Safety and environmental evaluation of insulating media in medium-voltage distribution equipment

Author

Yanniello, Robert ; Paoletti, Gabriel

Author_Institution

Eaton Electr. Inc., Avery Creek, NC

fYear

2008

fDate

22-27 June 2008

Firstpage

151

Lastpage

154

Abstract

The hazards associated with performing maintenance on energized electrical equipment have been the subject of massive amounts of literature as well as the driver for numerous product innovations aimed at mitigating the effects of this hazard. The intent of this paper is to highlight potential personal and environmental dangers associated with this same equipment when it is de-energized. This paper is specifically targeted at switchgear and circuit breakers rated above 1000 V, and is more specifically targeted at personnel who perform maintenance, decommissioning, retrofitting, or clean up after catastrophic failures of this class of equipment.

Keywords

circuit breakers; insulating materials; power apparatus; catastrophic failures; circuit breakers; energized electrical equipment maintenance; insulating media; medium-voltage distribution equipment; switchgear; Circuit breakers; Electrical safety; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Insulation; Medium voltage; Personnel; Safety devices; Sulfur hexafluoride; Switchgear; GIS; PCBs; Polychlorinated biphenyls; SF6; Sulfur hexafluoride; asbestos; maintenance; oil;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2008. PPIC 2008. Conference Record of 2008 54th Annual

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0190-2172

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2524-2

Electronic_ISBN

0190-2172

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.2008.4585824

Filename

4585824