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AC Flashover Tests at Project UHV on Ice-Coated Insulators

Mikio Kawai
- 01 Nov 1970 - 
- Vol. 89, Iss: 8, pp 1800-1804
TLDR
The flashover voltages of 25 units of 53/4- by 10-inch insulators were 288 kV (phase to ground) in the former condition and 246 kV in the latter condition.
Abstract
This paper presents results of experimental studies on the flashover strength of ice-coated insulators. Two types of flashover have been found on ice-covered insulators. One is caused by hard and dry ice formed in temperatures lower than 15 °F. Another is caused by mixed conditions of ice and misty rain in relatively high temperatures of 20 to 30 °F. The flashover voltages of 25 units of 53/4- by 10-inch insulators were 288 kV (phase to ground) in the former condition and 246 kV in the latter. These results were obtained for uncontaminated insulators. Nonuniform voltage distribution along the insulator string produces these low flashover voltages. These tests were conducted at General Electric's Project UHV in the winter season of 1968-1969.

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Performance of Line Insulators Under Rime Ice

TL;DR: In this paper, single suspension insulator units of several types as well as multi-unit strings were studied in a large refrigerated chamber and rime ice of various densities was deposited on these insulators.
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Flashover Tests at Project UHV on Salt-Contaminated Insulators, Part II

TL;DR: In this article, experimental studies on the contamination flashover strength of EHV insulator strings are presented, and the results compare favorably with a theoretical analysis by Boehne and Weiner in 1966-1967.
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Flashover Test at Project UHV on Salt-Contaminated Insulators

TL;DR: The results of experimental studies on the contamination flashover strength of different shapes of transmission line insulators are presented in this article, where the authors employed the steam- fog method used at General Electric's Project UHV since May 1968.
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TL;DR: In this article, the design and application of EHV and ultra-high-voltage (UHV) disconnecting switches is discussed. And the results of comprehensive electrical and mechanical tests conducted on 765-kV vertical break and vertical reach switches are reported.
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