Novel smart insulating materials achieving targeting self-healing of electrical trees: high performance, low cost, and eco-friendliness

W Sima, C Liang, P Sun, M Yang, C Zhu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
It remains challenging to promptly inhibit and autonomically heal electrical trees inside
insulating dielectrics, which are caused by sustained strong electrical fields and …

Electrical tree growth and partial discharge in epoxy resin under combined AC and DC voltage waveforms

I Iddrissu, SM Rowland, H Zheng, Z Lv… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effect of DC bias on electrical tree growth and partial discharge (PD) characteristics in
epoxy resin (Araldite LY® 5052/Aradur® HY 5052 supplied by Huntsman) is investigated …

DC electrical tree initiation in silicone rubber under temperature gradient

Y Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhou, M Chen… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, initiation behaviors of DC electrical tree in silicone rubber were studied under
different voltage polarities and temperature gradients (temperature of needle and ground …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of bipolar repetitive square wave voltage parameters on electrical tree characteristics of epoxy resin

P Wang, Y Chen, S Akram, P Meng, J Castellon… - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the electrical tree growth of epoxy resins. Repetitive bipolar square
wave voltage is applied to the epoxy resins and different parameters rise time, frequency …

Influence of repetitive square voltage duty cycle on the electrical tree characteristics of epoxy resin

P Wang, S Hui, S Akram, K Zhou, MT Nazir, Y Chen… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The application of wide band-gap power electronic devices brings more challenges to
insulating packaging technology. Knowing the influence of applied voltage parameters on …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of AC and DC voltages on electrical treeing in low density polyethylene

H Zheng, G Chen, SM Rowland - International Journal of Electrical Power & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrical tree growth is a well-documented process leading to failure of high voltage
polymeric insulation under AC stresses. However, tree growth in HVDC insulation failure is …

Temperature dependence of DC electrical tree initiation in silicone rubber considering defect type and polarity

Y Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhou, M Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, the electrical tree initiation behavior in silicone rubber (SIR) under DC voltage
was studied. Tests were conducted to reveal the effects of temperature (20-120° C), defect …

Charge transport dynamics and the effects on electrical tree degradation under DC voltages in thermally aged silicone rubber

Y Zhang, Y Zhou, C Wu, L Zhang… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrical tree is one of the major issues for insulation failure in high voltage power cables. In
this paper, we investigate electrical tree degradation under DC voltages in thermally aged …

Flame-retardant performance of transparent and tensile-strength-enhanced epoxy resins

L Li, Z Cai - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, a flame-retardant additive with 9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-
10-oxide (DOPO) groups denoted DSD was successfully synthesized from DOPO, 4, 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing of electrical tree damage of polyethylene/microcapsules insulation composite material

Y Zhang, Y Wang, Y Li, R Zheng - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the use of polyethylene (PE) cable in power systems, electrical tree damages can
inevitably occur inside the insulation materials, causing partial discharges and threatening …