Improvement of the Electrical Performance of Outdoor Porcelain Insulators by Utilization of a Novel Nano-TiO 2 Coating for Application in Railway Electrification Systems

Pichai Muangpratoom (), Issaraporn Khonchaiyaphum and Wanwilai Vittayakorn
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Pichai Muangpratoom: High-Voltage Insulation Technology and Innovation Research Unit (HVRU-RMUTI), Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Khon Kaen Campus, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand
Issaraporn Khonchaiyaphum: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Khon Kaen Campus, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand
Wanwilai Vittayakorn: Electroceramics Research Laboratory (ECRL), College of Materials Innovation and Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: The present study aimed to develop the electrical performance of outdoor insulators using a nano-TiO 2 coating for railway electrification systems. The prototype design of porcelain insulators with normal coatings and using a nano-TiO 2 coating is based on IEC 60815-1. The first test was performed to measure the low-frequency flashover AC voltage under both dry and wet conditions. In addition, the other test was conducted to measure the lightning impulse critical-flashover voltage at positive and negative polarity under dry-normal and wet-contaminated conditions. X-ray diffraction (X-RD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to examine the micro surface and show that the nano-TiO 2 coating was adhered to the surface of the outdoor porcelain insulator and exists in an amorphous state. Additionally, it was observed and discovered that scattered nano-TiO 2 strengthens the glassy matrix and creates a sturdy barrier that causes flashover voltage to be reduced under conditions of high dielectric strength. Nanostructured ceramic formulations outperform ordinary porcelain in terms of breakdown voltage strength, particularly for the insulators’ low-frequency flashover performances under dry and wet test conditions. However, a significant change in the lightning impulse critical-flashover voltage characteristics is observed and is not much better when adding the nano-TiO 2 coating to the porcelain insulators.

Keywords: railway electrification system; outdoor porcelain insulators; low-frequency flashover AC voltage; lightning impulse critical-flashover voltage (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: 2023
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