Insulator icing test methods and procedures: a position paper prepared by the IEEE task force on insulator icing test methods

Author

Farzaneh, M. ; Baker, T. ; Bernstorf, A. ; Brown, K. ; Chisholm, W.A. ; de Tourreil, C. ; Drapeau, J.F. ; Fikke, S. ; George, J.M. ; Gnandt, E. ; Grisham, T. ; Gutman, I. ; Hartings, R. ; Kremer, R. ; Powell, G. ; Rolfseng, L. ; Rozek, T. ; Ruff, D.L. ; S

Volume

18

Issue

4

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1503

Lastpage

1515

Abstract

Test methods for evaluating flashover voltage of ceramic and nonceramic insulators under ice, snow, and cold-fog conditions are recommended. The paper describes the procedure to be followed at various stages of an evaluation test including preparation of the test object, insulator precontamination, ice, snow, and cold-fog deposits as well as voltage applications and flashover voltage evaluation. Some relevant parameters for ice accretion, flashover voltage evaluation, artificial pollution, and power source requirements are taken from IEC 60129, IEC 60507, and IEEE Std.-4-1995 on standard techniques for high-voltage testing.

Keywords

IEC standards; IEEE standards; ceramic insulators; flashover; fog; ice; insulator contamination; insulator testing; snow; IEC 60129; IEC 60507; IEEE Std.-4-1995; IEEE task force; artificial pollution; ceramic insulators; cold-fog conditions; cold-fog deposits; evaluation test; flashover voltage; high-voltage testing; ice conditions; ice deposits; insulator icing test methods; insulator precontamination; nonceramic insulators; power source requirements; snow conditions; snow deposits; test object preparation; voltage applications; Ceramics; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Flashover; IEC standards; Ice; Insulator testing; Pollution; Snow; Substations; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2003.817808

Filename

1234712