Diagnostic methods for outdoor polymeric insulators

SM Gubanski, A Dernfalk, J Andersson… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Composite insulators are considered mature products and a broad range of insulator types
is nowadays available, including line insulators, hollow-core insulators and apparatus …

Microbial adhesion and nanocomposite‐loaded antifouling applications of insulating polymers in transmission lines‐a review

S Yang, Z Zhang, M Zhu, Y Liu, F Lv - IET Nanodielectrics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In regions characterised by high humidity and abundant vegetation, the external insulation
materials utilised in high‐voltage transmission and transformation are frequently fouled with …

Research of biological contamination and its effect on the properties of RTV-coated insulators

X Ouyang, F Yin, Z Jia, S Yang, Y Wang, H Bai… - Electric Power Systems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, to improve the anti-fouling flashover performance of porcelain and glass
insulators, room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubber coatings have been widely …

Hydrophobicity characteristics of algae-fouled HVDC insulators in subtropical climates

S Yang, Z Jia, X Ouyang, H Bai, R Liu - Electric Power Systems Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Algae contamination was observed on the surface of composite insulators in a subtropical
environment especially China; this contamination affects the external insulation performance …

Effects of biological contamination on insulator performance

SM Gubanski, M Fernando, SJ Pietr… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Results of investigations on biological growths on different insulators, especially porcelain
and silicone rubber ones, are presented. The insulators have been exposed to tropical …

Performance of nonceramic insulators under tropical field conditions

M Fernando, SM Gubanski - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the results of investigations on the performance of nonceramic
insulators in tropical field conditions. Six different types of 33 kV insulators (silicone rubber …

Effects of algae contamination on the hydrophobicity of high‐voltage composite insulators

S Yang, Z Jia, X Ouyang - High Voltage, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Algae colonisation has been observed on silicone rubber insulators around the world
especially in a subtropical climate because the moderate temperature and moisture could …

Global experience of HVDC composite insulators in outdoor and indoor environment

M Akbar, B Mehmood - Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2020 - degruyter.com
High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission is known as green-energy transfer
technology and has recently become an attractive alternative of high-voltage alternating …

Performance and diagnostics of biologically contaminated insulators

SM Gubanski, A Dernfalk, S Wallstrom… - 2006 IEEE 8th …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Biological growth has been observed on insulators installed all over the world. However, so
far, its impact on insulator performance is not well known. This paper summarizes a majority …

Performance of biologically contaminated high voltage insulators

SM Gubanski, S Karlsson… - … Conference on Industrial …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Biological growth has been observed on insulators installed all over the world. However, so
far, its impact on insulator performance is not well known. This paper summarizes the work …