The Contamination Characteristics of Insulators with Heights

에자의 설치 높이에 따른 오손 특성

This paper explains the characteristic differences in the process of insulator contamination according to heights. To investigate the contamination characteristics, test insulators are suspended to tower at the heights of 8m, 15m, 33m and 50m. That points stand for distances from insulator to bottom of the 22.9 kV, 154 kV, 345 kV and 765 kV towers, respectively. Generally, the contamination level of transmission lines is determined on the basis of measured value at the height of around 10m due to limitation in measuring. As the contamination level could be affected by the heights and the location of the constructed tower, it is suggested that the measured values should be corrected to minimize errors.