Interfacial behaviour of structured planar silicone interfaces for power cable accessories
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Abstract
The interfaces in cable accessories form the weakest link in the cable system and can be considered as one of the major reasons for its failure. The parameters, such as surface smoothness, contact pressure, and temperature in the interfaces, govern the interfacial electrical withstand strength. An imperfect surface smoothness of the material creates voids at dielectric interfaces, which are inevitable, initiating the partial discharges (PDs). In the present work, different microstructured (rough, triangular, and wrinkled) silicones are investigated with reference to silicone for its interfacial discharge mechanism. The impact of structured silicone with different pressures (0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 MPa) at ambient temperature and 70 °C is examined. The dielectric constant of Sylgard 184 observed a deviation of only 6%, whereas the dissipation factor was 5.8 times higher from room temperature to 90 °C. The wrinkled structures exhibiting a lower void area (VA) with flat reference observed a higher PD inception voltage (PDIV) at different pressures compared to rough and triangular structures. In comparison to rough and triangular structures, the wrinkled structures with a flat reference and a decreased VA showed a greater PDIV at the selected pressures. The phase-resolved PD (PRPD) pattern of interfaces indicates a uniform distribution of charges at positive and negative half cycles involving the presence of both voids and surface discharges. The interfacial breakdown voltage (BDV) follows a similar trend in its magnitude, exhibited as that of PDIV for different structures.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1262-1271 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2025 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Breakdown, Contact points, Partial discharges, Permittivity, Silicone interfaces, Voids, Wrinkles