Introduction
The e-field distribution around the ultra high voltage
transmission line insulators, under dry conditions is
governed by the geometry and the capacitance
distribution along the insulator. In the case of ceramic
insulators formed by a string of discs, which have a
large capacitance, the voltage has a graded distribution
along the insulator string. This phenomenon helps to
avoid high electric field strength at or near the ends of
the string. However, in the case of non-ceramic outdoor
insulators, the permittivity of the material and the shape
of the insulator result in a non-uniform potential
distribution along the insulator, which produces the high
e-field strength in the vicinity of both line and ground
ends[1]-[2].
Corona rings are used to improve the performance of
the insulator in a multiple of ways. They can reduce
corona and the associated audible noise and radio
interference(RI) and television interference (TVI).
Corona rings can adjust the voltage distribution along
the insulator near the ends of the insulator, thereby
reducing the maximum e-field[3]-[4]. More importantly,
they can eliminate corona degradation of non-ceramic
materials. But there are few standards for corona ring
design up to now. The UHV 800kV transmission line
is to be built in China. The composite insulator is
chosen to be the line insulator of this transmission line.
Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the corona design
of the UHV composite insulator.
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(2)
The boundary condition of the high voltage end and
ground end is
V = V0
(4)
The ground boundary condition is
V =0
(5)
Because the finite element method is only used in a
bounded domain, the condition of the artificial
boundary, which is far away from the tower, is set to be
the ground condition.
V1 = V2 , n (D1 D2 ) = 0
500
400
With ground
With tower
With shielding wire
With transmission line
300
200
100
0
0
2
4
6
8
Distance from the energized end fitting [m]
10
10
Outside
Inside
Aside
8
6
4
2
0
0
2
4
6
8
Distance from the energized end fitting [m]
10
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Potential [kV]
600
400
200
0
0
2
4
6
8
Distance from the energized end fitting [m]
10
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
The corona ring diameter(R) [m]
20
15
10
2
4
6
8
Distance from the energized end fitting [m]
1.3
1.4
25
0
0
4
3
2
1
10
0
0.2
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0.3
0.4
0.5
The semidiameter of the ring tube(r) [m]
Fig.9 The three e-field values with variation of r. (R=1m and h=0.2m)
Conclusions
1.
2.
Fig.10 The three e-field strengths with variation of h ( r=0.3m and
R=1m)
3.
References:
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[2]
[3]
[4]
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