Research status of partial discharge detection of power transformer based on pulse current method

Abstract There are many important equipment running in the power grid, and the power transformer is one of them. It plays an extremely important role in the stable operation of the power system. Therefore, whether the power transformer can operate safely and stably becomes particularly important. When the power transformer is running online, partial discharge will occur if there are insulation defects, which will further develop into breakdown without timely detection and treatment. The insulation inside the transformer often has certain defects and produces certain partial discharge, and the partial discharge signal is often a high-frequency pulse signal. In this paper, the definition of partial discharge, the generation process of pulse current and the detection method of transformer partial discharge based on pulse current method will be introduced in detail. Several common methods are combed and summarized, the current development status of pulse current method is introduced, and the possible research direction in the future is prospected.