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Surface flashover characteristics of TiO2/epoxy nanocomposites in SF6

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Surface flashover is one of the main factors leading to insulation failure. For example, epoxy insulator in Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) is the most vulnerable insulation components; the failure endangers the reliability of GIS and even leads to accidents and economic losses. Thus, developing advanced materials to be much more safely used in GIS is significant. Here we report the study on surface flashover characteristics of a nanocomposite, nano-TiO2/epoxy. The samples were prepared using molded method after uniformly dispersing nano-scale TiO2 particles in epoxy resin with different loadings (0.1%, 0.5%, 1%, 3%, and 5%). The flashover characteristic was studied under 1.2μs/50μs standard lightning impulse voltage and DC voltage. The flashover voltage of TiO2/epoxy nanocomposites was increased compared with neat epoxy resin. However, the flashover voltage decreased slightly when the filler loading exceeded 1%. At the same time, surface charge accumulation and decay behaviors and volume resistivity were also investigated. Experimental results show the trap density and trap energy in samples related with the flashover characteristics in SF6. It seems that surface flashover voltage is mainly affected by deep trap density of the samples. Low trap density may lead to better flashover performance. The volume resistivity results showed that the resistivity of Nano-TiO2/epoxy decreased at lower filler content which was contributed to the increase of the flashover characteristics in SF6.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICPADM 2015 - 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages52-55
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479989034
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Oct 2015
Event11th IEEE International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2015 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 19 Jul 201522 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials
Volume2015-October

Conference

Conference11th IEEE International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2015
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period19/07/1522/07/15

Keywords

  • TiO/epoxy nanocomposite
  • surface flashover
  • trap parameters
  • volume resistivity

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