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Ageing Tests of Samples of Glass-Epoxy Core Rods in Composite Insulators Subjected to High Direct Current (DC) Voltage in a Thermal Chamber

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  • Krzysztof Wieczorek

    (Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Przemysław Ranachowski

    (Department of Experimental Mechanics, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Zbigniew Ranachowski

    (Department of Experimental Mechanics, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Piotr Papliński

    (Environmental Impact and Overvoltage Protection Laboratory, Institute of Power Engineering-Research Institute, 01-330 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

In this article, we presented the results of the tests performed on three sets of samples of glass-reinforced epoxy (GRE) core rods used in alternating current (AC) composite insulators with silicone rubber housing. The objective of this examination was to test the aging resistance of the rod material when exposed to direct current (DC) high voltage. We hypothesized that the long-term effects of the electrostatic field on the GRE core rod material would lead to a gradual degradation of its mechanical properties caused by ionic current flow. Further, we hypothesized that reducing the mechanical strength of the GRE core rod would lead to the breakage of the insulator. The first group of samples was used for reference. The samples from the second group were subjected to a temperature of about 50 °C for 6000 h. The third group of samples were aged by temperature and DC high voltage for the same time. The samples were examined using the 3-point bending test, micro-hardness measurement and microscopic analysis. No recordable degradation effects were found. Long-term temperature impact and, above all, the combined action of temperature and DC high voltage did not reduce the mechanical parameters or change the microstructure of the GRE material.

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  • Krzysztof Wieczorek & Przemysław Ranachowski & Zbigniew Ranachowski & Piotr Papliński, 2020. "Ageing Tests of Samples of Glass-Epoxy Core Rods in Composite Insulators Subjected to High Direct Current (DC) Voltage in a Thermal Chamber," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:24:p:6724-:d:465322
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    1. Pawel Rozga & Abderahhmane Beroual, 2021. "High Voltage Insulating Materials—Current State and Prospects," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-4, June.
    2. Haitao Yang & Zhensheng Wu & Weinan Dong & Junpeng Dang & Hao Ren, 2021. "Analysis of the Influence of Silicone Rubber Aging on the Transmission Parameters of Terahertz Waves," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-17, July.

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