Safety and Environmental Evaluation of Insulating Media in Medium-Voltage Distribution Equipment

Author

Yanniello, Robert ; Paoletti, Gabriel J.

Author_Institution

Eaton Electr. Inc., Avery Creek, NC

Volume

45

Issue

3

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1155

Lastpage

1158

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 deenergized. 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; electrical safety; switchgear insulation; catastrophic failures; circuit breakers; environmental evaluation; insulating media; maintenance; medium-voltage distribution equipment; retrofitting; safety evaluation; switchgear; Circuit breakers; Electrical safety; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Insulation; Manufacturing; Medium voltage; Personnel; Safety devices; Switchgear; Asbestos; gas-insulated switchgear (GIS); greenhouse gas (GHG); maintenance; oil; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); sulfur hexafluoride ($hbox{SF}_{6}$);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2009.2018957

Filename

4957528