The effect of nano-ZnO on withstanding corona aging in low-density polyethylene

Author

Chen, Shaoqing ; Huang, Rong ; Peng, Zongren ; Wang, Xia ; Cheng, Xia

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Electr. Insulation & Power Equip., Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xi´´an, China

fYear

2010

fDate

4-9 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, space charge distributions and dielectric properties, such as volume resistivity and ac breakdown strength were studied in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and its composite by adding nano-ZnO nanofiller before and after corona aging for several days. It was found that a small amount of ZnO nanoparticles could effectively improve corona-stabilization of LDPE matrix. Fourier Transformed Infra-red (FTIR) spectrum of the specimens was also investigated to reveal the change of microcosmic structures. The results showed that a weaker carbonyl absorption peak appeared in LDPE/ZnO nanocomposite than in LDPE. A proper explanation was given according to corona-degradation theory of polyethylene.

Keywords

Fourier transform spectra; ageing; nanoelectronics; polymer insulators; zinc compounds; Fourier transformed infra-red spectrum; LDPE matrix; ac breakdown strength; corona aging; corona stabilization; corona-degradation theory; dielectric properties; low density polyethylene; space charge distributions; volume resistivity; Absorption; Aging; Conductivity; Corona; Polymers; Space charge; FTIR spectrum; Polyethylene; corona aging; nano-ZnO;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid Dielectrics (ICSD), 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Potsdam

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7945-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7943-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSD.2010.5568063

Filename

5568063