Life Tests on Twisted Pair Specimens Insulated by Nanofilled Enamel

Author

Guastavino, F. ; Torello, E. ; Dardano, A. ; Ratto, A.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Genova, Genoa

fYear

2008

fDate

26-29 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

678

Lastpage

681

Abstract

Polymeric nanocomposite materials have shown a big potential for an impact in wire wound rotating machine stator insulation. Small wire wound machines, in fact, have a mainly organic stator winding insulation which is easily degraded by partial discharge (PD) activity. In this kind of equipment, then, the presence of PD activity leads to failure in a very short time. Nanofilled polymeric materials, in some early experimental work, have shown an enhancement of the resistance to PD stress. If such results will be confirmed, the adoption of this class of materials for stator winding insulation can allow both the motor maintenance and a general increase of reliability.

Keywords

enamels; life testing; nanocomposites; partial discharges; life tests; nanofilled enamel; nanofilled polymeric materials; partial discharge; polymeric nanocomposite materials; twisted pair specimens; Cable insulation; Life testing; Nanostructured materials; Partial discharges; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Rotating machines; Stator windings; Wire; Wounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2008. CEIDP 2008. Annual Report Conference on

Conference_Location

Quebec, QC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2548-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2549-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2008.4772873

Filename

4772873