Helicopter Mounted Partial Discharge Detection

Mar 2013

Electricity Distribution

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Mar 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): Western Power Distribution

Contact: WPD Future Networks Team (01332 827446)

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): High Voltage Technology

Estimated Expenditure: £209,000.00

Introduction: To fit the Elimpus Partial Discharge (PD) locator onto a helicopter to enable an aerial survey to be undertaken to reliably detect and locate PD from air insulated high voltage equipment.

Objectives: The project aims to, detect incipient faults in open terminal substations using partial discharge location equipment mounted on a helicopter.