• DocumentCode
    1497665
  • Title

    Flashover of suspension insulators

  • Author

    Adler, H. A. ; Wickham, W. H. ; Oldacre, M. S.

  • Author_Institution
    Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Ill.
  • Volume
    68
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1949
  • fDate
    5/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    393
  • Lastpage
    393
  • Abstract
    FLASHOVER of suspension insulators on steel towers caused by a deposit of moisture on dirty insulators is not unusual on high-voltage transmission lines. These troubles can be prevented by washing the insulators; however, this procedure is expensive so that frequent washing is undesirable. The aim of the investigation described in this article was to determine means of increasing the insulation level of existing lines under fog and dirt conditions so that the insulators could withstand prolonged contamination.
  • Keywords
    Contamination; Flashover; Insulators; Standards; Suspensions; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1949.6444754
  • Filename
    6444754