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3i – Portable Device for On-line
Insulation Monitoring in Switchgear
Cells and HV/MV Cables by Partial
Discharges
The multipurpose 3i device is used for
on-line insulation condition
assessment in the following
equipment:
6 ÷ 35 kV switchgears of various
designs;
Cable terminations and joints;
High-voltage gas-insulated equipment
(Gas-Insulated switchgear, GIS) of any
rated voltage;
The Device Basics
The 3i multipurpose portable device (Intellectual
Insulation Indicator) is used for effective online
monitoring of high-voltage equipment insulation.
The 3i device measures and analyses partial
discharges (PD). For effective PD measurement and
noise rejection, there are two types of inbuilt sensors
used in the
device: an
acoustic sensor
and a TEV The staff with no special training can use the
method sensor device, as the device is easy to operate and maintain.
(Transient Earth In the measurement mode, the switch button on the
Voltage). As faceplate operates the device. After pressing the
both the button, the device switches on and starts measuring.
sensors are After second pressing of the switch button, the
inbuilt, and so measurements stop and the data is saved in the
there is no need device memory. For the next measurement, press the
in any switch button again.
connection If partial discharges are measured with the
cables. acoustic sensor, the sensor should be pointed at the
The device object of
is supplied in a measurement.
strong plastic Moving the device
case; at the along the object
faceplate, there allows identifying the
are the colored screen and two buttons: power button zone of maximum PD
and function button. activity. If partial
At the top of the device, there are the in-built discharges are
sensors: the acoustic sensor, the TEV-method sensor measured with the
and the RFID antenna. inbuilt TEV-method
At the side of the device, there are the external sensor, then the
connections for USB, headphones and external device top should be
sensors (acoustic sensor, TEV-method sensor). pressed to the metal
surfaces of the
The in-built battery is charged by the standard enclosure or the
USB port. The same port and cable is used for PC tank.
connection.
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In addition, the user can efficiently monitor the can be recorded into RFID tags. The measurements in
PD level and intensity with the stereo headphones. this way can be tied to a definite piece of equipment
For each type of the equipment, you should set and a definite place on it.
the levels of insulation condition, determined by PD After loading the data from the device, one can
activity. The levels are «normal level» (green color observe the distribution of the "defect field" in cells,
signal light), «warning level» (yellow) and «alarm the influence of neighboring cells on each other,
level» (red). With the color signal lights, you can which will help to quickly locate a problem cell.
effectively assess the insulation condition while
measuring.
The selection of the measurement circuit and the
type of sensor is done in
the instrument menu.
In addition, there is
an external acoustic
sensor AR-Sensor in the
standard delivery set.
The joint use of the
built-in and external
sensors allows carrying
out measurements at Maintaining the periodic measurements database
different points of the allows you to effectively assess the defect
equipment, and gives an development and calculate the remaining life of the
opportunity to more equipment. In this case, the use of the indicator type
precisely locate the device is the most effective. The use of the INVA
defects. The use of Portable software allows you to create reports on the
external sensors is also equipment condition (exceeding the thresholds) and
effective in hard-to- remaining resource, schedule the repairs and the next
reach places, where the measurements.
device is impossible to
install. The 3i Base Delivery Set
# Name Quantity, pcs.
The 3i device is for mass periodic inspections of
1 3i device 1
the high-voltage equipment. For this purpose, a
2 Charger with USB slot 1
routing measurement technology is realized in the
3 USB - Micro USB adapter cable 1
device.
4 Headphones 1
5 AR-Sensor external acoustic 1
sensor
6 I-PD2 calibrator 1
7 iNVA Portable software 1
8 Transportation case 1
9 User manual and test report 1
First in this mode, the database of the monitored
equipment is created with iNVA software, and all the
points for periodic PD measurements are defined.
This mode is for routing way of the measurements.
The measurement route is generated on PC and is
downloaded into the device. The measurements are
taken according to the given route; the data is stored
in the device memory and is easily transferred into
iNVA database. In addition, the routing information
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Advantages of using the extended set of The 3i Extended Sensors Delivery Set
sensors # Name Quantity,
The use of additional sensors included in the pcs.
extended kit allows the use of new functions of the 3i 1 AR-Loc - external acoustic sensor 1
device. with parabolic dish
2 TSM-2 - external TEV-method 1
The AR-Loc
sensor with cable
external directional
3 RFCT-5 - external radio frequency 1
microphone with a
current transformer with cable
parabolic antenna
4 PFR-2 - reference signal 1
allows for efficient
transmitter
analysis of discharge
5 Transportation case 1
activity remotely at
distances up to 100
m with the accuracy
of 1 m. The
sensitivity gain is
+20dB.
For the good location, the directional microphone
has a bright laser pointer.
The external TSM-2 sensor (TEV-method) is
attached directly to the
grounded metal housing of the
monitored object. The sensor
is fixed at the equipment by
the in-built magnet inside the
sensor housing.
External RFCT-5 sensor
(Radio Frequency Current
Transformer), is used for
recording pulses from partial
discharges in high-voltage
switches, switchgear cells and
suitable cable lines,
in neutral circuits of The 3i Device Specifications
power
transformers. Parameter Value
Together with
the PFR-2 In-built PD sensors АС, TEV
reference signal Acoustic sensor frequency range, kHz 40 ± 2
transmitter, it is TEV-method sensor frequency range,
10 ÷ 100
possible to work MHz
with the PRPD Acoustic channel dynamic range, dB 80
(Phase Resolved TEV channel dynamic range, dB 60
Partial Discharge) USB,
diagram. It is headphone,
External connections
possible to save external
the diagram in the sensor
device, load it into Battery life, hours 12
the INVA Portable software for further analysis by the Operating temperature range, °C -20 ÷ +55
PD-Expert expert system, and determine the defect Dimensions, mm 85 × 45 × 220
type. 3i weight, kg 0.4
Suite 403, Permskaya St., 70, Perm, Russia, 614000
Phone/fax: +7 (342) 212-23-18. 212-84-74
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