A fixture in modern substations, Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), serves as the backbone interconnecting other assets. When insulation defects grow into flashovers, they can black out a substation and the community who depends on it for hours or even days. Qualitrol’s new Arc Detection & Localization upgrade for its Gen3 Partial Discharge (PD) Monitoring System turns days and hours into minutes. Saving time, saving resources, and keeping the lights on.
Every minute of uptime, and every failure prevented, is measured in thousands or millions of dollars – and in grid confidence. With Arc Detection and Localization, Qualitrol enhances the platform trusted for over 20 years to identify partial discharge and now enables users to locate flashovers in real time.
Introduction: The electrical grid is the backbone of modern society, ensuring that electricity reaches homes, businesses, and industry. However, the reliable and efficient operation of the grid is only