The high reliability, less maintenance and compact size of Gas Insulated Switchgears (GISs) have made them the primary choice for many utilities. However, sometimes insulation defects inside GIS can be a serious threat to safe operation of GIS and can lead to costly disruption of supply. As insulation failure usually starts with partial discharge (PD) activity, this paper investigates the differences in PD characteristics in SF 6 gas among different types of defects. The defect types considered in this study are particles in a gas gap, particles adhered on a spacer surface and spacer/electrode detachment. Different experiments were made for sequential PD measurements using the system of PD-Current Pulse Waveform Analysis (PD-CPWA). The PD phase characteristics, PD pulse number and PD current were analyzed for the different defect types. Also the ratio of voltage increment to phase increment at the next PD pulse appearance (∆u/∆φ pattern) was obtained and compared for each defect type. Experimental results show that correct identification of defects can be achieved based on considered PD characteristics.
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