Title :
Water tree retardant characteristics of silane crosslinked polyethylene
Author :
Thanh, Vu Hai ; Hozumi, Naohiro ; Nagao, Masayuki ; Goto, Toshihiro ; Kato, Yoshio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
Water tree retardant characteristics of silane crosslinked polyethylene (PE) was investigated by measuring dc leakage currents, observing tree shapes and analyzing aging time dependence of tree number and tree length distribution. It seems to be more difficult for water trees to develop in silane crosslinked PE. Here, it is considered that pendent silane plays role of water tree retardant. The condensed silanol groups among PE molecules might act as obstruction to water tree initiation and growth
Keywords :
XLPE insulation; ageing; leakage currents; trees (electrical); DC leakage current; aging; silane crosslinked polyethylene; water tree retardant characteristics; Aging; Cable insulation; Chemicals; Electrodes; Polyethylene; Polymers; Retardants; Testing; Trees - insulation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials, 2001. (ISEIM 2001). Proceedings of 2001 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Himeji
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-053-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.2001.973704
