Abstract
A method is introduced for testing insulators under icing conditions. The method is based on and developed from those described in the standard of IEC60-1, IEC 60507 and IEEE Task Force on Insulator Icing Test Methods, which give instructions to test insulators under pollution. Then, the paper explores the effects of various factors, including ice thickness, pollution severity on the surface of insulators before ice accretion, atmospheric pressure, and shed profiles, on the flashover performance of short samples of two different types of silicone rubber (SIR) composite long rod insulators intended for ultra high voltage (UHV) ac transmission lines. The experiments were carried out in the multi-function artificial climate chamber in the High Voltage and Insulation Technological Laboratory of Chongqing University, China. The experimental results reveal the regularity of the effects of ice thickness, pollution severity and atmospheric pressure on the average flashover voltage of two types of composite insulators. Those can provide reference for the outdoor insulation design for UHV ac transmission lines.
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