The Effect of Acetophenone and alpha-Methylstyrene on the Space Charge Properties of Low Density Polyethylene

Author

Hussin, N. ; Chen, G.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton

fYear

2008

fDate

26-29 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

702

Lastpage

705

Abstract

In this report the pulsed elcetroacoustic (PEA) technique was employed to examine the space charge pattern in acetophenone and alpha-methylstyrene soaked low-density polyethylene (LDPE) samples. The samples were stressed at three different voltages; 5 kV, 8 kV and 10 kV, and the charge patterns in the sample bulk were compared with that obtained from the clean LDPE. These chemicals are observed to assist the transportation of the charges in the sample bulk. Each of these chemicals is in favour of different charge polarity. It seems that acetophenone assists the transportation of negative charges meanwhile the transportation of positive charges is assisted by the alpha-methylstyrene. It is proposed that the chemicals provide shallow traps that aid the movement of the charges.

Keywords

acoustic charge transport devices; polymers; space charge; LDPE; acetophenone; alpha-methylstyrene; low density polyethylene; pulsed elcetroacoustic technique; space charge; Acoustic pulses; Cable insulation; Chemicals; Dielectric losses; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Polyethylene; Pulse measurements; Space charge; Transportation; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2008. CEIDP 2008. Annual Report Conference on

Conference_Location

Quebec, QC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2548-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2549-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.2008.4772919

Filename

4772919