Electrical and material characterization of field-aged 400 kV silicone rubber composite insulators

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 375-383

  Rowland, S M ^a   Robertson, J ^a   Xiong, Y ^a   Day, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging mechanisms; Composite; Contact angle; Hydrophobicity; Impulse flashover; Insulators; NCI; Silicone rubber; Transmission line

Indexed keywords

AGING MECHANISM; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE CONTACTS; IMPULSE FLASHOVER; SILICONE RUBBER; TRANSMISSION LINE;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COASTAL ZONES; CONTACT ANGLE; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; FLASHOVER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSULATING MATERIALS; RUBBER; SILICONES; SUN; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

SURFACES;

EID: 77951568722     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5448091     Document Type: Article

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