“…Air-insulated switchgear is an important type of high-voltage electrical equipment, mainly applied to protect and control the equipment in the power system, such as transformers, generators, capacitors, and cables, to ensure the safety and normal operation of the whole power system. 1 In air-insulated switchgears, the air is used as the insulation medium to prevent partial discharge in the equipment, therefore, they are tremendously applied in medium and low-voltage power equipment owing to their unique merits of low cost and good performance. 2 However, after a long time running, some inevitable insulation defects, including partial discharge and electric corona, would occur in such kind of equipment, decomposing the air into two toxic gas species, including NO 2 and O 3 , 2,3 wherein the partial overheat can facilitate such process dramatically.…”