DocumentCode
3257813
Title
Acid aging of silicone rubber housing for polymer insulators
Author
Umeda, Itsuki ; Tanaka, Kenji ; Kondo, Takanori ; Kondo, Kuniaki ; Suzuki, Yoshihiro
Author_Institution
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Komaki
fYear
2008
fDate
7-11 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
518
Lastpage
521
Abstract
An aged silicone polymer insulator, which had been used at testing station near sea coast for approx. 10 years, was investigated. The aging mode was different from erosion. It was confirmed that the rubber aging phenomena was similar to damage due to nitric acid by FT-IR analysis. It is deemed that the acid was generated during corona discharge on rubber housing. In order to avoid such a rubber aging, it is important to minimize corona discharge even under wet conditions.
Keywords
Fourier transform spectra; ageing; corona; infrared spectra; silicone rubber; FT-IR analysis; acid aging; corona discharge; nitric acid; silicone polymer insulator; silicone rubber housing; testing station; Aging; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Insulator testing; Organic materials; Plastic insulation; Pollution measurement; Polymers; Rubber; Stress; Surface contamination;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Insulating Materials, 2008. (ISEIM 2008). International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Mie
Print_ISBN
978-4-88686-005-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-88686-006-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISEIM.2008.4664472
Filename
4664472
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