Title :
Research activities related to insulator flashover and selection criteria under icing conditions
Author_Institution :
Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Que.
Abstract :
In many regions of Canada, power network equipment, including outdoor insulators, is affected by ice and snow accretion. From modest beginnings in the 70´s, research in that domain, due to the progressive interest and involvement of utilities, has increased in such a way that Canada has now become world leader in atmospheric icing research. The main purpose of this presentation is to give an overview of the Canadian R&D related to the flashover phenomenon, mitigation methods and design of insulators under icing conditions
Keywords :
flashover; ice; insulators; Canada; atmospheric icing research; ice accretion; icing conditions; insulator flashover; outdoor insulators; power network equipment; selection criteria; snow accretion; Cable insulation; Conductors; Corona; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Flashover; Ice surface; Research and development; Snow; Substations; Temperature; corona; flashover; ice; insulator; melting; snow; transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1708937
