Title :
Degradation characteristics of the outdoor insulation material by salt fog
Author :
Choi, Nam Ho ; Kim, Jae Hoon ; Park, Knag Sik ; Koo, Kyung Wan ; Han, Sang Ok
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
In these days, the polymer insulators have been increasingly studied and applied for outdoor insulators because it has superior characteristics than porcelain and glass insulators, which have been used for outdoor insulators. This investigation deals with the degradation characteristics of the outdoor insulation material, silicone rubber and EPDM which was one of the most useful polymer material as outdoor insulators, due to the salt fog and electrical stress. Two salt fog chambers, which are based in ASTM D 2132, were fabricated for this test. And the treated specimen analyzed with various analytic method. With the result of this study, we could make a further understanding about the degradation mechanism of polymer material
Keywords :
ethylene-propylene rubber; insulator contamination; insulator testing; polymers; silicone rubber insulators; EPDM; degradation characteristics; electrical stress; outdoor insulation material; outdoor insulators; polymer insulators; salt fog; salt fog chambers; silicone rubber; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Leakage current; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Rubber; Surface contamination; Surface discharges; Surface resistance; Thermal degradation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials, 1998. Proceedings of 1998 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toyohashi
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-050-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.1998.741759
