Durability of RTV-coated insulators used in subtropical areas

Author

Su, Huafeng ; Jia, Zhidong ; Guan, Zhicheng ; Li, Licheng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Shenzhen, China

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

767

Lastpage

774

Abstract

In recent years RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanizing) coated insulators have been increasingly applied in South China where the climate is subtropical. In order to investigate the durability of RTV coated insulators for transmission lines a comprehensive series of tests with regard to the characteristics of a subtropical climate were carried out on transmission line insulators which had been in use on 500 kV, 220 kV and 110 kV lines for operation periods of 1 to 6 years. An evaluation of the condition of these field-aged RTV coated insulators on the basis of these tests is given. It indicates that such transmission line coated insulators can operate for a long time and at least for six years.

Keywords

insulators; power transmission lines; RTV-coated insulators; South China; room temperature vulcanizing; subtropical areas; subtropical climate; temperature 293 K to 298 K; transmission line coated insulators; voltage 110 kV; voltage 220 kV; voltage 500 kV; Coatings; Insulators; Surface contamination; Surface treatment; Water pollution; Gum content; RTV; aging; hydrophobicity; insulators; lifespan;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9878

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDEI.2011.5931064

Filename

5931064