Partial Discharge Progress and Breakdown in Oil-Impregnated Paper Insulation System of Capacitor Voltage Transformers

In this paper, towards the insulation diagnosis of capacitor voltage transformers (CVTs) based on partial discharge (PD) measurements, PD progress and breakdown (BD) characteristics in aluminum foil/oil-impregnated paper composite insulation system were discussed, especially in the transition from creeping PD to penetrating PD. PD extended in the creeping direction of oil-impregnated papers with bubbles, eroded and penetrated the 1st layer of oil-impregnated paper. The penetrating PD with large charge, long length and red light emission extended in H2-based gases. PD sequentially penetrated the laminated oil-impregnated papers and led to BD.