The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Effect of Morphology on Space Charge Dynamics In Polyethylene Insulation (invited plenary lecture)

Effect of Morphology on Space Charge Dynamics In Polyethylene Insulation (invited plenary lecture)
Effect of Morphology on Space Charge Dynamics In Polyethylene Insulation (invited plenary lecture)
Polymeric insulation has been progressively replaced traditional paper impregnated insulation. Electrical performance of polymeric materials is determined by many factors. One of them is morphological feature of polymer. Effects of morphological change on electrical performance of polyethylene insulation have been studied due to its technological importance in high voltage power cable system. The results obtained so far, however, are inconclusive. One of the reasons is the complicated relationship between electrical performance and morphology. It has been suggested that the presence of space charge may play a significant role in determining electrical performance of polyethylene insulation. In this paper space charge formation in low density (LDPE) with different morphological features at various temperatures were investigated. Different morphologies were realized via addition of antioxidant which serves as nucleation centres. The space charge dynamics were observed at room temperature, 50, and 70 °C under high voltage application using the pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) method. It has been found that the morphology change in LDPE does not result in significant changes in charge accumulation. On the other hand the introduction of antioxidants into LDPE leads to negative charge accumulation at high temperatures, indicating the creation of deep traps. In addition space charge in XLPE samples was also measured using the laser induced pressure pulse technique (LIPP). It has been found that heterocharge accumulation in XLPE is greatly affected by heat treatment. The results are discussed in terms of reduction in crosslinking by-products concentration and morphological change caused by the heat treatment. It seems that the space charge in XLPE is more to do with the by-products rather than morphological change.
Space charge, polyethylene insulation, morphology
30-36
Chen, G
3de45a9c-6c9a-4bcb-90c3-d7e26be21819
Tanaka, Y
e940ed91-1ebe-4edb-9088-59c856782ee8
Vaughan, A. S.
6d813b66-17f9-4864-9763-25a6d659d8a3
Chong, Y. L.
d56e3702-5941-486a-ba8c-2f4675c82e96
Chen, G
3de45a9c-6c9a-4bcb-90c3-d7e26be21819
Tanaka, Y
e940ed91-1ebe-4edb-9088-59c856782ee8
Vaughan, A. S.
6d813b66-17f9-4864-9763-25a6d659d8a3
Chong, Y. L.
d56e3702-5941-486a-ba8c-2f4675c82e96

Chen, G, Tanaka, Y, Vaughan, A. S. and Chong, Y. L. (2003) Effect of Morphology on Space Charge Dynamics In Polyethylene Insulation (invited plenary lecture). The 9th Chinese National Conference on Engineering Dielectrics, Xian, China. 23 - 25 Oct 2003. pp. 30-36 .

Record type: Conference or Workshop Item (Other)

Abstract

Polymeric insulation has been progressively replaced traditional paper impregnated insulation. Electrical performance of polymeric materials is determined by many factors. One of them is morphological feature of polymer. Effects of morphological change on electrical performance of polyethylene insulation have been studied due to its technological importance in high voltage power cable system. The results obtained so far, however, are inconclusive. One of the reasons is the complicated relationship between electrical performance and morphology. It has been suggested that the presence of space charge may play a significant role in determining electrical performance of polyethylene insulation. In this paper space charge formation in low density (LDPE) with different morphological features at various temperatures were investigated. Different morphologies were realized via addition of antioxidant which serves as nucleation centres. The space charge dynamics were observed at room temperature, 50, and 70 °C under high voltage application using the pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) method. It has been found that the morphology change in LDPE does not result in significant changes in charge accumulation. On the other hand the introduction of antioxidants into LDPE leads to negative charge accumulation at high temperatures, indicating the creation of deep traps. In addition space charge in XLPE samples was also measured using the laser induced pressure pulse technique (LIPP). It has been found that heterocharge accumulation in XLPE is greatly affected by heat treatment. The results are discussed in terms of reduction in crosslinking by-products concentration and morphological change caused by the heat treatment. It seems that the space charge in XLPE is more to do with the by-products rather than morphological change.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: 2003
Additional Information: Event Dates: October 24-26
Venue - Dates: The 9th Chinese National Conference on Engineering Dielectrics, Xian, China, 2003-10-23 - 2003-10-25
Keywords: Space charge, polyethylene insulation, morphology
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, EEE

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 258526
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/258526
PURE UUID: 309fc5ae-de61-4e1f-a566-8e8dfcc587a9
ORCID for A. S. Vaughan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-513X

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 10 Nov 2003
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 03:36

Export record

Contributors

Author: G Chen
Author: Y Tanaka
Author: A. S. Vaughan ORCID iD
Author: Y. L. Chong

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×