IEC TS 60034-27-2:2012

Rotating electrical machines - Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding insulation of rotating electrical machines

IEC/TS 60034-27-2:2012(E) provides a common basis for:
- measuring techniques and instruments;
- the arrangement of the installation;
- normalization and sensitivity assessment;
- measuring procedures;
- noise reduction;
- the documentation of results;
- the interpretation of results with respect to partial discharge on-line measurements on the stator winding insulation of non-converter driven rotating electrical machines with rated voltage of 3 kV and up. Keywords: rotating electrical machines

General Information

• Status: Replaced
• Publication Date: 21-Mar-2012
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.160.01 - Rotating machinery in general
• Technical Committee: TC 2 - Rotating machinery
• Drafting Committee: WG 29 - TC 2/WG 29

Relations

• Revised: IEC 60034-27-2:2023 - Rotating electrical machines - Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding insulation
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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Rotating electrical machines –
Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding
insulation of rotating electrical machines
IEC/TS 60034-27-2:2012(E)
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Rotating electrical machines –

Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding

insulation of rotating electrical machines

INTERNATIONAL
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ICS 29.160 ISBN 978-2-8322-0056-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Nature of PD in rotating machines . 11
4.1 Basics of PD . 11
4.2 Types of PD in rotating machines . 12
4.2.1 General . 12
4.2.2 Internal discharges . 12
4.2.3 Slot discharges . 13
4.2.4 Discharges in the end-winding . 13
4.2.5 Conductive particles . 13
4.3 Arcing and sparking . 14
4.3.1 General . 14
4.3.2 Arcing at broken conductors . 14
4.3.3 Vibration sparking . 14
5 Noise and disturbance . 14
5.1 General . 14
5.2 Noise and disturbance sources . 14
5.3 Frequency domain separation . 15
5.4 Time domain separation . 16
5.5 Combination of frequency and time domain separation . 17
5.6 Gating . 17
5.7 Pattern recognition separation . 18
6 Measuring techniques and instruments . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Pulse propagation in windings . 19
6.3 Signal transfer characteristics . 19
6.4 PD sensors . 22
6.4.1 General . 22
6.4.2 Design of PD sensors . 22
6.4.3 Reliability of PD Sensors . 23
6.5 PD measuring device . 23
6.6 PD measuring parameters . 23
6.6.1 General . 23
6.6.2 PD magnitude . 23
6.6.3 Additional PD parameters . 24
7 Installation of PD on-line measuring systems . 24
7.1 General . 24
7.2 Installation of PD sensors . 24
7.3 Outside access point and cabling . 25
7.4 Installation of the PD measuring device . 26
7.5 Installation of operational data acquisition systems . 26
8 Normalization of measurements . 27

TS 60034-27-2 © IEC:2012(E) – 3 –
8.1 General . 27
8.2 Normalization for low frequency systems . 27
8.2.1 General . 27
8.2.2 Normalization procedure . 27
8.3 Normalization / sensitivity check for high & very high frequency systems . 29
8.3.1 Specification for the electronic pulse generation . 29
8.3.2 Configuration of the machine . 30
8.3.3 Sensitivity check . 30
9 Measuring procedures . 30
9.1 General . 30
9.2 Machine operating parameters . 31
9.3 Baseline measurement . 31
9.3.1 General . 31
9.3.2 Recommended test procedure . 31
9.4 Periodic on-line PD measurements . 32
9.5 Continuous on-line PD measurements . 33
10 Visualization of measurements . 33
10.1 General . 33
10.2 Visualization of trending parameters . 33
10.3 Visualization of PD patterns . 34
11 Interpretation of on-line measurements. 37
11.1 General . 37
11.2 Evaluation of basic trend parameters. 37
11.3 Evaluation of PD patterns . 38
11.3.1 General . 38
11.3.2 PD pattern interpretation . 38
11.4 Effect of machine operating factors . 39
11.4.1 General . 39
11.4.2 Machine operating factors . 39
11.4.3 Steady state load conditions . 39
11.4.4 Transient load conditions . 40
12 Test report. 41
Annex A (informative) Examples of Phase Resolved Partial Discharge (PRPD) pattern . 44
Bibliography . 55

Figure 1 – Time domain disturbance separation by time of pulse arrival . 16
Figure 2 – Combined time and frequency domain disturbance separation (TF-map) . 17
Figure 3 – Idealized frequency response of a PD pulse at the PD source and at the
machine terminals; Frequency response of different PD measuring systems: a) low
frequency range, b) high frequency range, c) very high frequency range . 21
Figure 4 – Measuring object, during normalization . 28
Figure 5 – Arrangement for sensitivity check . 29
Figure 6 – Recommended test procedure with consecutive load and temperature
conditions . 32
Figure 7 – Example of visualization of trending parameters. 34
Figure 8 – Example of a Φ-q-n partial discharge pattern, with colour code for the pulse
number H(n)/s . 35

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Figure 9 – Example of a three phase, phase shifted Φ-q-n plot . 36
Figure A.1 – Stylized examples of PD phase resolved patterns . 44
Figure A.2 – Example of internal void discharges PRPD pattern, recorded during
laboratory simulation. 45
Figure A.3 – Example of internal delamination PRPD pattern, recorded during
laboratory simulation. 46
Figure A.4 – Example of delamination between conductor and insulation PRPD pattern,
recorded during laboratory simulation .
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Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding
insulation of rotating electrical machines

IEC/TS 60034-27-2:2012(E)
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form

or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from
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latest edition, a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.

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Rotating electrical machines –

Part 27-2: On-line partial discharge measurements on the stator winding

insulation of rotating electrical machines

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.160 ISBN 978-2-8322-0056-8

– 2 – TS 60034-27-2 © IEC:2012(E)

CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5

INTRODUCTION . 7

1 Scope . 9

2 Normative references . 9

3 Terms and definitions . 9

4 Nature of PD in rotating machines . 11

4.1 Basics of PD . 11
4.2 Types of PD in rotating machines . 12
4.2.1 General . 12
4.2.2 Internal discharges . 12
4.2.3 Slot discharges . 13
4.2.4 Discharges in the end-winding . 13
4.2.5 Conductive particles . 13
4.3 Arcing and sparking . 14
4.3.1 General . 14
4.3.2 Arcing at broken conductors . 14
4.3.3 Vibration sparking . 14
5 Noise and disturbance . 14
5.1 General . 14
5.2 Noise and disturbance sources . 14
5.3 Frequency domain separation . 15
5.4 Time domain separation . 16
5.5 Combination of frequency and time domain separation . 17
5.6 Gating . 17
5.7 Pattern recognition separation . 18
6 Measuring techniques and instruments . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Pulse propagation in windings . 19
6.3 Signal transfer characteristics . 19
6.4 PD sensors . 22
6.4.1 General . 22

6.4.2 Design of PD sensors . 22
6.4.3 Reliability of PD Sensors . 23
6.5 PD measuring device . 23
6.6 PD measuring parameters . 23
6.6.1 General . 23
6.6.2 PD magnitude . 23
6.6.3 Additional PD parameters . 24
7 Installation of PD on-line measuring systems . 24
7.1 General . 24
7.2 Installation of PD sensors . 24
7.3 Outside access point and cabling . 25
7.4 Installation of the PD measuring device . 26
7.5 Installation of operational data acquisition systems . 26
8 Normalization of measurements . 27

TS 60034-27-2 © IEC:2012(E) – 3 –

8.1 General . 27

8.2 Normalization for low frequency systems . 27

8.2.1 General . 27

8.2.2 Normalization procedure . 27

8.3 Normalization / sensitivity check for high & very high frequency systems . 29

8.3.1 Specification for the electronic pulse generation . 29

8.3.2 Configuration of the machine . 30

8.3.3 Sensitivity check . 30

9 Measuring procedures . 30

9.1 General . 30
9.2 Machine operating parameters . 31
9.3 Baseline measurement . 31
9.3.1 General . 31
9.3.2 Recommended test procedure . 31
9.4 Periodic on-line PD measurements . 32
9.5 Continuous on-line PD measurements . 33
10 Visualization of measurements . 33
10.1 General . 33
10.2 Visualization of trending parameters . 33
10.3 Visualization of PD patterns . 34
11 Interpretation of on-line measurements. 37
11.1 General . 37
11.2 Evaluation of basic trend parameters. 37
11.3 Evaluation of PD patterns . 38
11.3.1 General . 38
11.3.2 PD pattern interpretation . 38
11.4 Effect of machine operating factors . 39
11.4.1 General . 39
11.4.2 Machine operating factors . 39
11.4.3 Steady state load conditions . 39
11.4.4 Transient load conditions . 40
12 Test report. 41
Annex A (informative) Examples of Phase Resolved Partial Discharge (PRPD) pattern . 44
Bibliography . 55

Figure 1 – Time domain disturbance separation by time of pulse arrival . 16
Figure 2 – Combined time and frequency domain disturbance separation (TF-map) . 17
Figure 3 – Idealized frequency response of a PD pulse at the PD source and at the
machine terminals; Frequency response of different PD measuring systems: a) low
frequency range, b) high frequency range, c) very high frequency range . 21
Figure 4 – Measuring object, during normalization . 28
Figure 5 – Arrangement for sensitivity check . 29
Figure 6 – Recommended test procedure with consecutive load and temperature
conditions . 32
Figure 7 – Example of visualization of trending parameters. 34
Figure 8 – Example of a Φ-q-n partial discharge pattern, with colour code for the pulse
number H(n)/s . 35

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Figure 9 – Example of a three phase, phase shifted Φ-q-n plot . 36

Figure A.1 – Stylized examples of PD phase resolved patterns . 44

Figure A.2 – Example of internal void discharges PRPD pattern, recorded during

laboratory simulation. 45

Figure A.3 – Example of internal delamination PRPD pattern, recorded during

laboratory simulation. 46

Figure A.4 – Example of delam
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