Influence of acid rain+multistress conditions on the long term performance of 28 kV polymeric insulators

Author

Olave, Claudia ; Trinidad, Philip ; Molina, Ignacio ; Sundararajan, Raji

Author_Institution

Electron. & Comput. Eng. Technol. Dept., Arizona State Univ. Polytech. Campus, Mesa, AZ, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

16-19 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

344

Abstract

Acid rain can deteriorate high voltage outdoor insulators and affect their performance in addition to their other degrading effects. Polymeric insulators can be especially susceptible since they are mostly organic. It is of practical interest to study the long term performance of polymeric insulators under acid rain+multistress conditions, simulating an actual service environment. This paper presents the results of the research on the performance of 28 kV distribution class thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) and silicone rubber (SiR) polymeric insulators under Mexico City, Mexico, conditions. Aging for 4 lab-years (2544 h) showed loss of hydrocarbon bonds in TPE and loss of hydroxyl and hydrocarbon bonds in SiR insulators.

Keywords

ageing; air pollution; high-voltage engineering; polymer insulators; silicone rubber insulators; 28 kV; Mexico City; acid rain; aging; degrading effect; distribution class thermoplastic elastomeric polymeric insulator; high voltage outdoor insulator deterioration; hydrocarbon bond; hydroxyl bond; long term performance; multistress condition; silicone rubber polymeric insulator; Aging; Cities and towns; Hydrocarbons; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Power transformer insulation; Rain; Rubber; Temperature; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2005. CEIDP '05. 2005 Annual Report Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9257-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2005.1560691

Filename

1560691