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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/JKEM.2006.19.2.169

Variation in Leakage Current Characteristics of Polymer Insulator for Various Environmental Condition  

Park Jae-Jun (중부대학교 전기전자공학과)
Choi In-Hyuk (한전전력연구원 송전기술그룹)
Lee Dong-il (한전전력연구원 송전기술그룹)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers / v.19, no.2, 2006 , pp. 169-175 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated variation leakage current maximum value and waveform considering applied voltage phase angel by simulating three environmental conditions, such as fog, salt fog, and kaolin contamination .As the result of applied voltage phase angel characteristics, leakage currents presented almost in phases in the early stage regardless of environmental conditions just after applying the voltage, and the phase of leakage currents certain phase lags for the discharge of the applied voltage when surface discharges occurred due to the continuous environmental contamination. In addition, the difference in phase significantly increased according to the intensity of discharges. The change in distortion rates according to the environmental contamination presented a nearly same level just after applying the voltage. The distortion rate of third harmonic for the fundamental wave presented by the order of fog>salt fog>kaolin when surface discharges occurred due to the applied voltage for certain continued periods. In the case of the fog and salt fog, the scale of spectrums decreased according to the increase in frequencies from the results of the analysis of high frequencies. In addition, the even number frequency presented a relatively large level compared to the odd number frequency under the kaolin contamination.
Keywords
Leakage current; Applied voltage phase angel; Environmental condition; Distortion rate; Frequency analysis;
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