Title :
Laboratory Investigation of the HV Insulator Contamination Process under Winter Conditions
Author :
Ravelomanantsoa, N. ; Farzaneh, M. ; Chisholm, W.A.
Author_Institution :
NSERC, Univ. du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC
Abstract :
This paper describes an experimental study of the contamination process on AC energized high voltage insulators under winter conditions. An open loop wind tunnel is installed inside a climate chamber and is operated with a kaolin powder generator and NaCl salt injection system. Through systematic laboratory investigations, the variations of salt deposit density (SDD) with the wind speed were analyzed.
Keywords :
climatology; high-voltage engineering; insulator contamination; insulator testing; wind tunnels; AC energized high-voltage insulators; HV insulator contamination process; climate chamber; kaolin powder generator; open loop wind tunnel; salt deposit density; salt injection system; wind speed; Conductivity; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Laboratories; Powders; Power engineering and energy; Roads; Surface contamination; Voltage; Water pollution; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
High Voltage Engineering and Application, 2008. ICHVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chongqing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3823-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2810-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICHVE.2008.4773887
