• DocumentCode
    2927970
  • Title

    Electric field computation of water droplets on a model insulator

  • Author

    Sarang, Bhargavi ; Basappa, Prathap ; Lakdawala, Vishnu ; Shivaraj, Gayathri

  • Author_Institution
    Insulation Evaluation & Design Lab., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-8 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    377
  • Lastpage
    381
  • Abstract
    The effect of droplets on the surface of the overhead insulators (porcelain and silicone rubber) and their contributions to electric field distribution and hence possibility of failure is investigated. Initially the variation of electric field distribution around a typical water droplet in the sheath and shed regions as a function of contact angle is investigated. The effect on field distribution in presence of multiple droplets is explored by varying the number, the relative positioning and contact angle.
  • Keywords
    contact angle; drops; electric fields; failure analysis; porcelain insulators; power overhead lines; silicone rubber insulators; water; contact angle; electric field computation; electric field distribution; failure possibility; model insulator; overhead insulator; porcelain; silicone rubber; water droplets; Electric fields; Electrodes; Flashover; Insulators; Porcelain; Stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Annapolis, MD
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0278-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EIC.2011.5996182
  • Filename
    5996182