• DocumentCode
    2476599
  • Title

    Water treeing in polyethylene at low temperature region (-196 °C ∼ -10 °C)

  • Author

    Shirai, Y. ; Kumazawa, T. ; Shimizu, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Meijo Univ., Nagoya, Japan
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    959
  • Lastpage
    962
  • Abstract
    The properties of water treeing at low temperatures below 0 °C are very important in clarification of the water tree initiation mechanisms. We investigated the properties of water treeing in polyethylene (PE) in the temperature region (-196 °C ∼ -10 °C). We found that water tree is formed even at -65 °C, and the initiation rate and the length of water tree increase with temperature above -65 °C. Water tree is not formed below -100 °C. We consider that at below -100 °C PE is in the glass state and that the movement of water molecules and ions in PE is very restricted.
  • Keywords
    polyethylene insulation; polymers; trees (electrical); -196 to -10 degC; PE; glass state; low temperature; polyethylene; temperature dependence; tree initiation mechanism; tree initiation rate; water tree length; water treeing; Electrodes; Glass; Ice; Mechanical factors; Needles; Polyethylene; Steel; Temperature; Trees - insulation; 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.2002.1048956
  • Filename
    1048956