Abstract
A composite micro-textured surface structure is proposed and demonstrated to enhance the surface flashover strength of polymer insulators used in vacuum. The structure is fabricated in two stages, with periodic triangular grooves of approximately 210 μm in width formed in the first stage and micro-holes of approximately 2 μm coated on the inner surface of grooves in the second. The aim is to exploit the synergistic effects between the grooves and micro-holes to suppress the secondary electron yield to obtain a better flashover performance. To acquire insulators with the composite micro-textured surface, the CO2 laser processing technique is applied to treat the surface of the PMMA insulators. The test results show that the flashover voltages of the insulators with the two-stage fabricated structure increase by 150% compared with the untreated samples in the best state. Compared with the traditional macro-groove structures on insulators, the proposed composite micro-textured insulators exhibit a better surface flashover performance.
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