Title :
Fine tuning of electron beam crosslinking of electrical cables and wires by three-dimensional Monte Carlo modeling
Author :
Mangiacapra, Luigi ; Ciappa, Mauro ; Fichtner, Wolfgang ; Stangoni, Maria ; Ott, Stephan
Author_Institution :
Integrated Syst. Lab., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper, the validity of the dose ratio criterion to define the optimum processing conditions for electron crosslinking of electric cables and wires is investigated. The energy values obtained by different calculation procedures are correlated to the results obtained by simulation with a realistic three-dimensional Monte Carlo model in conjunction with an optimization scheme to define the best dose uniformity in the cable isolation. The study shows that the dose ratio criterion does not provide the best dose uniformity, since the optimum electron beam energy value is usually underestimated.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; cables (electric); optimisation; wires (electric); cable isolation; dose ratio criterion; electrical cables; electrical wires; electron beam crosslinking; optimization scheme; three-dimensional Monte Carlo modeling; Analytical models; Cables; Charge carrier processes; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laboratories; Monte Carlo methods; Polymers; Research and development; Wires; Electron beam processing; Heuristic procedures; Monte Carlo modeling; Polymer cross-linking; Process optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation (ISEI), Conference Record of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6298-8
DOI :
10.1109/ELINSL.2010.5549832
