Title :
RTV silicone rubber pre-coated ceramic insulators for transmission lines
Author :
Cherney, E. ; El-Hag, Ayman ; Li, Sinan ; Gorur, R. ; Meyer, Laurid ; Ramirez, I. ; Marzinotto, M. ; George, Jinto
Author_Institution :
EACH Eng. Inc., Guelph, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The paper gives the state-of-the-art on pre-coated ceramic insulators for transmission lines. The usage of pre-coated ceramic insulators has mainly been in coastal areas where sea salt causes flashovers of ceramic insulators. The experience to date has been very good everywhere with very few problems reported. Interest in the pre-coated insulator concept continues to be strong everywhere. The paper also provides guidelines to assist the user in the specification of pre-coated ceramic insulators.
Keywords :
flashover; porcelain insulators; silicone rubber insulators; transmission lines; vulcanisation; RTV silicone rubber precoated ceramic insulators; ceramic insulators flashovers; coastal areas; precoated ceramic insulator specification; room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber coatings; sea salt; transmission lines; Adhesives; Coatings; Glass; Insulators; Porcelain; Surface contamination; Surface treatment; RTV; ceramic insulators; porcelaininsulators; pre-coated; silicone rubber; toughened glass insulators;
Journal_Title :
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TDEI.2013.6451363