DocumentCode
1780080
Title
Effect of water absorption on dielectric properties of nano-silica/polyethylene composites
Author
Hosier, I.L. ; Praeger, M. ; Holt, A.F. ; Vaughan, A.S. ; Swingler, S.G.
Author_Institution
Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
19-22 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
651
Lastpage
654
Abstract
The effect of moisture content on the dielectric properties of polymer/nano-silica blends was investigated. It was found that the DC breakdown strength, electrical conductivity and complex permittivity were all strongly influenced by absorbed water. However, a control sample without nano-silica was largely unaffected by changes in moisture content. This has important implications for researchers and cable designers.
Keywords
electrical conductivity; moisture; permittivity; polyethylene insulation; polymer blends; sorption; DC breakdown strength; absorbed water; complex permittivity; dielectric properties; electrical conductivity; moisture content; polyetheylene composites; polymer-nanosilica blends; water absorption; Conductivity; Dielectrics; Electric breakdown; Moisture; Permittivity; Polymers; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), 2014 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Des Moines, IA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CEIDP.2014.6995816
Filename
6995816
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