Chemical changes at the surface of RTV silicone rubber coatings on insulators during dry-band arcing
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
- Vol. 1 (1) , 106-123
- https://doi.org/10.1109/94.300238
Abstract
Under wet and contaminated conditions dry band arcing occurs on the surface of HV outdoor insulators coated with room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber. The thermal impact of the arcing on the surface of the RTV causes chemical changes. The gradual loss of hydrophobicity due to dry band arcing is of considerable concern because it results in a reduction of the withstand voltage and subsequent failure of the insulator and power outage. In this study the RTV coatings were subjected simultaneously to salt-fog and electrical stress. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) were then employed to investigate the chemical changes. Possible chemical reactions and processes occurring under dry band arcing are suggested. The results of ATR-FTIR and ESCA indicate the formation of low molecular weight polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), the reduction in the surface density of CH3 groups and crosslinking of the PDMS backbone chains at the surface. Chemical derivative analysis was also carried out to further elucidate the chemical changes on the surface of RTV coatingKeywords
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