PARTIAL DISCHARGES IN HV EQUIPMENT

Unit 1 : Types of partial discharges and its occurrence and recurrence and magnitudes :
Definition of Partial discharges, inception of internal discharges, Inception of corona
discharges.
Unit 2 : Discharges by electrical treeing. Discharges at AC Voltages, corona discharges,
Discharges at D.C. Voltages, discharges at impulse voltages.
Object of discharge detection, Quantities related to the magnitude of discharges, choice of
PD as a measure for discharges.