XIA Yan-song1, LUO Li-shi1, LI Yong-dong1, et al. Distribution Characteristics of Tracking Failure on XLPE-silicon Rubber Interface with Micro-cavity[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2011, 47(12): 109-114.
XIA Yan-song1, LUO Li-shi1, LI Yong-dong1, et al. Distribution Characteristics of Tracking Failure on XLPE-silicon Rubber Interface with Micro-cavity[J]. High voltageapparatus, 2011, 47(12): 109-114. DOI: 10.13296/j.1001-1609.hva.2011.12.021.
Distribution Characteristics of Tracking Failure on XLPE-silicon Rubber Interface with Micro-cavity
The installation of XLPE cable joint may introduce defects into the XLPE-silicon rubber interface
such as micro-cavity and micro-wire.This study investigated the effect of micro-cavity on tracking failure by analyzing the distribution characteristics of discharge light and carbonization.Three kinds of interfaces with different configurations of artificial micro-cavities were tested.Each interface was setup by pressing a slice of XLPE and a slice of transparent silicon rubber together.High voltage(AC
50 Hz) was applied on a pair of flat-round electrodes sandwiched in the interface with their insulation distance of 5 mm until tracking failure occurred.The discharge light from starting discharge to the failure and the carbonization after the failure were recorded with a digital video recorder
then their channel widths were analyzed.The results show that micro-cavity at the XLPE-silicon rubber interface strengthens the transportation of charge
and easily leads to interfacial discharge and tracking failure.Investigation of channel widths of discharge light and carbonization on the interface with small metallic conductor is helpful in better understanding the tracking failure process and mechanism of XLPE cable joint.