• DocumentCode
    1681609
  • Title

    Tropical environmental impacts on surface properties of nonceramic insulators

  • Author

    Fernando, M.A.R.M. ; Gubanski, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the performance of nonceramic insulators under tropical conditions in Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Different types of 33 kV distribution insulators have been installed in the field in polluted and clean locations for more than three years and their surface properties were checked periodically. Investigation of biological growth on nonceramic surfaces is presented as well.
  • Keywords
    distribution networks; insulator contamination; insulator testing; surface discharges; 33 kV; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; biological growth; clean locations; distribution insulators; nonceramic insulators; polluted locations; surface properties; tropical environmental impact; Algae; Insulation; Insulator testing; Pollution; Porcelain; Rubber; Sea measurements; Substations; Surface cleaning; Surface contamination;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electric Power Engineering, 1999. PowerTech Budapest 99. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Budapest, Hungary
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5836-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PTC.1999.826556
  • Filename
    826556