Influence of filler properties on the tracking characteristics of silicone rubbers

Author

Lee, Soo-Boo ; Ji, Won-Yeong ; Park, Yong-Hee ; Lee, June-Ho

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hoseo Univ., Asan, South Korea

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

220

Abstract

Polymer insulating materials are widely used in power distribution and transmission systems for their good dielectric properties such as light weight, low cost, and good contamination performance. The tracking is one of the biggest problems to be overcome in polymer insulating materials. The alumina trihydrate (ATH) is widely used as a filler for improving the tracking performance of silicone rubber. In this paper, we have investigated the influence of particle size of the ATH on the tracking performance of silicone rubber using the IEC 587 tracking test method and the effect of contact angle on the tracking performance of virgin silicone rubber using the CAM (contact angle meter, ERMA INC)

Keywords

composite insulating materials; contact angle; filled polymers; particle size; silicone rubber; ATM filler; contact angle; dielectric properties; particle size; polymer insulating material; silicone rubber; tracking characteristics; Contamination; Costs; Dielectric materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Insulation life; Particle tracking; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Power distribution; Rubber;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, 2000. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Xi´an

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5459-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPADM.2000.875671

Filename

875671