UltraTEV Plus+ 2 Training

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Contents
• Introduction: EA Technology
• Brief background to Partial Discharge
• What is in the UltraTEV Plus 2 package?
• Various modes in UltraTEV Plus 2
- TEV Mode
- Ultrasonic Mode
- Cable PD
• Survey Mode
• Data Storage & Management
• Settings
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Introduction to EA Technology Ltd
Our heritage
Delivering innovation for 50 years

2016
2004 • Operating
across the globe
•Employee-owned
1994
• Reformed as EA
Technology
1990
Consulting Technical Site
• Electricity
privatisation Services Services
• Transition to
1966 commercial
provider of
• Electricity
technology
Training & Design and
Council
Research
services Power Skills build Products
Centre
Our global reach
Regional offices: USA, UAE, SEA, China, Australia
 • Strategic Asset
EA Technology’s Management &
Products & Services Investment
planning
• ISO55000 / Asset
• Electrical Partial Management
Discharge Condition Operational • Substation / OHL
Assessment Asset condition
equipment & Monitoring Management
• Fault location, assessment
monitoring and • Power Forensics
diagnostics
Designing Future
Networks Training and
development

• Smart Grid Investment modelling

• Innovation delivery
• Network Studies
• LV automation
What is Partial Discharge (PD)
Internal PD – TEV Detection
Internal PD
 PD within a cavity or void in the insulating material
 Leads to the distortion of the electrical field and hence the
discharge
 When a discharge occurs inside solid insulation, the only
emission that can escape is radio waves
 A proportion of these radio waves will strike nearby earthed
metalwork and induce a current that will flow to earth
 The passage of this current causes TEV (approx. 0.1mV to
1V), which can be detected using suitable transducers
Possible TEV Background
Interference
HV OHL

Radio
mast
Mobile
phone
mast DC Light fitting

A B C D E F
Battery
charger
Variable Switchboard
speed
drive
Examples of detected defects
Ultrasonic PD
Surface Discharge
Ultrasonic Detection
 Occurs on the surface of the insulation
caused by abrupt changes in the electric
field
 Caused by:
o irregularities on the surface

o changes in surface material

o poor stress control
o contamination
o environmental conditions
Possible Ultrasonic Background
Interference
 Vibration from switchgear panels

 Normal transformer ‘hum’

 Noise from adjacent plant and machinery

 Very high EM PD activity

 Corona from HV OHLs

 Electronic interference from light fittings

 Battery chargers and DC panels

 People
Examples surface discharge
What is in the box?
What is in the box?
Kit 1
• UltraTEV Plus+ MKII Main Unit
• Battery & Car Charger
• Peltor Headphones
• MicroUSB Cable
• 8GB SD Card
• Temperature & Humidity Sensor

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Main Unit

Micro SD card slot

Micro USB Charger

3.5mm Headphone Socket

Charging LED
Main Menu

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Notification Bar

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Temperature &
Humidity

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Temperature & Humidity
Function Check

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Function Check
• Built in feature to verify if the
instrument is in working condition
• Able to test multiple sources at one
time
TEV Mode

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TEV Measurements
• P/Cycle – Shows the pulses per cycle based
on either a 50 or 60Hz mains frequency
• Severity – Shows the short term severity
(Calculated by multiplying TEV magnitude
(mV) by Pulses Per Cycle).
• Max dB – displays the maximum dB value
registered by the UltraTEV Plus2 for a given
reading.
• Chart - The bar chart is used to show the
amplitude of the current values being read by
the UltraTEV Plus2 , from right to left
TEV Phase Plots
• This option is useful for distinguishing
between whether a measured PD activity
is a genuine discharge or just noise
• Upper section same as ‘Measure Screen’
• Lower section contains a phase resolved
intensity plot
• Phase resolved reading of either Cable
PD or TEV activity recorded alongside its
amplitude
• Colour chart represents intensity (pulse
count)
TEV Phase Reference
• Photo as the source of the Phase reference
requires line of sight to a mains frequency light
source such as a florescent fitting
• E field uses an in-built E-field sensor as the
source of Phase reference. The sensor
detects the phase reference from the stray
electric field within the substation
• Manual allows the user to manually input a
phase reference.
• The current status of the phase reference is
indicated by the colour of the phase readout
• A red phase display indicates that a phase
lock has not been achieved
• A continuous red phase display would
necessitate the change of mode
TEV Waveform

• In TEV mode they will be measured in

dBmV
• Displays plot of TEV as a function of
time
• Used to distinguishing between genuine
PD activity and noise
• A partial discharge pulse will normally
manifest as a sharp fast rising edge
pulse whilst noise is often slower and
less repeatable
TEV Histogram

• Displays the number of events

registered for a given amplitude
• Used for determining if more than one
discharge source is present
• Multiple distinct groups of bars could
indicate multiple discharge sources at
the respective amplitude
TEV Interpretation
• The ‘Interpretation’ mode available
for TEV readings only
• The interpretation screen provides a
first pass summary of the
switchgears condition by taking into
account both the magnitude and
repetition rate of any detected
pulses
• The guide distinguishes between
noise, surface tracking and internal
discharge providing an indication of
the suggested action
Noise Detection
• Feature monitors the background
noise continuously.
• Alerts user if level is approaching a
point where the integrity of the
reading maybe adversely affected
• If the value reaches 10dB or above,
it will display a warning and will
prevent the user from using the
interpretation screen
Ultrasonic Mode

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Ultrasonic Measurement
Screen
• Magnitude in dBuV displayed as
phase angle against amplitude
• Colour chart represents a key to
show the intensity (pulse count) at a
given amplitude and phase angle
• Confirms the presence of a partial
discharge activity
• PD - stable area which will occur at
the same position with respect to
phase angle each cycle
• Noise tends to be out of phase and
occurs at irregular positions on the
phase plot
Ultrasonic Classification Screen

EA Technology’s proprietary ultrasonic classification algorithm

differentiates between noise and actual PD
Ultrasonic Accessories

Flexible Sensor Ultrasonic Contact Probe

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Cable PD

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Cable PD Measurement
• Switch on the UltraTEV Plus² device and wait until
home menu is displayed
• Install the RFCT around the earth strap of the cable
under test and connect the fitted RFCT to the UltraTEV
Plus² device
• The home menu on the UltraTEV Plus² will now display
a Cable PD icon in place of the usual TEV icon
• Press the Cable PD icon on the home menu and
proceed to press on the Measure option
• The screen will display a bar graph of the measured
PD values in picoCoulomb
• To obtain a further insight into the discharge activity on
a cable, select the ‘Phase Plot’ option on the Cable PD
screen
 RFCT Connection
Requirements
• Using the RFCT for online PD tests
requires direct access to the earth bonding
strap. If present the split core RFCT can
simply be clamped around the earth cable
• With XLPE cable installations the user can
normally get access to the cable earth
strap or the core of the cables
• With PILC cables difficulty may arise
attaching the RFCT as the cable earth and
switchgear earth can be bonded together.
This is more usual on older PILC cables
using compound filled cable boxes
Cable PD Measurements
• P/Cycle – Shows the pulses per
cycle based on either a 50 or
60Hz mains frequency
• Severity – When in Cable PD
mode, this is calculated by
Charge(pC) multiplied by Pulses
Per Cycle
• Max dB – In Cable PD mode,
this value is displayed in pC
• Chart - The bar chart is used to
show the amplitude of the current
values being read by the
UltraTEV Plus2 , from right to left
Cable PD Phase Plots
• This option is useful for
distinguishing between whether a
measured PD activity is a genuine
discharge or just noise
• Upper section same as ‘Measure
Screen’
• Lower section contains a phase
resolved intensity plot
• Phase resolved reading of Cable PD
recorded alongside its amplitude
• Colour chart represents intensity
(pulse count)
Cable PD Phase Reference
• Photo as the source of the Phase reference
requires line of sight to a mains frequency
light source such as a florescent fitting
• E field uses an in-built E-field sensor as the
source of Phase reference. The sensor
detects the phase reference from the stray
electric field within the substation
• Manual allows the user to manually input a
phase reference.
• The current status of the phase reference is
indicated by the colour of the phase readout
• A red phase display indicates that a phase
lock has not been achieved
• A continuous red phase display would
necessitate the change of mode
Cable PD Waveform

• In Cable PD mode values will be

displayed in mA
• Displays plot of Cable PD activity as a
function of time
• Used to distinguishing between genuine
PD activity and noise
• A partial discharge pulse will normally
manifest as a sharp fast rising edge
pulse whilst noise is often slower and
less repeatable
Cable PD Histogram

• Displays the number of events

registered for a given amplitude
• Used for determining if more than one
discharge source is present
• Multiple distinct groups of bars could
indicate multiple discharge sources at
the respective amplitude
Survey Mode

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Single Recording
• If a survey is not in progress when the record button is
pressed in any of the TEV, Cable PD or Ultrasonic
measurement screens the data is still captured
• On completion of the record, the default survey information
fields are displayed to capture the measurement context data
• This data is the same as entered when starting a survey
through the menu icon
• Once this information has been entered, survey mode stays
active ready for further data to be recorded and added to the
survey
 Survey Mode
Trending Results
• The UltraTEV Plus² includes
survey mode allowing users
to record TEV, Ultrasonic
and Cable PD data
• Data stored on microSD
Card
• Archived Surveys can be
extracted and viewed locally
How to start a survey
Information required
for survey
Recording of Data
Recording of Data
Reviewing & Completing of
Survey
Reviewing & Completing of
Survey
Screenshot
• To capture a screenshot, press the left and
right button simultaneously for 2 seconds.
• Once a capture is completed, a pop up
window will appear to change the file name.
• Once the file name has been saved, the
screenshots can be found in the SD card
folder named \data and the relevant .png file
Data Storage &
Management

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Data Storage

• 8GB SD Card
• Easily removable and acts as an external
storage device when used with the SD Card
adaptor
Data Analysis Screen

• Legend
 Near Field Communications
Networking - NFC
 NFC (Near Field
Communications) enables easy
‘tagging’ of results against the
asset being tested
 NFC tags record asset
information. Previous survey
results can be read from the
tags and future surveys results
can be recorded back to the tag
 Tags can be placed to prompt
inexperienced users where to
measure, ensuring consistency
of results
Settings

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Settings Main Screen

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System Settings Screen

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 Multi-language functionality
• Language selection
can be made from the
main settings menu

• 10 languages are
currently available; all
major languages can
be added via user-
friendly programming
and firmware updates.

• Allows the instrument

to be used a wider
range of inspection
staff.
Measurement Settings
Screen

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About Screen

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Thank You