The GISmonitor Portable is for temporary monitoring of partial discharge activity on gas-insulated switchgear.

PD measurements can be easily applied on GIS systems without the need of interrupting the operation. Such temporary online monitoring helps to identify internal imperfections of the insulation system, which may lead to breakdown and system failure in the future.

Due to the dielectric properties of the SF6 gas, partial discharge activity in gas insulated switchgear covers a bandwidth of well beyond 2 GHz. The mechanical properties of the components of gas insulated switchgear further allow transmission of such signals over a distance of a couple of meters. Thus, the partial discharge monitoring of GIS equipment is done preferably in the UHF range.

The instrument can be connected to a PC or laptop via USB or an optional LAN interface for data evaluation and diagnosis with the GISmonitor Portable software. The program software visualizes the current readings of eight partial discharge sensors of a GIS in parallel. Each sensor is linked with a specific input channel of the GISmonitor.

AC Mode

In AC mode the acquisition of partial discharge pulses is done versus phase position. The external or internal synchronization signal determines the phase position of every PD pulse. The panel in this mode shows the partial discharge activity of all eight channels in parallel. The meter displays the current highest amplitude and the black and white display shows the partial discharge activity versus phase position.

DC Mode

In addition to the standard acquisition of partial discharge versus phase position, the GISmonitor Portable software offers the possibility to acquire partial discharge at DC voltage. In this mode the partial dischar ge pulses are displayed versus time. The time resolution can be set to 1, 10, or 100 ms.