Title :
Tracking wheel test facilities
Author :
Muncivi, A. ; Sarkar, P. ; Haddad, A.
Author_Institution :
High Voltage Energy Syst. Group, Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the mechanical design, the software and hardware computer controls, and the measurement system used to construct the tracking wheel test facility as specified by the BS EN 62217:2006. The results of a long term test on polymeric insulators are also reported in the paper.
Keywords :
polymer insulators; test facilities; BS EN 62217:2006; hardware computer controls; measurement system; mechanical design; polymeric insulators; software computer controls; tracking wheel test facilities; Control systems; Hardware; Insulation life; Insulator testing; Mechanical variables measurement; Polymers; Software design; Software measurement; Test facilities; Wheels; aging of polymeric insulators; leakage current; polymeric insulators; tracking; wheel test;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2009 Proceedings of the 44th International
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6823-2
