Surface Flashover Characteristics of Epoxy Resin Composites in SF 6 /CF 4 Gas Mixture with DC Voltage

Xin Wang, Zhimin Wang, Jieyuan Chen, Xiaofei Shi and Xiaolong Li
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Xin Wang: State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company Research Institute, Changchun 130021, China
Zhimin Wang: State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company Research Institute, Changchun 130021, China
Jieyuan Chen: State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company Research Institute, Changchun 130021, China
Xiaofei Shi: State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company, Changchun 130022, China
Xiaolong Li: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: SF 6 /CF 4 mixture is considered a potential substitution for SF 6 in gas-insulated equipment owing to the considerable insulation and low temperature characteristics of CF 4 . This paper concerns the substitutability of the mixture on the surface flashover property. Epoxy resin composites for solid insulators are applied since flashover at the insulator interface often occurs and results in severe damage to the safe operation of the equipment. Two kinds of electrode systems are designed to study DC flashover properties with different electric field uniformities. The obtained result shows that the flashover voltage in the 20% SF 6 /80% CF 4 mixture achieved more than 70% of the voltage in SF 6 at the same pressure. The mixture shows considerable synergy in the surface flashover process and performed different tendencies with varying gas pressures and contents under different electrode systems due to the influence of surface accumulated charge. Moreover, it is considered that surface charge due to ionization may result in a reversal phenomenon for voltage polarity with increasing pressure. The results indicate the possibility of SF 6 /CF 4 functioning as an efficient substitution of SF 6 with a considerable insulation property and improved environmental protection characteristics.

Keywords: gas-insulated switchgear; SF 6 /CF 4 mixture; surface flashover; surface charge; synergistic effect; epoxy resin; insulator; substitute gas (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: 2022
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