The effects of material properties and inclusions on the space charge profiles of LDPE and XLPE

Author

Sekii, Y. ; Ohbayashi, T. ; Uchimura, T. ; Mochizuki, K. ; Maeno, T.

Author_Institution

Chiba Inst. of Technol., Narashino, Japan

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

635

Lastpage

639

Abstract

The effects of material properties and inclusions on the space charge profiles in LDPE and XLPE were examined. Whereas the charge profile in LDPE is influenced by material properties such as the degree of crystallinity and MFR, the charge profile in XLPE is influenced by inclusions in the material such as acetophenone, moisture and various kinds of phenolic antioxidant. In order to examine the effect of moisture on the creation of negative hetero-charge in XLPE, the charge profiles in LDPE and XLPE containing a non-ionic surfactant glycerol monostearate were examined. Taking into account the density of the hetero-charge in relation to the concentration of cross-linking byproducts, as well as the conductivity of pure water containing each of the cross-linking byproducts, the mechanism of hetero-charge creation in XLPE was discussed.

Keywords

XLPE insulation; inclusions; moisture; polyethylene insulation; space charge; surfactants; LDPE; XLPE; acetophenone; cross-linking byproduct; glycerol monostearate; inclusion; moisture; nonionic surfactant; phenolic antioxidant; polymeric dielectric; pure water conductivity; space charge; Charge measurement; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Current measurement; Electrodes; Material properties; Moisture; Space charge; Stress; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2002 Annual Report Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7502-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2002.1048876

Filename

1048876