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7 Citations
2,997 Views
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22 April 2025

The very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) is characterized by steep wavefronts, high amplitude, and wide spectrum. These characteristics can lead to partial discharges or insulation breakdowns in potted insulators, which can lead to localized overhe...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Views
34 Pages

16 October 2026

Very fast transient overvoltages (VFTOs) from disconnector operations in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) stress the sheath sectionalizing insulation at cable terminations, where a bypass sheath voltage limiter (BSVL) protects it. At these frequencies,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in High-Voltage Engineering and Insulation Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,102 Views
13 Pages

The Study of VFTO Distribution in the Insulation System of IOCT Used in Traction Network

  • Zhonghuan Su,
  • Longfu Luo,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Zhongxiang Li,
  • Hu Luo and
  • Haonan Bai

12 January 2022

The FDS (Frequency-domain Dielectric Spectroscopy) of oil-immersed insulation paper, and semi-conductive paper with different moisture content, has been measured. The data measured are fitted as a function of frequency and moisture content using the...

(This article belongs to the Topic Power Distribution Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,346 Views
20 Pages

Equivalent Modeling of Disconnector Operation Based on Dynamic Arc Characteristics and VFTO Characteristic Analysis

  • Bin Liu,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Junjun Xiong,
  • Xiaopin Deng,
  • Zhenyu Guo,
  • Xueyou Zhang,
  • Bingyu Mei and
  • Zhenhua Li

9 June 2025

To thoroughly analyze the high-frequency and high-amplitude electromagnetic disturbances generated during disconnector operation, this paper proposes an equivalent modeling approach based on dynamic arc behavior. The model incorporates the resistance...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Diagnostic Analysis, Strategic Management, and Proactive Maintenance of Electrical Equipment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,234 Views
23 Pages

Research and Experiments on an External Miniaturized VFTO Measurement System

  • Lizhe Wang,
  • Wenbin Zhang,
  • Xiangyu Tan,
  • Weiren Chen,
  • Shiqi Liang and
  • Chunguang Suo

31 December 2019

Disconnect switch and circuit breakers operations in gas insulated switchgear (GIS) systems may produce very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO). Detecting VFTO is the first step for researchers to reduce the damage to other equipment of the substation...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,571 Views
17 Pages

19 October 2024

Operating overvoltage occurs when the pantograph or main breaker of an electric locomotive is operated, which is prone to causing insulation failure of high-voltage equipment. The HXD1 electric locomotive is taken as the research object in this paper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,815 Views
18 Pages

17 February 2023

To address the problem of winding turn-to-turn breakdown faults in 35 kV dry-type transformers in wind farms under overvoltage conditions, this paper establishes a simulation model based on the structural dimensions and material parameters of the tra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dielectric Insulation in Medium- and High-Voltage Power Equipment—Degradation and Failure Mechanism, Diagnostics, and Electrical Parameters Improvement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,111 Views
15 Pages

6 August 2024

When the electric locomotive pantograph is dropping, the interruption of pantograph catenary contact causes electromagnetic oscillation and arcing. The frequent arc burning that occurs due to charge accumulation results in the amplitude of overvoltag...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,991 Views
12 Pages

10 June 2023

A High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) could induce very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) with nanosecond level rise time and mega-volt amplitude, which severely threatens the electrical devices connected to the elevated transmission line. An...

(This article belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,216 Views
13 Pages

Research on VFTO Identification of GIS Based on Wavelet Transform and Singular Value Decomposition

  • Gang Xiao,
  • Quansen Rong,
  • Miaoran Yang,
  • Peng Xiao,
  • Qihong Chen,
  • Junzhe Fan,
  • Haoran Guo and
  • Haonan Wang

5 May 2022

The accurate identification of Very Fast Transient Overvoltage (VFTO) is the key of overvoltage control in modern smart grids. In order to accurately identify VFTO generated by the operation of a disconnector in Gas Insulated Substation (GIS), a VFTO...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,079 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of Very Fast Transients Using Black Box Macromodels in ATP-EMTP

  • Jonathan James,
  • Maurizio Albano,
  • David Clark,
  • Dongsheng Guo and
  • Abderrahmane (Manu) Haddad

6 February 2020

Modelling for very fast transients (VFTs) requires good knowledge of the behaviour of gas insulated substation (GIS) components when subjected to high frequencies. Modelling usually takes the form of circuit-based insulation coordination type studies...

(This article belongs to the Section A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids)
  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
7,635 Views
30 Pages

Impact of PWM Voltage Waveforms in High-Speed Drives: A Survey on High-Frequency Motor Models and Partial Discharge Phenomenon

  • Davide D’Amato,
  • Jelena Loncarski,
  • Vito Giuseppe Monopoli,
  • Francesco Cupertino,
  • Luigi Pio Di Noia and
  • Andrea Del Pizzo

15 February 2022

The insulation system’s dielectric of the electric motor is very often subjected to severe electrical stress generated by the high dv/dt seen at the machine’s terminals. The electrical stress and high reflected wave transient overvoltage...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronic Circuits for Electric Drives and Renewable Energy Sources)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,858 Views
19 Pages

27 November 2020

Assessment of very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) requires good knowledge of the behavior of gas-insulated substation when subjected to very high frequencies. The international standards and guidelines generically present only recommendations rega...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Outdoor Insulation and Gas Insulated Switchgears)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,750 Views
18 Pages

Development and Experimental Research of VFTO Measuring Sensor

  • Zihan Teng,
  • Jun Zhao,
  • Qi Wang,
  • Haonan Lu and
  • Jiangong Zhang

27 December 2022

Very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) generated by an operating disconnector is one of the main reasons for electromagnetic disturbance in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations. Generally, the amplitude of VFTO can be used as one of the referen...

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,677 Views
15 Pages

25 November 2019

Gas insulated substations (GISs) are broadly used for transmission and distribution in electric power networks. Very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) caused by SF6 discharge during switching operations in a GIS may threaten the insulation of electri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances and Technologies in High Voltage Power Systems Operation, Control, Protection and Security)
  • Article
  • Open Access
284 Views
27 Pages

22 September 2026

Multiple restrikes during gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) disconnector operations generate very fast transient overvoltage and associated electromagnetic disturbance. Conventional circuit-based simulations can reproduce the temporal sequence of multip...

(This article belongs to the Section F6: High Voltage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
997 Views
18 Pages

Design of a New Busbar for VFTO Suppression and Analysis of the Suppression Effect

  • Huan Wang,
  • Xixiu Wu,
  • Yinglong Diao,
  • Xiwen Chen and
  • Bolun Du

Very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) is characterized by short wavefront time, high amplitude and wide frequency. VFTO poses a threat to the safe operation of power equipment. In order to suppress the harmful effects of VFTO transmission on power e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
343 Views
17 Pages

Broadband VFTO Measurement Method Based on Modified UHF Sensors

  • Can Guo,
  • Ruotian Wang,
  • Ling Xiang,
  • Yin Liu,
  • Dingge Yang and
  • Xiaoang Li

14 August 2026

The very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO) generated by the operation of disconnectors in gas-insulated switchgears (GIS) features a wide frequency band and a steep rising edge, posing a severe threat to the safe and stable operation of power grids....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Computing, Sensing and Diagnosis in High Voltage and Energy Storage Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,265 Views
18 Pages

Research on On-Line Detection Method of Transformer Winding Deformation Based on VFTO

  • Yanyun Wang,
  • Guoqiong Zhou,
  • Chunping Zeng,
  • Wenbin Zhang,
  • Yanan Ren,
  • Yi Ke,
  • Hequn Chu and
  • Chunguang Suo

6 November 2021

At present, the detection of transformer winding deformation faults is carried out in an offline state, which requires the transformer to cooperate with the implementation of planned power outages, or it takes place after the sudden failure of the tr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensing Technologies for Fault Diagnostics and Prognosis)