The exposition of HV solid insulators in vacuum to relevant voltage differences could determine the surface flashover along the solid dielectric-vacuum interface. Insulator holdoff capabilities can be significantly improved by limiting the field intensity in proximity of the electrodes by means of a Geometrical Field Control, namely designing the insulator profile so that the region subjected to high field is shifted away from the regions where the electrodes join the solid dielectric-vacuum interface. In this paper a new profile for an HV insulator in vacuum is presented. An axially symmetrical configuration constituted by a couple of coaxial cylindrical electrodes is considered, with the insulator shape designed to guarantee similar performances for both field polarities. The effectiveness of the design is validated by means of numerical simulations and by experimental results involving D.C. and impulse flashover performances.
Profile optimisation for an HV insulator in vacuum / Egiziano, L.; Spagnuolo, G.; Tucci, V.; Lupo', Giovanni; Petrarca, Carlo. - In: CONFERENCE RECORD OF IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRICAL INSULATION. - ISSN 0164-2006. - STAMPA. - 1:(1996), pp. 357-360. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation tenutosi a Montreal, Canada nel 16-19 giugno 1996) [10.1109/ELINSL.1996.549355].
Profile optimisation for an HV insulator in vacuum
LUPO', GIOVANNI;PETRARCA, CARLO
1996
Abstract
The exposition of HV solid insulators in vacuum to relevant voltage differences could determine the surface flashover along the solid dielectric-vacuum interface. Insulator holdoff capabilities can be significantly improved by limiting the field intensity in proximity of the electrodes by means of a Geometrical Field Control, namely designing the insulator profile so that the region subjected to high field is shifted away from the regions where the electrodes join the solid dielectric-vacuum interface. In this paper a new profile for an HV insulator in vacuum is presented. An axially symmetrical configuration constituted by a couple of coaxial cylindrical electrodes is considered, with the insulator shape designed to guarantee similar performances for both field polarities. The effectiveness of the design is validated by means of numerical simulations and by experimental results involving D.C. and impulse flashover performances.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
