Title :
Measurement and Verification of the Voltage Distribution on High Voltage Insulators
Author :
Kontargyri, Vassiliki T. ; Gonos, Ioannis F. ; Stathopoulos, Ioannis A. ; Michaelides, Alex M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens
Abstract :
The paper presents a study into the potential and electric field distribution along an insulator string, which is used for the suspension of 150 kV overhead transmission lines. In order to calculate the voltage distribution, a model of the insulator string was set up using OPERA, an electromagnetic analysis program based on the finite elements method. Simulation results have been compared with experiments which were successfully conducted in the High Voltage Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens. The experimental procedure is also presented in the paper and discrepancies between simulated results and experiment are discussed
Keywords :
electric fields; finite element analysis; insulators; power engineering computing; power overhead lines; voltage distribution; 150 kV; High Voltage Laboratory; National Technical University of Athens; electric field distribution; electromagnetic analysis program; finite elements method; high voltage insulators; insulator string model; overhead transmission lines; voltage distribution; Capacitance; Conductors; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electromagnetic analysis; Porcelain; Power transformer insulation; Power transmission lines; Testing; Transmission line measurements; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Field Computation, 2006 12th Biennial IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0320-0
DOI :
10.1109/CEFC-06.2006.1633116
