Abstract
The main insulation system in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transformer consists of oil-paper insulation. The formation of space charge in insulation paper is crucial for the dielectric strength. Unfortunately, space charge behavior changes because of the corrosive sulfur substance in oil. This paper presents the space charge behavior in insulation paper induced by copper sulfide generated by corrosive sulfur in insulation oil. Thermal aging tests of paper-wrapped copper strip called the pigtail model were conducted at 130 °C in laboratory. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the surface of copper and paper. Pulse electroacoustic (PEA) and thermally stimulated current (TSC) methods were used to obtain the space charge behavior in paper. Results showed that both maximum and total amount of space charge increased for the insulation paper contaminated by semi-conductor chemical substance copper sulfide. The space charge decay rate of contaminated paper was significantly enhanced after the polarization voltage was removed. The TSC results revealed that copper sulfide increased the trap density and lowered the shallow trap energy levels. These results contributed to charge transportation by de-trapping and trapping processes. This improved charge transportation could be the main reason for the decreased breakdown voltage of paper insulation material.
Highlights
IntroductionOil-paper is widely used as an insulating medium in various high voltage apparatuses, such as power transformers, capacitors, and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) devices, which play a vital role in electrical power networks [1,2]
Oil-paper is widely used as an insulating medium in various high voltage apparatuses, such as power transformers, capacitors, and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) devices, which play a vital role in electrical power networks [1,2].Aging of oil-paper can eventually threaten the safe operation of electrical devices
This paper presents the space charge behavior in insulation paper induced by copper sulfide in HVDC
Summary
Oil-paper is widely used as an insulating medium in various high voltage apparatuses, such as power transformers, capacitors, and HVDC devices, which play a vital role in electrical power networks [1,2]. Aging of oil-paper can eventually threaten the safe operation of electrical devices. The space charge will accumulate within the paper materials under the action of DC high voltage, leading to the distortion of internal local electrical field distribution [3,4]. The aging speed of paper material is accelerated. Corrosive sulfur can form the semi-conductor substance copper sulfide, which will be deposited on the paper surface [5,6]. The understanding of space charge behavior in paper contaminated by copper sulfide is of significant interests
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