Dielectric and AC Breakdown Properties of SiO 2 /MMT/LDPE Micro–Nano Composites

Hongtao Jiang, Xiaohong Zhang, Junguo Gao and Ning Guo
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Hongtao Jiang: Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
Xiaohong Zhang: Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
Junguo Gao: Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
Ning Guo: Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is an important thermoplastic material which can be made into films, containers, wires, cables, etc. It is highly valued in the fields of packaging, medicine, and health, as well as cables. The method of improving the dielectric property of materials by blending LDPE with inorganic particles as filler has been paid much attention by researchers. In this paper, low-density polyethylene is used as the matrix, and montmorillonite (MMT) particles and silica (SiO 2 ) particles are selected as micro and nano fillers, respectively. In changing the order of adding two kinds of particles, a total of five composite materials were prepared. The crystallization behavior and crystallinity of five kinds of composites were observed, the ε r and tanδ changes of each material were investigated with frequency and temperature, and the power frequency (50 Hz) AC breakdown performance of materials were measured. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the crystallinity of the composites is higher than that of LDPE. Experimental data of dielectric frequency spectra show that the dielectric constants of micro–nano composites and composites with added MMT particles are lower than LDPE, the dielectric loss of composites can be improved by adding MMT particles. The experimental data of dielectric temperature spectra show that the permittivity of SiO 2 -MMT/LDPE is still at a low level under the condition of 20~100 °C. In terms of breakdown field strength, the SiO 2 /LDPE composite material increased by about 17% compared with the matrix LDPE, and the breakdown field strength of the materials SiO 2 -MMT/LDPE and MMT-SiO 2 /LDPE increased by about 6.8% and 4.6%, respectively.

Keywords: micro and nanoparticles; adding order; dielectric properties; AC breakdown strength (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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