{"title":"Experimental Study of Electrohydrodynamic Pumping Feasibility In Microgravity Condition through Conduction Phenomenon","authors":"M. Ashjaee, S. R. Mahmoudi","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312087","url":null,"abstract":"In the microgravity condition, circulation of liquids with low level of power consumption is extremely attractive. Electrohydrodynamic pumps generate significant pressure heads with low level of power consumption, simple design, low vibration, and acoustic noise. Moreover, the appropriate electrohydrodynamic pressure heads can be achieved easily with variation of applied voltage. Among the electrohydrodynamic pumping methods, the EHD-conduction pumping has a special feature. Owing to the absence of the ion injection effects, the physical and electrical properties of the working fluid remain constant. Pumping through conduction phenomenon is experimentally investigated. An EHD-pump in a horizontal axisymmetric configuration is tested. The working fluids are selected based on their viscosity difference. These two working fluid, Shell Diala AX and 10-GBN Nynas, have the same conductivity approximately. The generated head in the absence of the gravity is obtained. Velocities up to the 0.4 m/s with 0.9 w can be achieved. In the microgravity condition, the viscous forces are balanced just with Electric forces generated by EHD-Pumps. The EHD-conduction pumps promise good chance to use as a circulation pump in cooling or lubricating systems in microgravity condition with low power consumption and without degradation of working fluid.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114668909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ageing of biodegradable oils for high voltage insulation systems","authors":"I. Hosier, A. Vaughan, F.A. Montjen","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311974","url":null,"abstract":"In most items of high voltage equipment a mineral or synthetic oil is still used in conjunction with paper as the dielectric medium. However, the environmental impact, lack of natural oil reserves and the difficulties associated with the disposal of used oils, have prompted researchers to direct their focus onto renewable and biodegradable materials. Originally used in capacitors, these oils are now finding usage in some transformer installations particularly in the United States. Of course a degree of processing is required to make these oils into a form suitable for use in high voltage equipment, including the removal of water and solid matter and the addition of antioxidants. At present at least two commercial products are available; namely Biotemp (ABB) and Envirotemp FR3 (Cooper Industries). With increasing pressure towards renewable and biodegradable materials, such oils are likely to find increased use in the future. Therefore it seems prudent to begin investigations of the ageing behaviour of a variety of vegetable based oil systems in the laboratory and assess their potential for application as high voltage insulation oils.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"520 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116181004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dielectric Properties of Boron Nitride Filled Epoxy Composites","authors":"Chaowu Zhang, G. Stevens","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312052","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we report some preliminary measurements on the dielectric response and properties of boron nitride filled epoxy resin composites consisting of a typical anhydride cured bisphenol-A epoxy resin system. Both conventional stirring and ultrasonic processing had been used to obtain fine dispersion of the microfillers in the matrix. Dielectric spectroscopy of the samples has been undertaken in the frequency domain from 10-2 Hz to 106 Hz and in the temperature range from -50 to 120 degC. The results showed that the dielectric constant of the composites increase slightly with increasing concentration of fillers. A broad loss peak is present in the low frequency region in all samples from pure epoxy resin to composites with 20 wt% of boron nitride. This peak moves to higher frequencies with increasing temperature, and no obvious difference in position and shape of this peak is found across all levels of filling at each temperature. The dc conduction current has also been measured in the temperature range from -50 to 120 degC. The results showed that there is no significant difference in the dc conduction current across this temperature range and there is only a weak dependence on the concentration of the fillers above 60 degC.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"38 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120853167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of moisture diffusion and heat cycling on low voltage oil-impregnated-paper insulated distribution cables","authors":"S. Rowland, M. Wang, M. Michel","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312105","url":null,"abstract":"Moisture can play a critical role in the long-term failure of low-voltage oil-impregnated-paper insulated cables. The processes leading to incipient discharges and, over longer periods, to cable failure are considered. Measurements of commercially manufactured cable insulation conductivity are reported with cycling of temperature and ambient moisture levels. Moisture ingress into cable insulation is also directly measured using Karl-Fischer (KF) titration. Rapid increase in cable core temperature is shown to dramatically increase conductivity for a short period. Cycling of moisture exposure is shown to gradually increase insulation conductivity in both wet and dry states.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128607890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analyzing Dynamic of Moisture Equilibrium in Oil-paper Insulation in Power Transformers for Efficient Drying","authors":"A. Akbari, S. DehPahlevan, H. Borsi","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311990","url":null,"abstract":"Moisture equilibrium in oil-paper insulation is dependent on temperature and the condition of power transformer. There exist balance charts for the percent of moisture in oil or in paper insulation at different temperatures in steady state but the dynamic of immigrating water from oil in to paper insulation and vice versa is very complex so an appropriate mathematical model has to be used to analyze the phenomena. In the other hand the dynamic of water exchange between oil and cellulose in different conditions is very important for optimum drying of aged power transformers particularly when drying performed on-site. In this contribution the equilibrium of moisture in oil-paper insulation based on temperature and transformer parameters is analyzed and the application of this analysis is illustrated for an efficient on-line drying system for power transformers.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129816508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Partial discharges in silicone gel in the temperature range 20-150°C","authors":"M. T. Do, J. Augé, O. Lesaint","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312001","url":null,"abstract":"In order to increase the knowledge of the processes involved during the degradation of insulating silicone gels under AC stress, recordings of the activity of partial discharges (PD) are performed. Silicone gels are commonly used for the insulation and packaging of high voltage semiconductors such as IGBT modules. We worked on a commercially available dielectric silicone gel. Electrical and optical apparatus allows the measurement of PD's and their location, either on actual power module substrates, or in a point-plane gap. The temperature dependence of PD inception voltage is moderate, while the number of PD's and their charge steeply increases versus temperature. We show that the formation of cavities constitutes the main factor responsible for the degradation under AC conditions. The actual self-healing capabilities of silicone gels are also studied and discussed","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129987114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of absorbed water on the dielectric properties and glass-transition temperature of silica-filled epoxy nanocomposites","authors":"C. Zou, M. Fu, J. Fothergill, S. Rowe","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.311934","url":null,"abstract":"Work on dielectric spectroscopy of epoxy resin filled with nano-SiO2 at different relative humidities and temperatures is reported. Above the glass-transition temperature (Tg), dc-like imperfect charge transport (QDC or LFD) dominates the low frequency dielectric spectrum. Another mid-frequency relaxation process was found in the non-dried composites. Water also induces glass-transition temperature decreases, which can be measured both by dielectric spectroscopy and DSC. Both theory and experiment demonstrated that a higher water content could exist in nanocomposites than unfilled epoxy suggesting a bigger free volume when nanostructured. In our system, the hydrophilic surface of silica is likely to cause water to surround and lead to delamination of the epoxy from SiO2. This is a potential mechanical and dielectric weakness in the nanocomposites, which may lead to an ageing phenomenon. Hydrophobic surface group may reduce the water adsorption in nanocomposites.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130714480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frequency distribution of RF energy from PD sources and its application in combined RF and IEC60270 measurements","authors":"A. Reid, M. Judd, B. Stewart, R. Fouracre","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312013","url":null,"abstract":"Using an integrated measurement system, partial discharge activity has been recorded simultaneously in terms of radiated energy and IEC60270 apparent charge. Correlation between these two quantities can yield important information regarding the shape of the underlying PD pulse. It is proposed that this new measurement strategy can be further enhanced by additionally calculating the relative spectral energies of the measured RF signals. The spectral energies of radiated RF PD pulses vary depending of the topology of the defect source and therefore may serve to enhance the quality of diagnostic information. Results indicate that the frequency distribution of RF energy measured simultaneously along with apparent charge could prove useful as an additional means of defect identification and characterisation.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123265962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sehee Lee, F. O'Sullivan, I. Park, M. Zahn, L. Pettersson, Rongsheng Liu, O. Hjortstam, A. Jaksts, T. Auletta, U. Gafvert
{"title":"Finite Element Analysis of Charge Injection and Transport in a Dielectric Liquid","authors":"Sehee Lee, F. O'Sullivan, I. Park, M. Zahn, L. Pettersson, Rongsheng Liu, O. Hjortstam, A. Jaksts, T. Auletta, U. Gafvert","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312078","url":null,"abstract":"Unipolar and bipolar space charge injection and propagation is analyzed under simplified linear and Fowler-Nordheim charge injection conditions for parallel plane or needle-sphere electrodes stressed by a step voltage. To verify our finite element numerical method, we first tested parallel plane electrodes with a simplified linear charge injection law for unipolar space charge propagation that showed good agreement with older closed form theoretical analysis. Finally, we analyzed tip-sphere electrodes for bipolar space charge propagation including Langevin recombination using finite element analysis.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121319951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A fully self-consistent parametric 2D model of the filamentary streamer head as applied to spectral diagnostics of streamer discharges","authors":"Y. Shcherbakov","doi":"10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP.2006.312071","url":null,"abstract":"A parametric axially symmetric 2D model of the filamentary streamer head is aimed to effectively solve the problem of spectral cross-correlated diagnostics using some direct fitting procedure. The model basics are as follows: 1) free assignment of the parametric allowable 2D map of the electric field constructed in agreement with the Poisson equations and electric current conservation law; 2) iterative computation of the corresponding mutually-consistent on-axis profiles of the electron and total space charge number densities; 3) transformation of the on-axis profile of the electron number density to a special allowable 2D parametric map. This simplified parametric model verified on thorough conventional 2D numerical modeling for arbitrary case has been shown to give almost the same results as in 2D case.","PeriodicalId":219099,"journal":{"name":"2006 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116257250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}