7. Be able to work in Teamwork.
8. Technical Skills.

9.0 Applications of this Micro-Project:-

1. It helps businesses strengthen their position.
2. It minimises any investment risk.
3. It identifies potential threats and opportunities.
4. It helps to discover your’s and your competitor’s strengths and weaknesses.

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5. It facilitates strategic planning.
6. It helps in spotting emerging trends.
7. It assists businesses to stay ahead of the competition.
8. It provides revenue projections.
9. It focuses on customer needs and demands.
10. It helps to evaluate the success of a business against benchmarks.
11. It also gives opportunity in new technology world.
12. By using this micro project we can explore our knowledge about partial
discharge monitoring system in gas insulated substation.

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