Electrical strength of XLPE cable insulation containing controlled amounts of the volatile products of the crosslinking reaction

Author

Damon, D.H. ; Huang, S.J. ; Johnson, J.F.

Author_Institution

Electr. Insulation Res. Center, Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

28-31 Oct 1990

Firstpage

398

Lastpage

403

Abstract

Previous reports have shown that the addition of small amounts of acetophenone, cumyl alcohol, alpha methyl styrene, and cumene to devolatilized compression-molded samples of XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) has a small effect on the breakdown strength of these samples. The AC breakdown strength is increased; the impulse breakdown strength is decreased. The question addressed is whether the results for the extruded XLPE cable insulation will be the same. The results presented suggest that, qualitatively, the results for the two types of XLPE are much the same. Quantitatively, the breakdown strength of the XLPE cable insulation is much less than that of the compression-molded XLPE

Keywords

cable insulation; electric breakdown of solids; electric strength; organic insulating materials; polymers; power cables; AC breakdown strength; XLPE; acetophenone; alpha methyl styrene; cable insulation; cross-linked polyethylene; crosslinking reaction; cumene; cumyl alcohol; devolatilized compression-molded samples; extruded insulation; impulse breakdown strength; volatile products; Cable insulation; Compression molding; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Loss measurement; Materials science and technology; Polyethylene; Power measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1990. Annual Report., Conference on

Conference_Location

Pocono Manor, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.1990.201374

Filename

201374