Title :
Erosion resistant characteristics of ATH-filled silicone rubber exposed to dry band arc discharge
Author :
Zhu, Y. ; Haji, K. ; Yamamoto, H. ; Miyake, T. ; Otsubo, M. ; Honda, C. ; Takenouchi, O. ; Ohno, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Miyazaki Univ., Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the results of experiments made to examine the erosion resistant characteristics of ATH-filled silicone rubber exposed to dry band arc discharge. In this study, one simulated electrolyte electrode system was used to trigger the dry band arc discharge and the weight loss of filled silicone rubber specimens due to erosion in cases of different ATH filler level was investigated. In addition, surface chemical changes were examined by FT-IR. It is demonstrated that the erosion due to dry band arc discharge can be well suppressed by liberating the crystalline water in ATH and the depression effect of ATH filler on erosion can be improved with filler amount increasing.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; aluminium compounds; arcs (electric); filled polymers; infrared spectra; plasma applications; silicone rubber; surface chemistry; wear resistance; ATH-filled silicone rubber; FT-IR; crystalline water; depression effect; dry band arc discharge; erosion resistance; simulated electrolyte electrode system; surface chemical changes; weight loss; Aging; Arc discharges; Chemicals; Electrodes; Insulation life; Polymers; Rubber; Surface contamination; Surface discharges; Surface resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials, 2005. (ISEIM 2005). Proceedings of 2005 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-063-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.2005.193342
