Evaluating station post insulator performance from electric field calculations

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1731-1738

  Shenoi, K ^a   Gorur, R S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Creepage extenders; EHV and UHV systems; Electric field calculations; RTV coatings; Station post outdoor insulators

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLASHOVER; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

CREEPAGE EXTENDERS; EHV AND UHV SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FIELD CALCULATIONS; RTV COATINGS; STATION POST OUTDOOR INSULATORS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 58149112172     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4712678     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. R. Lings, V. Chartier and P. S. Maruvada, "Overview of Transmission Lines Above 700 kV", IEEE PES Conf. and Exposition in Africa, pp. 33-43, 2005.
2. S. Venkataraman, R. S. Gorur and K. Shenoi, "Contamination Initiated Flashover of Insulators in Generating Stations", IEEE Conf. Electr. Instil. Dielectr. Phenomena, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 811-814, 2007.
3. COULOMB 3.0 Users and Technical Manual, Integrated Engineering Software, Canada.
4. J.S.T Looms, Insulators for High Voltages, Peter Peregrinus Ltd, London, U.K, 1988.
5. NGK-Locke Insulators Catalog, NGK-Locke. INC, Japan.
6. Lapp Insulators Catalog, Lapp Insulator, USA.
7. R. S. Gorur, E. A. Cherney and J. T. Burnham, Outdoor Insulators, Ravi S. Gorur Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 1999.
8. IEEE Guide P-1523, "Application, Maintenance, and Evaluation of Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) Silicone Rubber Coatings for Outdoor Ceramic Insulators", 2003.
9. S. Venkataraman and R. S. Gorur, "Extending the Applicability of Insulator Flashover Models by Regression Analysis", IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., Vol. 14, pp. 368-374, 2007.
10. N Dhahbi-Megriche, A. Beroual and L. Krahenbuhl, "A New Proposal Model for Flashover of Polluted Insulators", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., Vol. 30, pp. 889-894, 1997.
11. P. B. Zhou, Numerical Analysis of Electromagnetic Fields, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1993.
12. L. Tang and M.R. Raghuveer, "Modeling of HVDC wall bushing flashover due to uneven wetting", IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., Vol. 14, pp. 194-199, 1998.
13. F. A. M. Rizk, "Mechanism of Insulator Flashover under Artificial Rain", Proc. IEE, Vol. 122, pp. 449-454, 1975.
14. N. L. Allen and A. Ghaffar, "The Conditions Required for the Propagation of a Cathode-Directed Positive Streamer in Air", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., Vol. 28, pp. 331-337, 1995.
15. Raysulate Cold Applied Wrap-around Creepage Extenders, Raychem Corporation, USA.
16. IEEE Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Society's Outdoor Service Environment Committee 5-32-3, "Protective Coatings for Improving Contamination Performance of Outdoor HV Ceramic Insulators", IEEE Trans. Power Delivery, Vol. 10, pp. 924-931, 1995.