Abstract
Charge accumulation phenomenon on gas–solid interface greatly restricts the development of HVDC energy transmission system. In this study, the surface charge transport behavior and flashover performance on alumina/epoxy spacer coated by SiC/epoxy composites are experimentally investigated under DC stress. SiC/epoxy composites with varied SiC particle size are fabricated and deposited on spacer surface. Nearly a charge free surface is achieved especially at smaller SiC particle size, even when metallic wires are adhered on spacer surface and connected to high voltage electrode. The DC flashover voltage increases with the decrease of SiC particle size. On the one hand, smaller SiC particle size exhibits more outstanding nonlinear conductivity characteristics, contributing to accelerating charge dissipation, whereas on the other hand, it would introduce plenty of shallow traps due to the increased interfacial regions between SiC particle and epoxy matrix, resulting in aggravating charge accumulation. A theoretical model is proposed to reveal the control mechanism of SiC/epoxy coating with different SiC particle size on flashover performance. The validity of this model can be confirmed based on the surface trap distribution, carrier mobility and our previous investigations on gas–solid interface flashover development process.
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