Journal of Electrical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 170-176.doi: 10.11985/2021.03.023

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Analysis on Aging Characteristics of the Sheds of DC Composite Insulator under the Influence of Karst Mountain Col Geomorphology

ZHAO Wei1(), CHEN Rongsheng1, JIANG Miao2, WU Hao1, QIU Zizhen1, FAN Binghong1, LI Li2()   

  1. 1. Tianshengqiao Bureau, Southern Power Grid EHV Power Transmission Company, Guizhou 562400
    2. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074
  • Received:2020-11-05 Revised:2021-03-18 Online:2021-09-25 Published:2021-10-29
  • Contact: LI Li E-mail:408924409@qq.com;leeli@hust.edu.cn

Abstract:

In order to study the particularity of the aging characteristics of DC composite insulator sheds operating in the karst mountain col area, insulators with the same operating life from the karst mountain col and plain areas are selected. Shed hydrophobicity, contamination quantity and composition are tested, then performance differences between the two are compared, and the possible influencing factors that cause such differences are discussed. The results show that the overall aging degree of the DC composite insulator sheds operating at the karst mountain col area is rather serious, which is caused by the combined influence of factors including the special terrain, weather, and pollution in the area. The strong wind passing through the sheds will cause stress concentration, leading to cracks at the root of the shed; the penetration from the surface and cracks of acid liquid, if any, will accelerate the cracking and aging of the internal silicone rubber; moreover, the carbonates enriched on the shed surface will gradually transform into more corrosive sulfate ions in an acidic environment, leading to pulverization and deeper corrosion of the shed surface.

Key words: Composite insulator, karst, col geomorphology, shed, aging characteristics

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