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Abstract
Moisture content is a decisive factor for the electrical performance of oil–paper insulation. As a strongly polar substance, moisture can easily accumulate in areas with high field strength, distorting the local electric field and triggering electrical discharges. However, due to the lack of suitable nondestructive observation means, no experimental and observational studies have been conducted on the effect of the electric field on the migration and aggregation behavior of moisture in insulating pressboard. In this work, a terahertz imaging technique is introduced to observe the diffusive migration of moisture in insulating pressboard and focus on the effect of the ac electric field on this process. Results show that moisture migration in insulating pressboard consists of two parts: migration from solid-phase insulating pressboard to liquid-phase insulating oil and migration occurring in solid-phase insulating pressboard. The addition of the ac electric field considerably increases the diffusion rate of moisture and accelerates the migration of moisture from the solid phase to the liquid phase. Moreover, the electric field makes the moisture in the solid-phase pressboard migrate and accumulate toward the high-field-strength region near electrodes, and this process is accelerated by the increase in temperature. Under the experimental conditions of this study, the maximum relative deviation between the moisture content in the pressboard near both sides of the electrode and the average moisture content is 34.7%.
期刊介绍:
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology focuses on original research on Terahertz theory, techniques, and applications as they relate to components, devices, circuits, and systems involving the generation, transmission, and detection of Terahertz waves.