The Effect of DC Electrothermal Aging on Breakdown Strength of Poly (ethylene terephthalate) Used in Laminated Busbar

  • Lei Xin
  • , Men Guo
  • , Chuang Zhang
  • , Jiao Xiang
  • , Shihang Wang
  • , Xiaotong Zhang
  • , Jianying Li

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Abstract

The effect of DC electrothermal aging on breakdown strength (\pmb{E}_{\mathbf{b}}) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in laminated busbar is studied. It is found that a maximum \pmb{E}_{\mathbf{b}} of 837 kV/mm was found for 96 hours' aged sample. The dependence of activation energy of dc conductivity on aging time is investigated. It is shown that the activation energy rise from 1.87 eV to 2.01 eV and then decline with increased aging time. The molecular chain is studied by FTIR to lucubrate the variation of activation energy, and the aggregation structure is studied by DSC. The results reveals that, for 96 hours' sample, crystallinity of PET increases from 33.05% to 36.12%, while the results of FTIR show no significant distinction. Decreased crystallinity and increased absorbance at the crest of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups are found with aging, indicating destroyed aggregation structure as well as broken molecular chains. Thus, the degradation of microstructure results in the reduction of activation energy of dc conduction, which finally leading to a decrease of \pmb{E}_{\mathbf{b}}.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728155111
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Sep 2020
Event7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Beijing, China
Duration: 6 Sep 202010 Sep 2020

Publication series

Name7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference7th IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application, ICHVE 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period6/09/2010/09/20

Keywords

  • Electrothermal Aging
  • Laminated Busbar
  • PET

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