Insulator aging tests with HVAC and HVDC excitation using the tracking wheel tester

Author

Holtzhausen, J.P. ; Pieterse, P.J. ; Vermeulen, H.J. ; Limbo, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. Electr. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., Stellenbosch, South Africa

fYear

2010

fDate

11-14 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

445

Lastpage

448

Abstract

An experimental study was conducted, using a Rotating Wheel Tracking and Erosion Tester (RWT) with the aim to compare the aging performance of different insulators under AC and DC (both polarities) excitation. The procedures of the standard were adapted to perform AC and DC (both polarities) tests on 6 practical insulators from different manufacturers, representing different materials and specific creepage distances. The results obtained confirm the extreme severity of the test, especially for the silicone rubber insulators. The DC tests turned out to be more severe than the AC tests. The formation of a brown deposit on the insulator surface was observed and investigated.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; flexible AC transmission systems; insulator testing; polymer insulators; silicone rubber insulators; HVAC excitation; HVDC excitation; creepage distances; erosion tester; insulator aging tests; silicone rubber insulators; tracking wheel tester; Degradation; Insulation life; Insulators; Leakage current; Materials; Strontium; Wheels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8283-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICHVE.2010.5640730

Filename

5640730