Author :
Krivda, A. ; Tanaka, T. ; Frechette, M. ; Castellon, J. ; Fabiani, D. ; Montanari, G.C. ; Gorur, R. ; Morshuis, P. ; Gubanski, S. ; Kindersberger, J. ; Vaughn, A. ; Pelissou, S. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Schmidt, L.E. ; Iyer, G. ; Andritsch, T. ; Seiler, J. ; Anglhu
Author_Institution :
Corp. Res., ABB Switzerland Ltd., Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland
Abstract :
This article presents the results from round-robin tests performed on epoxy composite materials. These results show the potential of these materials for use as electrical insulation in some specific applications. A small section of the article addresses the health and safety issues related to the use of nanoparticles in the electrical power engineering industry. We define epoxy nanocomposites as epoxy-based materials containing exclusively nanosized filler particles. Epoxy microcomposites are defined as epoxy materials containing exclusively microsized filler particles, and epoxy micro+nano composites are materials containing both microsized and nanosized particles.
Keywords :
composite materials; health and safety; insulating materials; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; power engineering; electrical insulation; epoxy composite materials; epoxy microcomposite; epoxy-based materials; health and safety; microsized filler particles; microsized particles; nanocomposite materials; nanosized particles; power engineering applications; round-robin tests; Composite materials; Ion beams; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Nanostructured materials; Partial discharges; Round robin; epoxy composite material; microfiller; nanofiller; nanomaterial; round-robin test;
