Measurements of gas pressure in voids in epoxy castings for high voltage equipment

Author

Larsen, E. ; Henriksen, M. ; Nielsen, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

fYear

1988

fDate

5-8 Jun 1988

Firstpage

372

Lastpage

375

Abstract

An investigation of samples of epoxy each containing one void, which were produced at different pressures, is reported. The samples were of the disk type with the void located in the center. The gas in the voids has a pressure somewhat related to the curing pressure, thereby directly influencing the partial-discharge inception voltage. Data show that gas pressure in voids in epoxy castings can be determined by use of an ultrasound test method. A relationship between the void gas pressure and the epoxy curing pressure is also found. This investigation is part of an effort to predict the inception voltage of partial discharges in high-voltage epoxy castings from the processing parameters

Keywords

high-voltage engineering; insulation testing; organic insulating materials; partial discharges; polymers; pressure measurement; ultrasonic materials testing; voids (solid); curing pressure; disk type; epoxy castings; gas pressure measurement; high voltage equipment; partial-discharge inception voltage; ultrasound test method; voids; Acoustic measurements; Casting; Frequency; Pressure measurement; Sonar equipment; Testing; Time measurement; Transmitters; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cambridge, MA

ISSN

1089-084X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELINSL.1988.13944

Filename

13944