Polyethylene nanocomposites for power cable insulations

I Pleşa, PV Noţingher, C Stancu, F Wiesbrock… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review represents a comprehensive study of nanocomposites for power cables
insulations based on thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene congeners like LDPE …

The mechanisms leading to the useful electrical properties of polymer nanodielectrics

RC Smith, C Liang, M Landry… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Polymer nanocomposites with metal oxide nanoparticle fillers exhibit enhanced electrical
breakdown strength and voltage endurance compared to their unfilled or micron filled …

Dielectric properties of XLPE/SiO2 nanocomposites based on CIGRE WG D1. 24 cooperative test results

T Tanaka, A Bulinski, J Castellon… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comprehensive experimental investigation of XLPE and its nanocomposite with fumed
silica (SiO 2) has been performed by CIGRE Working Group D1. 24, in cooperative tests …

Electrical treeing and the associated PD characteristics in LDPE nanocomposites

S Alapati, MJ Thomas - IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Treeing in low density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with alumina nanocomposite as well as
unfilled LDPE samples stressed with 50 Hz ac voltage has been studied. The tree inception …

Conductivity and space charge in LDPE containing nano-and micro-sized ZnO particles

RJ Fleming, A Ammala, PS Casey… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC conductivity and ac impedance measurements were made in air and in vacuum on
samples of low density polyethylene to which nano-sized and micro-sized ZnO particles and …

Influence of nano-fillers on electrical treeing in epoxy insulation

S Alapati, MJ Thomas - IET Science, Measurement & Technology, 2012 - IET
This paper presents the results of a study on the effect of alumina nano-fillers on electrical
tree growth in epoxy insulation. Treeing experiments were conducted at a fixed ac voltage of …

Experimental measurements of partial discharge activity within LDPE/TiO2 nanocomposites

NMK Abdel-Gawad, AZ El Dein… - … Middle East Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The presence of impurities, voids or gas bubbles during the manufacturing process of
insulating materials of power cables leads to electrical degradation in the form of partial …

Effect of morphology on electrical treeing in low density polyethylene nanocomposites

S Alapati, JT Meledath… - … Science, Measurement & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Influence of polymer morphology on the inception and the growth of electrical trees in
unfilled low density polyethylene (LDPE) as well as LDPE filled with 1, 3 and 5% by weight …

DC breakdown strength and conduction current of MgO/LDPE composite influenced by filler size

S Okuzumi, Y Murakami, M Nagao… - 2008 Annual Report …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A nano-composite material is attracting many researchers' attention in the field of dielectric
and electrical insulation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of MgO filler …

Electrical treeing in polymer nanocomposites

S Alapati, MJ Thomas - … Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, 2009 - degruyter.com
This paper presents a study of electrical treeing phenomena in polymer nanocomposites.
The polymer nanocomposite studied consists of epoxy resin as base polymer and silica as …