Analysis of electrical tree propagation in XLPE power cable insulation

Electrical treeing is one of the major breakdown mechanisms for solid dielectrics subjected to high electrical stress. In this paper, the characteristics of electrical tree growth in XLPE samples have been investigated. XLPE samples are obtained from a commercial XLPE power cable, in which electrical trees have been grown from pin to plane in the frequency range of 4000-10,000 Hz, voltage range of 4-10 kV, and the distances between electrodes of 1 and 2 mm. Images of trees and their growing processes were taken by a CCD camera. The fractal dimensions of electric trees were obtained by using a simple box-counting technique. The results show that the tree growth rate and fractal dimension was bigger when the frequency or voltage was higher, or the distance between electrodes was smaller. Contrary to our expectation, it has been found that when the distance between electrodes changed from 1 to 2 mm, the required voltage of the similar electrical trees decreased only 1or 2 kV. In order to evaluate the difficulties of electrical tree propagation in different conditions, a simple energy threshold analysis method has been proposed. The threshold energy, which presents the minimum energy that a charge carrier in the well at the top of the tree should have to make the tree grow, has been computed considering the length of electrical tree, the fractal dimension, and the growth time. The computed results indicate that when one of the three parameters of voltage, frequency, and local electric field increase, the trends of energy threshold can be split into 3 regions.     

聚丙烯中电树枝生长机理研究

耐电树枝老化特性是表征聚合物绝缘材料介电性能的重要参数之一.聚丙烯(PP)是典型半结晶聚合物,其复杂的非均匀聚集态结构影响电树枝的生长.本文对PP及加入成核剂的PP试样进行了耐电树枝化性能实验,通过偏光显微镜(PLM)及差示扫描量热法(DSC)分析加入成核剂前后PP的结晶形态、结晶度以及结晶结构对电树枝生长特征的影响.以相界面自由能的热驱动作用以及放电雪崩理论为基础,对电树枝生长的热力学和动力学机理进行分析,阐明电场分布对电树枝生长的重要作用.根据半结晶材料的结晶相和非晶相的物理性能,建立材料内部电场分布计算模型,模拟针-板电极条件下聚合物材料内部的局域电场分布情况,分析了电树枝通道的动力学生长特征,探讨了成核剂改变PP的结晶结构抑制电树枝沿电场生长的作用.     

发展在XLPE电缆绝缘内外侧的电树枝

以XLPE高压电力电缆内外侧绝缘中的电树枝特性为研究对象，通过分析电树枝引发与生长的统计实验规律和采用扫描电子显微镜分析发现，由于不同结晶状态的影响，电缆绝缘内外侧的电树枝特性存在很大的差异.引发于绝缘内侧电树枝引发时间短、生长速度快、电树枝形状具有多样性；起始于绝缘外侧的电树枝不仅引发时间长、生长速度极慢，而且电树枝形状(结构)比较单一.并对这两个位置电树枝的引发和生长机理进行了探讨. 关键词： 电树枝 结晶状态 统计规律 内侧和外侧绝缘层     

高频电压下交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘中电树枝生长的动力学模型

针对高压交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘试样,在1000—2000Hz 10kV峰值正弦电压下,采用计算机实时显微数字摄像技术进行了电树枝培养实验.基于半结晶绝缘材料中电树枝生长机理和电树枝结构的分形特征,提出了一个在高频范围定量预测电应力驱动下交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘中电树枝生长特性的动力学模型,获得了电树枝生长率方程和从电树枝生长到击穿过程的寿命公式.将该模型预测值与实验中获得的电树枝生长规律实验数据进行比较,其结果有较好的一致性,表明提出的模型化方法可以应用到交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘中电树枝老化规律的定量分析研究中. 关键词： 交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘 电树枝 施压频率 动力学模型     

外电场下交联聚乙烯电介质材料分子结构变化及其电老化微观机理研究

为了从微观角度分析交联聚乙烯(XLPE)材料的电树枝老化,本文采用分子模拟方法计算并优化得到了XLPE分子结构.沿着聚乙烯链施加不同大小电场强度,分析交联聚乙烯分子的几何结构、偶极矩、极化率、电荷分布、前线轨道能量和红外光谱变化规律.计算结果表明,随着外电场的增大,交联聚乙烯分子红外光谱发生较大变化;当外施电场达到0.026a.u.后,红外光谱图中出现虚频,表明分子空间结构不再稳定,易发生断键;另外从前线轨道图的变化可以看出断键现象最先发生在交联聚乙烯链端部;沿着电场方向,原子所带电荷量由交联处向端部转移,当外施电场达到0.029a.u.后,链端部的C-H和C-C键断裂产生H·和CH_3·自由基.游离的自由基会形成空间电荷并发生积聚,产生局部较大场强,从而进一步影响交联聚乙烯链的空间结构.而电介质内部微观特性的变化必定会导致交联聚乙烯材料绝缘性能的下降,这些变化对揭示交联聚乙烯电缆电树枝形成的微观规律具有重要研究意义.     

Experimental measurement of the electrical conductivity of pyroxenite at high temperature and high pressure under different oxygen fugacities

Electrical conductivities of pyroxenite were measured between frequencies of 10^?1 and 10⁶ Hz in a multi-anvil pressure apparatus using different solid buffers (Ni+NiO, Fe+Fe₃O₄, Fe+FeO and Mo+MoO₂) to stabilize the partial pressure of oxygen. The temperature ranged from 1073 to 1423 K (800 to 1200 °C) and the pressure from 1.0 to 4.0 GPa. We observe that: (1) the electrical conductivity (σ) of pyroxenite depends on frequency; (2) σ tends to increase with rising temperature (T), and Log σ and 1/T obey a linear Arrhenius relationship; (3) under control of the buffer Fe+Fe₃O₄, σ tends to decrease with rising pressure, nevertheless the activation enthalpy tends to increase. For the first time we have obtained values for the activation energy and activation bulk volume of the main charge carriers, which are (1.60±0.07) eV and (0.05±0.03) cm³/mol, respectively; (4) for a given pressure and temperature, σ tends to rise with increased oxygen fugacity, whereas the activation enthalpy and preexponential factor tend to decrease; and (5) the behaviour of the electrical conductivity at high temperature and high pressure can be reasonably interpreted by assuming that small polarons provide the dominant conduction mechanism in the pyroxenite samples.     

聚集态和陷阱对交联聚乙烯真空沿面闪络特性的影响

研究了半结晶聚合物交联聚乙烯的聚集态和陷阱等对真空沿面闪络特性的影响.交联聚乙烯(XLPE)在135℃下恒温10min后,分别经过-56℃,-25℃淬火处理,自然降温,或1℃/min,0.5℃/min慢速降温等热处理过程,测量了热处理后试样的电气性能、显微结构、陷阱分布和真空中的沿面闪络特性.实验结果表明,与未热处理试样相比,热处理试样的直流闪络电压最高提高了76%,脉冲闪络电压最高提高了19%.认为热处理改变了XLPE试样的聚集态和陷阱,从而提高了XLPE试样的真空沿面闪络性能,提出了可以通过控制半结晶聚合物的聚集态和缺陷结构提高其真空沿面闪络性能.     

一种陶瓷径向绝缘强流二极管耐压结构设计

 对外径230 mm的陶瓷绝缘板,依据强流真空二极管径向绝缘的设计思想,设计加工了“锥-柱”型阳极外壳,并在传输线内筒和阴极杆末端位置增加了均压罩和屏蔽环结构。利用静电场有限元程序计算了陶瓷-真空界面电场分布,通过对外壳细节结构以及均压罩、屏蔽环形状和位置的调整,使得真空界面上沿面场强和三结合点处场强均得到了有效控制。在单线长脉冲加速器上进行了实验研究,结果显示,二极管能够耐受400 kV、脉宽大于200 ns的脉冲电压,运行稳定,达到了理论设计要求。     

Bipolar model for electrical breakdown in polyethylene materials under dc high electrical fields

In this paper, we have applied our bipolar transport model for studying the charge dynamics in the insulating polyethylene materials, from nano to micro -scales and under dc high applied field. We have also applied the model for studying the electrical breakdown phenomenon for these mentioned scales. The principal results are dedicated to the evolution of the external current in low density polyethylene samples. Under notable dc high applied field, the electrical pre-breakdown phenomenon is indicated by an abrupt increase that occurs during the steady state of the external current.     

Sound insulation characteristics of multi-layer structures with a microperforated panel

Multi-layer structures have issues with sound insulation at low and mid-frequencies due to mass-air-mass resonance. The purpose of this study is to investigate improvements to the sound insulation performance of multi-layer structures using a microperforated panel (MPP), which can absorb well over a wide frequency range. Although MPPs have been investigated over the last several decades, almost all studies have been conducted in terms of sound absorption. Herein the sound transmission loss of multi-layer structures with flexible MPPs of infinite extent is theoretically investigated. The calculation is based on the wave equation and the equation of panel vibration including the effect of perforation of the panel. Additionally to consider a more realistic sound insulation performance, the effect of the directional distribution of the incident energy in a reverberation chamber is taken into account. Experiments are conducted using an acoustic tube to validate the calculated results and the reverberation chamber method to verify the actual sound insulation characteristics. Both experiments agree well with the theoretically calculated perforation effects. Consequently, MMPs are confirmed to improve the deterioration of sound insulation performance due to mass-air-mass resonance of multi-layer structures.     

The measurement of saturated rock electrical conductivity at lower crustal temperatures and high pressures

Abstract

A method has been developed to measure the electrical conductivity of electrolyte saturated rocks under simulated lower crustal temperatures and pressures. The method uses a metal sleeved sample, and a guard-ring electrode system has been used to minimise leakage currents through the sleeve. Seals were developed to mate the metallic and ceramic parts of the cell.     

Measurements of saturated basic and acidic rock electrical conductivities at lower crustal temperatures and high pressures

Abstract

Laboratory measurements of the electrical conductivity of brine saturated acidic and metabasic rocks were done at confining pressures up to 0.2 GPa, high pore pressures and temperatures of 900°C. Acidic rocks showed conductivities insufficient to explain the lower crustal high conductivity layer. Basic rocks, however, showed conductivities consistent with the high conductivity layer at those temperatures that the layer is thought to possess.     

高场强下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻特性

分析了高电场强度下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻的特点,得出高电场强度下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻是电容器介质膜泄漏和自愈过程的综合反映。针对高场强下的应用条件提出一种金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻的测试方法,并对高场强下电容器的绝缘电阻进行测试。测试结果表明：在300~400 V/m工作场强范围内金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻随工作场强增大会急剧减小,由于自愈的作用,绝缘电阻下降幅度随场强增加会逐渐变缓;在20~50 ℃工作温度范围内,金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻随温度升高会急剧减小,同样由于自愈的作用,绝缘电阻下降幅度随温度增高会逐渐变缓。分析得出,高温高场强下金属化膜电容器介质膜泄漏将会导致电容器电压出现明显下降,影响电容器和脉冲功率系统的储能效率。     

高场强下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻特性

分析了高电场强度下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻的特点,得出高电场强度下金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻是电容器介质膜泄漏和自愈过程的综合反映。针对高场强下的应用条件提出一种金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻的测试方法,并对高场强下电容器的绝缘电阻进行测试。测试结果表明:在300~400 V/m工作场强范围内金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻随工作场强增大会急剧减小,由于自愈的作用,绝缘电阻下降幅度随场强增加会逐渐变缓;在20~50 ℃工作温度范围内,金属化膜电容器绝缘电阻随温度升高会急剧减小,同样由于自愈的作用,绝缘电阻下降幅度随温度增高会逐渐变缓。分析得出,高温高场强下金属化膜电容器介质膜泄漏将会导致电容器电压出现明显下降,影响电容器和脉冲功率系统的储能效率。     

Electrical property and phase transition of CdSe under high pressure

In situ electrical resistivity measurement of CdSe was performed under high pressure and moderate temperature using a diamond anvil cell equipped with a microcircuit. With the pressure increasing, a sharp drop in resistivity of over two orders of magnitude was observed at about 2.6 GPa, it was caused by the transition to the rock-salt CdSe. After that, the resistivity decreased linearly with pressure. However, in different pressure range, the decreasing degree was obviously different. This attributed to the different electron structures. By fitting to the curve of pressure dependence of resistivity in different pressure range, the relationship of the band gap to pressure was given and the metallization pressure was speculated to be in the range of 70-100 GPa. The temperature dependence of resistivity showed that in the experimental temperature and pressure range the resistivity had a positive temperature coefficient.     

Structural, electronic and vibrational properties of InN under high pressure

The structural, electronic and vibrational properties of InN under pressures up to 20 GPa have been investigated using the pseudo-potential plane wave method (PP-PW). The generalized-gradient approximation (GGA) in the frame of density functional theory (DFT) approach has been adopted. It is found that the transition from wurtzite (B4) to rocksalt (B1) phase occurs at a pressure of approximately 12.7 GPa. In addition, a change from a direct to an indirect band gap is observed. The mechanism of these changes is discussed. The phonon frequencies and densities of states (DOS) are derived using the linear response approach and density functional perturbation theory (DFPT). The properties of phonons are described by the harmonic approximation method. Our results show that phonons play an important role in the mechanism of phase transition and in the instability of B4 (wurtzite) just before the pressure of transition. At zero pressure our data agree well with recently reported experimental results.     

交联聚乙烯电缆绝缘材料中电树枝的导电特性研究

利用光学显微观察、局部放电测量和共聚焦Raman光谱分析相结合的方法, 研究了交联聚乙烯(XLPE)电缆绝缘材料中两种典型电树枝的导电特性.尽管具有相似的培养条件, 两种电树枝却呈现出完全不同的形态,其中9 kV下典型电树枝为枝-松枝状, 11 kV下为枝状, 而且电树枝生长及局部放电规律呈现出明显的差异.枝-松枝状电树枝主干通道内存在无序石墨碳的沉积, 根据石墨碳G带与D带的相对强度,估算碳层厚度约为8 nm,树枝通道单位长度电阻小于 10 Ω· μm^-1,足以抑制电树枝内局部放电的发展,电树枝呈现出导电型电树枝特征. 枝状电树枝通道内观察到荧光背景,存在材料劣化的产物,但不存在无序石墨碳的聚集, 通道具有明显的非导电特性而不足以抑制电树枝内局部放电的连续作用. 最后提出了XLPE电缆绝缘材料中导电型和非导电型电树枝的单通道生长模型, 利用等效电路理论对XLPE电缆绝缘材料中两种不同导电特性电树枝的生长机理进行了探讨.     

Effect of pressure on the electrical resistivity and magnetism in updsn

The electrical resistivity of a UPdSn single crystal exerted to various hydrostatic pressures was measured as a function of temperature and magnetic field. Clear anomalies in the temperature dependence of resistivity along the c-axis mark the magnetic phase transitions between paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic (AF) state at T _N and the AF1?AF2 transition at T ₁. Large negative magnetoresistance effects have been observed not only in the AF state as a result of the metamagnetic transition to canted structure at B _c , but also at temperatures far above T _N . The latter result is attributed to the existence of AF correlations or short range AF orderings in the paramagnetic range. The value of T _N increases with increasing applied pressure, whereas T ₁ simultaneously decreases. It is also found that B _c decreases with increasing pressure. As a consequence, the stability range of the AF-1 phase expands with applied pressure partially on account of the ground-state AF-2 phase.     

电场作用下C60富勒烯分子的几何构形与电子结构

采用分子动力学与半经验量子力学相结合的方法,对不同强度电场作用下C60富勒烯分子的体积、形变、电荷分布、偶极矩、系统能量、分子轨道能级等进行了计算,分析了外加电场对C60富勒烯分子几何构形、电子结构的影响.研究结果表明:①在电场作用下,C60富勒烯发生极化,分子沿电场方向伸长,沿垂直电场的方向缩短,体积膨胀.当电场强度增至0.102 a.u.时,C60分子构形破坏.②随着外加电场强度的增加,C60分子的偶极矩增大,系统能量、LUMO,HOMO能级减小,但LUMD,HOMO之间的能隙却先是减小,然后增大.     

高频调制电弧的声学特性及其细化焊缝组织的应用

以等离子体电弧作为声源,利用高频电流进行调制,激发电弧可以产生超声波。研究了高频调制电弧的激发特性和声场特征,发现调制电弧所发射超声波在激励频段内呈现平坦的幅频特性,激励电流是影响电弧超声强度的主要因素,声压幅值与电弧等离子体流力的变化量成正比,声场呈现轴向强两侧弱的特征。同时介绍了利用电弧激发超声波在改善焊缝组织性能方面的应用。