Investigation of space charge profile on the flashover characteristics of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tools under HVDC conditions

dc.contributor.authorLaninga, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeFernando, Ioni (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Shalaby, Ahmed (Civil Engineering)en_US
dc.contributor.guestmembersMcdermid, Bill (Manitoba Hydro)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorKordi, Behzad (Electrical and Computer Engineering) Swatek, David (Electrical and Computer Engineering)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T21:02:14Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T21:02:14Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power systems, live-line maintenance methods, using fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tools, are being applied to enhance their reliability and avoid costly outages. The effects of direct current (DC) space charges are not well understood or accounted for in live-line working standards. Surface charge is generated by a ring of needles, pre-stressing and wiping. Surface potentials are measured using a vibrating Kelvin probe and converted to charge densities using a probe response matrix. Surface charging characteristics of FRP are compared to silicone rubber (SIR) and wood hot stick insulator samples. The effects on flashover voltage due to the presence of surface charge are investigated by applying both polarities of voltage when charges pre-existed on the surface. It is discovered that the presence of surface charge does impact the flashover voltage of FRP insulator samples. Mitigation methods are investigated and discussed.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32472
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectHVDCen_US
dc.subjectFRP toolsen_US
dc.subjectSurface chargeen_US
dc.subjectFlashoveren_US
dc.subjectLive-lineen_US
dc.subjectSpace chargeen_US
dc.subjectDC coronaen_US
dc.subjectPolymer shedsen_US
dc.subjectWipingen_US
dc.subjectHot sticksen_US
dc.subjectStreamersen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of space charge profile on the flashover characteristics of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tools under HVDC conditionsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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