%0 Generic %1 sherifperformance %A Sherif, Elbadri %A Vlastos, Antonios E. %D - %K Composite Insulator %T PERFORMANCE OF LONG-ROD COMPOSITE INSULATORS UNDER VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS %X Four composite insulator pairs of different design and material exposed to various environmental conditions were studied during a period of 5 to 9 y'>ars. For each insulator pair, one insulator was exposed to DC voltage (+600 kV) and the other to AC voltage (462 k'/ rins). During the first two years under voltage exposure, al 1 the long-rod composite insulators have sho<."11 a very good performance compared •./ith porcelain and glass insulators exposed to the same experimental conditions at the same experimental site. This was found to be the case even when the insulators were exposed to salt storms. However, in late years, while the composite later based on silicon rubber has sho•..ma continuing s cior performance compared to porcelain and glass insulators, the composite. insulators based on EPDM have show"n a significative degradation in their performance. The results obtained from the insulators examined, including contamination, leakage currents and flashovers, are presented and discussed.

@conference{sherifperformance, abstract = {Four composite insulator pairs of different design and material exposed to various environmental conditions were studied during a period of 5 to 9 y'>ars. For each insulator pair, one insulator was exposed to DC voltage (+600 kV) and the other to AC voltage (462 k'/ rins). During the first two years under voltage exposure, al 1 the long-rod composite insulators have sho<."11 a very good performance compared •./ith porcelain and glass insulators exposed to the same experimental conditions at the same experimental site. This was found to be the case even when the insulators were exposed to salt storms. However, in late years, while the composite later based on silicon rubber has sho•..ma continuing s cior performance compared to porcelain and glass insulators, the composite. insulators based on EPDM have show"n a significative degradation in their performance. The results obtained from the insulators examined, including contamination, leakage currents and flashovers, are presented and discussed.}, added-at = {2021-02-22T08:49:23.000+0100}, author = {Sherif, Elbadri and Vlastos, Antonios E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2813c4208592e2d56a44bd0543d98c4e9/ceps}, interhash = {220293d6ceb58c421fd2144b7c9109cf}, intrahash = {813c4208592e2d56a44bd0543d98c4e9}, keywords = {Composite Insulator}, timestamp = {2023-12-21T08:22:49.000+0100}, title = {PERFORMANCE OF LONG-ROD COMPOSITE INSULATORS UNDER VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS}, year = {-} }