Abstract
Epoxy post-insulator is one of the key parts in SF6 gas-insulated DC wall bushing, which is irreplaceable in high voltage direct current transmission projects. Flashovers occur on post-insulators frequently, where a great number of tiny metal particles exist. The micron metal particles attached to the epoxy will change the insulation state of the surface. However, this relation between microstructure of material and macroscopic electrical properties on flashover would still arouse controversy. In order to study the effect of particles on the flashover characteristics, the particles generated from wear of spring in DC wall bushing were selected, the surface potential decay along surface and the DC flashover voltage of epoxy attached with particles were measured. The results show that the discrete particles could increase surface trap level by 0.025 eV under the effect of Van der Waals force. Furthermore, the deeper traps could capture the charge during the streamer development and inhibit the flashover, when the particle amount less than 500 per mm2. If the particles are more enough to form the continuous paths, these conductive paths could promote the streamer to propagate, which shortens the insulation distance, increases the electric field, and decreases the flashover voltage by 50% finally.
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