Comprehensive Comparison of Lightning Properties of Insulating Liquids in Relation to Mineral Oil Under Positive Lightning Impulse

Filip Stuchala and Pawel Rozga ()
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Filip Stuchala: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 20, 90-537 Lodz, Poland
Pawel Rozga: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 20, 90-537 Lodz, Poland

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: In this paper, results of comparative studies on the positive lightning impulse breakdown voltage (LIBV) and accelerating voltage (V a ) of six insulating liquids of different chemical composition are presented. This paper discusses the behavior of uninhibited naphthenic mineral oil (UMO), inhibited naphthenic mineral oil (IMO), natural ester (NE), synthetic ester (SE), and two modern dielectric fluids: bio-based hydrocarbon (BIO) and inhibited liquid produced using Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) technology. Measurements are taken in a point-to-sphere electrode system for two selected gap distances: 25 mm (which is suggested by the IEC 60897 standard) and 40 mm. After analyzing the obtained results, it is noted that positive LIBV does not differ significantly between the tested liquids. Noticeable differences are observed, however, for V a . The lowest values of this parameter characterize ester liquids, which is consistent with the common knowledge in this field. In addition, the obtained values of LIBV and V a are used to evaluate the maximum values of electric field intensity through the application of simulations for each specific case based on the finite element method. These simulations confirm that, for a given parameter, maximum electric field stress is on similar level, regardless of the gap distance. This proves that the breakdown and appearance of fast discharges are determined by specific field conditions.

Keywords: acceleration voltage; breakdown voltage; dielectric liquids; ester liquids; GTL; mineral oil; positive polarity (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: 2025
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