E-lesson

Partial discharge measurement for power transformers course – e-lesson #1 – Basics of partial discharges I

This is the first e-lesson conducted on the basic level.

Basic level
Basic level

Hosted by: Stefan Tenbohlen / Free

This event is intended for utility engineers, both young and senior, especially those respnsible for condition assessment and maintenance of power transformers, manufacturers of transformers, transformer components, monitoring systems, sensors, etc., students and anyone wishing to understand the scientific foundation of PD measurement, anyone interested in a deeper awareness of partial discharge measurement and interpretation and staff who are responsible for transformers and want them to be more operational and efficient.

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This is the first e-lesson conducted on the basic level. You can learn about:

  • Description of PD phenomena
  • Effects of PD
  • PD quantities
  • Equivalent circuit of PD
  • Measurement setup PD acc. IEC 60270

 

To see the entire course syllabus, please take a look at the Partial discharge measurement for power transformers course brochure.

 

About the author

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Stefan Tenbohlen

Stefan Tenbohlen received his diploma and PhD in Engineering from the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, in 1992 and 1997, respectively. In 1997, he joined ALSTOM Schorch Transformatoren GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany, where he was responsible for basic research and product development. From 2002 – 2004, he was the Head of the Electrical and Mechanical Design Department. In 2004, he was appointed Professor and Head of the Institute of Power Transmission and High Voltage Technology of the University of Stuttgart, Germany. In this position, his main research fields are high voltage technique, power transmission, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). Prof. Tenbohlen holds several patents and has published more than 500 papers. He is a member of the IEEE, CIGRÉ, German committees of A2 (power transformers, D1 (emerging technologies), C4 (system technical performance), several international working groups.