Product guide September 2013 Who we are Over 300 customers in 90 countries already trust our technology Products HVPD are experts in the growing industry of partial discharge (PD) testing and monitoring of in-service high voltage cables and plant. We offer a complete range of equipment that gives an early warning of faults and deterioration in medium and high voltage (MV and HV) insulation, allowing plant owners to take early corrective action. We provide bespoke solutions to our growing customer base in the oil and gas, renewables, shipping, transmission and distribution, and power generation industries. Partial discharge is caused by discontinuities and flaws in medium and high voltage electrical insulation. PD activity will eventually lead to complete insulation failure which in turn can cause unplanned outages and downtime. PD occurs due to many factors including poor installation, ageing, manufacturing defects, environmental impact and third-party damage. If costly unplanned outages are to be avoided, it is vital to carry out regular PD testing as part of a condition-based management (CBM) regime. This enables operators to take baseline PD readings in order to evaluate insulation quality, to locate PD activity sites and to target repairs. A complete range of products www.hvpd.co.uk Products range from the simple-to-use, PDS Air™ handheld surveying tool for rapid screening of large numbers of MV assets, to the HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor for remote-access, continuous monitoring of critical, MV/HV networks and/or plant exhibiting significant levels of PD activity. Our products are complemented by a full range of PD sensors for different applications, hardware accessories, industry-leading software, and customer support services. Screening PDS Air™ Handheld surveying tool Page 10 Diagnostic HVPD Longshot™ Portable diagnostic unit Page 12 Software PDGold©, PDReader© and PDMap© Data collection and analysis Page 13 Monitoring HVPD Mini™ Monitor 4-channel Page 14 HVPD Multi™ Portable Monitor 16-channel Page 16 HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor 16-channel: master unit plus up to 5x 16-ch. expansion nodes Page 18 HVPD Sensors Temporary and permanent Page 20 Sensors range HFCT, HVCC, TEV, AA Page 21 Sensors selection by application For all types of plant and cables Page 22 Permanent installation kits HFCT, HVCC, ‘Ex/ATEX’ Page 23 Sensors 2 HVPD’s unique, condition-based asset management approach comprises a complete range of partial discharge test, monitoring and sensor solutions for identifying, locating and monitoring partial discharge activity in both local-area and wide-area MV and HV networks. info@hvpd.co.uk 3 Industries Innovative technologies and over two decades of experience Oil and Gas Renewables Transmission and Distribution Shipping Our technology addresses the specific issues in the offshore renewables industry where 80% of insurance claims to date have been cable-related. Offshore Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring HVPD have a wealth of experience of PD testing and monitoring of rotating HV machines used both onshore and offshore in the oil and gas industry. Alongside the testing and monitoring of rotating HV machines, past projects include on-line PD testing and monitoring of cables and cable accessories, switchgear, power transformers and bushings. The HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor was developed specifically for the oil and gas industry. It allows long-term, safe and continuous condition monitoring of medium voltage (3.3 to 36 kV) ‘Ex/ATEX’ HV motor feeder circuits in hazardous gas zones using On-line Partial Discharge (OLPD) sensors installed at the central switchboard. Using HVPD’s unique, patent-pending technology and software algorithms, the monitors are able to carry out remote OLPD monitoring of the complete network, including the switchgear, cable and the motor stator winding. Each 16-channel HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor module can monitor up to 4x HV motor feeders to provide an early warning of incipient insulation faults. 4 With over 15 years of experience in offshore and onshore cable PD test services, HVPD are committed to developing cost-beneficial solutions for our renewable energy customers. Our services include commisioning and on-line PD testing and monitoring of MV and HV cables, and Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) testing to provide ‘TDR signatures’ of cables for the detection and location of cable faults. Our test engineers are certified with BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training) and Working at Height and Rescue qualifications. HVPD’s Wind Turbine Holistic Electrical and Condition Monitoring Solution (WTHCM), currently under development in September 2013, will cover all of the condition monitoring aspects for offshore wind turbine drive trains, power converters and high voltage plant. It includes specific modules for assessing both the electrical and mechanical condition of the offshore wind turbine generators and combines PD, motor current signature analysis, power converter and power quality monitoring along with vibration monitoring technology. The final system will be able to detect up to 90% of the failure modes for offshore wind turbines and their electrical and mechanical components. Power Generation Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Cable Monitoring HVPD’s Offshore High Voltage Network Monitoring System (OHVMS) is designed to address the emerging industry demand for on-line condition monitoring (CM) of critical subsea MV and HV AC cable networks. OHVMS is a highly innovative system that builds on HVPD’s existing PD monitoring technology and features additional diagnostic indicators including sheath current, over-current and power quality monitoring information. www.hvpd.co.uk Our equipment is used around the world to test all types of MV, HV and EHV plant operating at up to 750 kV including switchgear, power cables, transformers, CTs/VTs, and rotating machines in both public utility and large private networks. Our Wide Area Network PD Database has been developed in conjuction with a number of UK utilities including EDF Energy/UKPN, Scottish Power and Scottish and Southern Energy. It has been designed to meet the requirements of the developing ‘Smart Grid’, providing real-time, insulation condition monitoring systems for wide-area, electricity transmission and distribution networks. HVPD have been providing non-invasive, on-line PD testing on both cruise ships, and oil and gas drilling vessels since 2005, helping to ensure reliability of the complete vessel’s MV electrical networks, including generators and drive/pump motors, cables, switchgear and transformers. Developed specifically for the shipping industry, our Local Area Network PD Monitoring (LANPD) Database meets the requirements of smaller contained MV networks, such as oil drilling vessels, FPSOs and large cruise ships. Ethernet/LAN-connected HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor units are installed to provide real-time, insulation PD condition monitoring across the complete MV network. We have supplied condition-based assessment of MV and HV networks in the power generation industry for over a decade, providing our customers with diagnostic and testing services, consultancy services, training and PD monitoring systems. info@hvpd.co.uk 5 Applications On-line field applications Cables Switchgear Motors and Generators Transformers PD can occur in any MV or HV cable operated at 3.3 kV or above. Our testing can locate potential failure sites to within 0.5% of a cable’s overall length using the technique of On-line Cable Mapping. The formation of surface tracking and PD related erosion can lead to in-service failures through flashover. HVPD’s technology can be used to test Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS), Solid-Insulated Switchgear (SIS) and Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS). On-line PD testing is now widely accepted in the rotating HV machine industry as the best way to assess the stator winding condition of in-service HV motors and generators. Using the HVPD Longshot™ PD diagnostic system with its dedicated PDGold© software it is possible to carry out both on-line (in-service) and off-line (factory) PD testing of rotating machine high voltage insulation. HVPD offer a number of on-line PD test and monitoring solutions for in-service testing of oil, solid, and gas insulated transformers. HVPD’s on-line PD screening of medium voltage (3.3 to 45 kV) and high voltage (66 kV+) transformers gives pre-qualification of any dangerous discharges emanating from within the main MV/HV windings and/or the accessories attached to the transformers. Case study Case study Early-life on-line PD testing of the motors for a power generation company On-line PD testing of a generator transformer HVPD performed on-line testing on 3x 6.6 kV water pump motors from two different manufacturers. Baseline spot-tests produced an assessment of the present insulation condition of the stator windings and provided a basis for future PD trending. HVPD Longshot™ results indicated that one of the manfacturer’s motors had stator winding insulation in the ‘Unreliable’ condition category. Our client filed a warranty claim with the manufacturer, based on inadequate design of the stator winding. Two separate third party off-line PD tests backed up our findings and the motors were rewound and repaired under warranty. Following a failure in the 275 kV generator conecting link in a transformer, the cable and sealing end were replaced. On-line measurements on the transformer and repaired HV connecting link were carried out at the commissioning stage. HFCT sensors were attached around the earth connections of the HV cable and TEV probes were used to perform the time-of-flight measurements to locate the PD events. PD was identified and traced to support insulators on the blue phase connecting link between the HV cable sealing end and the transformer output bushing. These were then repaired and the transformer, retested for PD, passed as suitable for service. Case study On-line PD cable testing and mapping for a light rail operator A 33 kV XLPE cable system had been in service for twelve months before faults began to occur at cable joints. The HVPD Longshot™ with PDMap© detected high-magnitude cable PD activity on multiple circuits. Out of more than one hundred 33 kV circuits tested, significant PD was detected within six, putting them in the ‘Red’ condition category: ‘Major concern, locate PD and then repair or replace.’ The sources of PD were mapped and located to specific joints which were then replaced and retested to verify that the repairs were successful. 6 Case study Switchgear PD monitoring for a distribution utility customer The HVPD Mini™ Monitor identified rising PD levels in an 11 kV switchboard. Transient Earth Voltage (TEV) sensors, attached to the metal-clad switchgear, identified surface discharge from two panels. Intermittent PD activity between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. was caused by the formation of condensation on insulation surfaces as the dew point was reached (this would have been missed if PD spot-tests had been carried out during normal working hours). The client was able to correct this issue cost-effectively by installing temperature-controlled space heating into their switchboard. www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 7 Benchmarking Services Expertise, training and support for total peace of mind Site surveys Many of our projects begin with carrying out a test survey and engineering evaluation of our client’s MV/HV networks with asset management recommendations in the site survey report. Dedicated customer training and support Risk assessment Continuous monitoring Our 24/7 PD monitoring gives plant operators total peace of mind, with continually updated measurement and analysis to provide alerts and early warnings of developing faults. Asset performance information can be accessed worldwide via the HVPD central database with the Critical Condition Benchmarking© (CCB). Practical PD training courses We run a range of comprehensive, practical and theoretical PD courses from Beginner (Level I) through Intermediate (Level II) to PD Test Engineer (Level III). Visit www.hvpd.co.uk/training-courses for upcoming course dates. Off-line laboratory testing Our 100 kV HV test facility is equipped with electromagnetic shielding, providing high resolution (down to 1 pC), off-line PD test capability to IEC 60270 and other industry standards, along with tan delta (loss-angle) testing capability. Equipment installation and commissioning Our highly-experienced team can install temporary or permanent PD sensors and monitoring systems at the customer’s facilities including hardware and software network infrastructure integration. Data analysis Our highly-trained team of UK and overseas engineers are available to our customers for post-purchase support, providing vital data analysis and advice via email and telephone. 8 The table below shows a typical HV network’s ‘Top 20’ 33 kV circuits, OLPD tested by HVPD, ranked by their criticality. The colour-coded condition assessment is based on HVPD guideline, peak and cumulative PD levels. A quantifiable method of assessing the likelihood of costly outages by comparing customer’s PD test results against all others held in HVPD’s OLPD Database. This unique and extensive database, backed by over 20 years of PD data and test experience, enables us to clearly identify the ‘bad actors’ of PD activity in a clients’ MV or HV network. Test data is compiled into an ‘OLPD League Table’ which clearly identifies the plant/cables in need of immediate preventative interventions or longer term diagnostic monitoring. We tailor our on-site training courses to suit the customer’s engineers, giving them the resources and skills to most effectively test their network with HVPD equipment, and perform data collection and analysis. Diagnostic services Live plant PD testing, diagnostics, and extended monitoring – without any costly interruption to service. Off-line testing: HVPD’s factory acceptance PD testing, VLF testing, and on-site commissioning tests can detect any problems with plant before they are put into service. Critical Condition Benchmarking © (CCB) System www.hvpd.co.uk Criticality number Circuit Comments Peak Cable PD Level (pC) Local PD Level (dB) Cumulative Cable PD Level (nC/cycle) OLPD Criticality (%) 1 DUB to MPS1 C2 B Phase 25888 <10 247 97.4 2 ABS to AH C2 B/Y Phase 9729 <10 120 90.3 3 BUR to HCC C2 B/Y Phase 3781 <10 12.3 78.7 4 BUR to HCC C1 B/Y Phase 3245 <10 7.9 78.1 5 ABS to AH C1 B/Y Phase 2920 <10 14.4 77.4 6 NHD to QYD C2 R Phase 2849 <10 15.0 76.2 7 ALQ to AHS C2 B Phase 1733 <10 4.6 70.6 8 MPS3 to BNS C2 R/B Phase 1337 <10 6.4 65.5 9 NHD to QYD C1 R Phase 887 <10 8.8 47.8 10 HCC to CRK C1 Y/B Phase 759 <10 2.5 39.2 11 AHS to SLD Y/R Phase 705 <10 3.1 38.5 12 STD to ABH Y Phase 238 <10 1.0 24.1 13 ALR to BNS C1 B Phase 184 <10 0.9 18.6 14 ALR to BRJ no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 15 ALG to PMD no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 16 ALG to KBW no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 17 AQD to AQ2 no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 18 JDD to CRK no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 19 ODM to JDF C1 no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 20 ODM to JDF C2 no PD detected 0 <10 0 0 info@hvpd.co.uk Maintenance action Major concern, locate PD and then repair or replace Some concern, repeat test and regular monitoring recommended Re-test in 12 months 9 PDS Air™ Handheld surveying tool 10 Specially designed to screen MV plant of voltage rating 3.3 to 36 kV, the unit is suitable for testing power cables, joints and terminations, motors and generators, switchgear, power transformers, and instrument transformers (current/voltage). PDS Air™ provides rapid test times as low as three to five seconds per item and is also capable of PD surveying of outdoor switch yards using the outdoor parabolic receiver. The PDS Air™ has built-in TEV and Airborne Acoustic (AA) sensors for testing metal-clad MV switchgear and includes an additional split-core HFCT sensor for MV cable testing. The unit is supplied with an HFCT100/50 sensor, 100 kHz high-pass filter, headphones, accessories and carry case. Optional extras include: indoor acoustic probe, outdoor parabolic receiver, laser enhancement eyewear and Peltor PPE headphones. www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 11 HVPD Longshot™ Portable diagnostic unit Designed for diagnostic PD testing of all types of medium (3.3 to 45 kV) and high voltage (66 kV+) cables and plant. Suitable for testing power cables, joints and terminations, motors and generators, switchgear, power transformers and bushings, and instrument transformers (current/voltage), the unit can be used to test MV, HV and EHV plant up to 750 kV. Synchronous and wideband (200 MHz) data acquisition accurately and rapidly measures PD magnitude and wave shapes. This light and portable unit has a typical ‘spot-test’ time of five to ten minutes per plant item. Short-term PD monitoring of up to 48 hours is also possible. Software HVPD Longshot™ is designed to be used for both on-line (in-service) and off-line (factory/laboratory) testing and is the most versatile PD test unit presently in the market. The unit comes with pre-loaded PDGold© and PDReader© v7 data analysis and reporting software. Optional PDMap© expansion software, with the Portable Transponder System, enables On-line Cable Mapping (PD site location) on cables of up to 10 km in length. Available with a range of sensors and accessories for multi-application testing, the unit can be used to test all types of MV/HV/EHV plant and cables. Industry-leading data acquisition, automatic analysis and PD location PDGold© and PDReader© Dedicated software for HVPD Longshot™ providing PD signal acquisition for on-site spot-testing and up to 48-hour monitoring of key assets. Data preview and automatic report generation, can be made either immediately on-site or off-site with any Windows®-based PC. PD events are extracted from power cycles and classified by type for post-test analysis and report generation. PD levels are displayed in pC, mV and dB, depending on the source and type of PD and the PD sensor used, with the background noise being automatically removed. PDGold© v7 PDMap© Optional expansion software for the HVPD Longshot™ providing PD site location on cables of up to 10 km in length. Used with HVPD’s Mini Pulse Generator and Portable Transponder accessories at cable terminations, PD sites are accurately located along the length of power cables by measuring pulse travel times. PDReader© v7 12 www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 13 HVPD Mini™ Monitor Deployment of HVPD Mini™ Monitor on a MV Network 4-channel on-line monitor for temporary or permanent installation 14 A unique, portable 4-channel on-line PD monitor designed for both short-term and long-term PD monitoring of MV plant and cables (3.3 to 45 kV). Low-cost, easy to install, 24/7 PD monitoring technology for cables, metal-clad switchgear and other plant. A ‘precedence’ functionality enables determining the direction and location of PD activity within MV networks. Using remote access connections, data can be uploaded and benchmarked against HVPD’s Wide Area PD Monitoring Database to assess criticality. The HVPD Mini™ Monitor logs peak, count (number of pulses), and cumulative PD to provide a measure of the PD severity in each measurement period. Supplied with two HFCT sensors to measure PD activity in cables and two TEV sensors for local PD activity in terminations and switchgear, AC/DC power supply and protective earth cable. www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 15 HVPD Multi™ Portable Monitor 16-channel on-line monitor for temporary installation 16 A 16-channel on-line PD monitor designed for both short and medium-term continuous on-line PD monitoring of MV (3.3 to 45 kV) cables, switchgear and other plant, without the need for outage. The HVPD Multi™ Portable Monitor detects and logs load varying and intermittent PD activity to provide a measure of the cumulative PD activity in a monitoring period. The internal hard disk stores up to 12 months of PD data. The system incorporates the unique PD EventRecogniser© software which provides automatic analysis and differentiation of PD pulses from electrical noise and interference. The HVPD Multi™ Portable Monitor system and its sensors and accessories can be configured according to specific requirements as stated by the customer or as defined during a site survey. www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 17 HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor 16-channel on-line monitor for permanent installation 18 Designed for long-term continuous on-line PD monitoring of rotating machines, MV cables, switchgear, ring-main units and transformers. HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor detects and logs load varying and intermittent PD activity to provide a cumulative measurement in a monitoring period. Incorporating the unique PD EventRecogniser© software the unit provides automatic analysis and differentitation of PD pulses from electrical noise and interference. Using remote access connection, data can be uploaded and compared against HVPD’s Wide Area PD Monitoring Database to assess criticality. Remote monitoring HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor features 16 sensor channels for HVCC/ HFCT/ TEV sensors and optional Linearplex™ module adding up to 32 AA sensors for detection of coronal and surface discharges. The unit can be configured to the customer’s specific site requirements. Up to 5x additional, 16-channel measurement nodes can be added to the master unit to provide up to 96 HVCC/HFCT/TEV channels and up to 192 AA sensors. www.hvpd.co.uk Technology specifically for the oil and gas industry Remote on-line PD monitoring of HV ‘Ex/ATEX’ motors This unique, patent-pending technology has been designed specifically for the on-line PD monitoring of ‘Ex/ATEX’ HV motors located in hazardous gas zones. Using HVPD’s innovative technology, incorporating HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitors and new software algorithms, it is now possible to carry out remote OLPD monitoring of the complete MV networks including switchgear, cable and the motor stator winding using OLPD sensors installed at the central switchboard. info@hvpd.co.uk Each 16-channel HVPD Multi™ Permanent Monitor module measures the PD signals from up to 4 HV motor feeders to provide an early warning of incipient insulation faults. Data analysis is carried out by the unit’s EventRecogniser©, knowledge-based software using PD pulse wave shape data analysis techniques to identify the sources of PD activity. 19 Sensors Temporary and permanent installation Our sensor range HVPD’s comprehensive range of specialised sensors include HFCT (High Frequency Current Transformer) sensors for cables, HVCC (High Voltage Coupling Capacitor) couplers for rotating machines, and TEV (Transient Earth Voltage) or AA (Airborne Acoustic) for the detection of local PD in switchgear. The use of permanent sensors enables a reduction in the time and cost of performing periodic on-line PD diagnostic spot-testing as no outage is required after installation. HFCT High Frequency Current Transformer Portable or permanent sensors for the measurement of cable PD and/or remote monitoring of rotating HV machines. These can be attached around the earth strap connection and/or around the insulated core of the cable (depending on the type of cable termination). Environmentally screened, high current, and ‘Ex/ATEX’ (explosive environment) versions are also available. HVCC High Voltage Coupling Capacitor This PD sensor coupler is used for the measurement of PD within rotating HV machines and is designed for permanent installation inside the machine cable/terminal box. ‘Ex/ATEX’ (explosive environment) versions of this sensor are also available. TEV Transient Earth Voltage For the detection of local PD. Can be installed on both the inside and the outside of the metal-clad switchgear housing. They can also be used to detect PD in transformer and machine/terminal cable boxes. AA Airborne Acoustic Suitable for the detection of airborne PD signals with ‘line of sight’ to the PD source. Installed inside the switchgear to provide maximum sensitivity. 20 www.hvpd.co.uk info@hvpd.co.uk 21 Recommended sensors by application Permanent sensor installation kits Power cables Switchgear HFCT Air-insulated HFCT AA Permanent HFCT sensor kits are designed for sensor installation inside the cable boxes of the asset under test. The kit includes three HFCT sensors, one TEV sensor, sensor terminal box and accessories. TEV HFCT Solid-insulated TEV HFCT Rotating machines Transformers Permanent sensor kits provide a convenient and cost-efficient solution for periodic on-line testing in situations where MV/HV plant outages are rare. Gas-insulated TEV HFCT Cable-Fed <1000A High Current HFCT Bus-Fed / Cable-Fed >1000A HVCC TEV HFCT Bushing Tap HVCC HFCT sensors are available in various sizes and portable and permanent versions. Contact us for further information. HFCT and HVCC sensors are available as ‘Ex/ATEX’ versions, certified for installation in hazardous explosive gas environments. Permanent HVCC sensor kits are designed for installation within the cable termination boxes of the rotating HV machines. Includes three HVCC sensors, HV jumper cables, BNC signal cables, earth cables, sensor terminal box and accessories. ‘Ex/ATEX’ versions HFCT and HVCC sensor kits are also available as ‘Ex/ATEX’ versions, certified for installation in hazardous, explosive gas environments. 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