Synthesis and efficiency of voltage stabilizers for XLPE cable insulation

Author

Englund, V. ; Huuva, R. ; Gubanski, S.M. ; Hjertberg, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Chem. & Biol. Eng., Polymer Technol. Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden

Volume

16

Issue

5

fYear

2009

fDate

10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1455

Lastpage

1461

Abstract

The possibility of increasing the tree inception voltage for the super clean cross-linked polyethylene of today by adding an active species, a voltage stabilizer, has been questioned. However, this paper will show that this is possible and that the increases achieved are significant. A comparison was also made with the best available voltage stabilizers in the literature today as a reference and is here reported to be in the same range, although the new voltage stabilizer work at a 24% lower load. The total increase will amount to 18.4% at a load of 0.76% by weight, and this corresponds to an increase of 106 kV/mm from the 579 kV/mm for the reference XLPE.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; power cable insulation; trees (electrical); voltage regulators; XLPE cable insulation; super clean cross-linked polyethylene; tree inception voltage; voltage stabilizers; Cable insulation; Chemical technology; Dielectric materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Manufacturing; Polyethylene; Polymers; Trees - insulation; Voltage; Electrical trees, insulation, cross linked polyethylene insulation, XLPE, electrical treeing.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9878

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDEI.2009.5293960

Filename

5293960