GB/T 18134-2025High-voltage test techniques — Very-fast-front overvoltage measurements (English PDF)
高电压试验技术 特快波前过电压测量
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
October 5, 2025
Implementation date
May 1, 2026
Scope
GB/T 18134-2025 is the English-translated version of 高电压试验技术 特快波前过电压测量.
GB/T 18134-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering measuring the overvoltage that a disconnector operation in a gas-insulated substation produces — a front of a few nanoseconds that ordinary dividers cannot follow, the sensors and their bandwidth, the calibration, and the interpretation of what is recorded. These transients are what breaks transformer insulation in GIS substations. It replaces GB/T 18134.1-2000, in force from 1 May 2026. Issued on 5 October 2025, it has been in force since 1 May 2026, replacing GB/T 18134.1-2000.
Document preview — GB/T 18134-2025
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 19.080
- Classification
- K 40
- Replacing
- GB/T 18134.1-2000
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- PrefaceIII
- 1 Scope1
- 2 Normative References1
- 3 Terms and Definitions1
- 4 Characteristics of ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage2
- 4.1 Overview2
- 4.2 Characteristics of Internal Ultra-Fast Wavefront Overvoltage2
- 4.3 Characteristics of transient casing voltage3
- 4.4 Characteristics of External Fast Wavefront Overvoltage5
- 5 Measurement system for ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage5
- 5.1 General Rules5
- 5.2 Measurement methods and basic requirements of the measurement system5
- 5.2.1 Measurement Methods5
- 5.2.2 Basic Requirements7
- 5.3 Transmission Characteristics of the Measurement System8
- 5.3.1 Transfer characteristics of the measurement system for internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage8
- 5.3.2 Transfer characteristics of a measurement system for transient enclosure voltage8
- 5.3.3 Transfer characteristics of the measurement system for external ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage9
- 5.3.4 Determination of the transmission characteristics of the measurement system9
- 5.4 Verification Procedure for the Measurement System9
- 5.4.1 Verification Procedure for the Internal Fast Wavefront Overvoltage Measurement System9
- 5.4.2 Verification procedure for transient enclosure voltage measurement system10
- 5.4.3 Verification Procedure for External Fast Wavefront Overvoltage Measurement System10
- Appendix A (Informative) Explanation of the characteristics of ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage11
- A.1 Main components of ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage11
- A.1.1 Main components of internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage11
- A.1.2 Main Components of Transient Casing Voltage11
- A.1.3 Main Components of External Fast Wavefront Overvoltage11
- A.2 Generation of Transient Shell Voltage (TEV) and External Fast Wavefront Overvoltage11
- Appendix B (Informative) Estimation of Uncertainty in Measurement of Peak Value of Fast Wavefront Overvoltage13
- B.1 Sources of Measurement Uncertainty13
- B.1.1 Sources of uncertainty in the measurement of peak value of internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage13
- B.1.2 Sources of measurement uncertainty for transient casing voltage peak value14
- B.1.3 Sources of uncertainty in the measurement of peak value of external ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage14
- B.2 Simplified Procedure for Estimating the Measurement Uncertainty of Peak Value of Fast Wavefront Overvoltage15
- B.2.1 Simplified procedure for estimating the measurement uncertainty of the peak value of the internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage15
- B.2.2 Simplified procedure for estimating the measurement uncertainty of transient case voltage peak18
- B.2.3 Simplified procedure for estimating the measurement uncertainty of peak external fast wavefront overvoltage18
- B.3 Example 19.Estimating the measurement uncertainty of peak value of ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage Appendix C (Informative) Step Wave Generator20
Foreword
This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting.
This document replaces GB/T 18134.1-2000 "Extremely Fast Impulse High Voltage Testing Techniques - Part 1: Gas-Insulated Substations with Steep Voltages".
The main technical changes in "Measurement System for Wavefront Overvoltage" compared to GB/T 18134.1-2000, apart from structural adjustments and editorial modifications, are as follows. as follows.
a) The wording of "range" has been changed, and the limitation on the time parameter range has been removed (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the 2000 edition);
(b) The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 2900.19-2022 and GB/T 2900.20-2016 are added to apply to this document (see section [number]). Chapter 3);
c) Change "Definitions" to "Terms and Definitions," and incorporate the revised content from the 2000 edition, adding "Transmission Characteristics" and...
The terms "rise time" and their definitions are in Chapter 3 (Chapter 3, 2000 edition).
d) A chapter on "Characteristics of Ultra-Fast Wavefront Overvoltages" has been added, and relevant content from the 2000 edition has been revised and incorporated (see Chapter 4, 2000). Versions 4.1, 5.1, and 6.1);
e) The characteristics of the internal ultrafast wavefront overvoltage have been modified, changing the low-frequency range f3 component (0.1MHz~5MHz) to the frequency range f3.
The system operating voltage component (10Hz~55Hz) was added (see 4.2, 4.1 in the 2000 edition);
f) The characteristics of the transient casing voltage were modified, changing the VHF range f1 component (up to 100MHz) to the frequency range f1 component.
The quantity (up to 50MHz) will be adjusted to change the low-frequency range f3 component (0.1MHz~1MHz) to the frequency range f3 component.
(30kHz~1MHz), the amplitude range is modified to 0.01~0.035 times the system's highest operating voltage (see 4.3, 2000 edition). (5.1)
g) The characteristics of the external ultrafast wavefront overvoltage were modified, changing the low-frequency range f3 component (0.1MHz~5MHz) to the frequency range f3.
The system operating voltage component (10Hz~55Hz) has been added, while the step voltage and very high voltage components have been removed.
The frequency range f1 component (up to 100MHz) was adjusted, and the amplitude range was modified to 1.0 to 2.0 times the system's highest operating voltage (see...). 4.4 (6.1 in the 2000 edition)
h) A chapter on "Measurement System for Ultra-Fast Wavefront Overvoltage" has been added, and relevant content from the 2000 edition has been revised and incorporated (see...).
Chapter 5 (sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 of the 2000 edition).
i) An example of a measurement system for external ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage has been added (see Figures 7-9 in 5.2.1.3);
j) The basic requirements for the measurement system for internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage have been increased, with the axial distance between the conversion device and the measured point preferably being 1m.
For requirements within the scope, a new normative reference, GB/T 1985-2023, is added (see 5.2.2.1);
k) The electric field probe scheme in the feasible scheme of the transient casing voltage measurement system has been removed (see 5.3.1 in the 2000 edition);
l) The transfer characteristics of the internal ultrafast wavefront overvoltage measurement system were modified (see 5.3.1, 4.2.3 of the 2000 edition);
m) The transfer characteristics of the measurement system for transient case voltage have been modified (see 5.3.2, 5.2.3 in the 2000 edition);
n) The transfer characteristics of the measurement system for external ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage were modified (see 5.3.3, 6.2.3 of the 2000 edition);
o) The method for determining the transfer characteristics of the measurement system has been changed (see 5.3.4, 4.4.2, 5.4.2 and 6.4.2 in the 2000 edition);
p) The calibration procedure for the internal express wavefront overvoltage measurement system has been modified, and the normative reference GB/T 16927.1 has been added.
And GB/T 16927.2 (see 5.4.1, 4.4.3 of the 2000 edition);
q) The calibration procedure for the transient enclosure voltage measurement system has been modified, and the normative references GB/T 16927.1 and have been added.
GB/T 16927.2 (see 5.4.2, 5.4.3 of the 2000 edition);
r) The calibration procedure for the external express wavefront overvoltage measurement system has been modified, and the normative reference GB/T 16927.1 has been added.
And GB/T 16927.2 (see 5.4.3, 6.4.3 of the 2000 edition);
s) Added "Appendix D (Normative) Method for determining the frequency characteristics of a measurement system based on time-domain characteristics experiment".
Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.
This document was proposed by the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association.
This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of High Voltage Testing Technology and Insulation Coordination (SAC/TC163).
This document was drafted by: Xi'an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute Co., Ltd., China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Tsinghua University, Sichuan Energy Internet Research Institute, East China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute Research Institute, State Grid Henan Electric Power Research Institute, Yunnan Power Grid Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Ningxia Electric Power Co., Ltd.
China Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., China Southern Power Grid Science Research Institute Co., Ltd., and China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. Ultra-High Voltage Transmission Company Company, State Grid Hebei Electric Power Research Institute, Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau Electric Power Testing and Research Institute, State Grid Beijing Electric Power Company, Nanjing NARI Relay Protection & Electrical Co., Ltd., Hubei Huazhong Electric Power Technology Development Co., Ltd., State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Power Research Institute of Xi'an Electric Power Co., Ltd., and Xi'an Xi'an Electric High Voltage Bushing Co., Ltd.
The main drafters of this document are: Shen Meng, Li Qiang, Li Wenting, Zhang Xiaoyong, Ding Weidong, Ding Dengwei, Liu Chen, Si Wenrong, Han Yanhua, and Wang Zhenyu.
Tan Xiangyu, Wu Xutao, Zhao Xiaobin, Zhang Changhong, Pang Xianhai, Li Xiao, Wei Tangbin, Zhang Zijing, Zhu Yinjun, Liu Weixin, Chen Xiaodong.
The release history of this document and the document it replaces is as follows.
— First published in 2000 as GB/T 18134.1-2000;
— This is the first revision.
1 Scope
This document describes the characteristics of ultrafast wavefront overvoltages and common measurement methods for ultrafast wavefront overvoltages, and specifies the basic requirements of the measurement system.
Requirements, transmission characteristics, and verification procedures.
This document applies to the measurement of ultrafast wavefront overcurrents in gas-insulated, metal-enclosed switchgear caused by operational or internal destructive discharges.
Voltage, especially the following three types of ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage measurement systems.
— Internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage;
— Transient case voltage;
— External express wavefront overvoltage.
2 Normative references
GB/T 1985-2023
GB/T 2900.19-2022
GB/T 2900.20-2016
GB/T 16927.1
GB/T 16927.2
3 Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 2900.19-2022 and GB/T 2900.20-2016, as well as the following terms and definitions, apply to this document.
3.1 Internal ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage
Ultra-fast wavefront overvoltages occur between the high-voltage conductor and the enclosure inside gas-insulated metal-enclosed switchgear (GIS).
3.2 Transient casing voltage
Ultra-fast wavefront overvoltages occur between the GIS shell and the ground outside the GIS.
3.3 External ultra-fast wavefront overvoltage
Extremely fast wavefront overvoltages appearing on GIS external conductors and equipment.
3.4 Transmission characteristics
The functional relationship between the output and input of the measurement system.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 1985-2023High-voltage alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches
- GB/T 2900.19-2022Electrotechnical terminology - High-voltage test technique and insulation co-ordination
GB/T 2900.20-2016 · GB/T 16927.1 · GB/T 16927.2
Editions of GB/T 18134
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 18134-2025 | High-voltage test techniques - Very-fast-front overvoltage measurements | current edition | Current |
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