%0 Journal Article %1 vlastos1989esperience %A Vlastos, A %A Sherif, E %D 1989 %K Ageing Composite Insulator RTV Rubber silicon %T Esperience from Insulators with RTV Silicone Rubber Sheds and Shed Coatings %X long-rod c:anp::>site insulators, with weather sheds rrade of room temperature vulcanizing silicon rubber CXXTCX)UOds (RIV), ..ere exposed for m3.rly years to HVAC and HVIX: under realistic O'.)nditions and natural p::>llution. It 1110s found that tfle shed material, quite in contrary to the experience gained fran insulators with~sheds of other organic rraterials e g EP!l'1 rubber, undergoes a slo..1 degradation which improves the already superior water repelling properties of the silicon rubber CXXTCX)unds. The improvenEnt seems to be due to a low molecular layer which is produced on the surface of the insulator sheds. This layer improves the hydrophobicity of the surface, while protecting the surface fran further de- Aaation. Weather sheds of p::>rcelain housings O'.)ated Wh a thin layer of R'.lV give similar results to those obtained with long-rod silicon rubber insulators. The RIV O'.)ating, although it led to increased salt dep::>sit density, reduces the leak currents and the withstand of the insulator under the sane p::>llution conditions.

@article{vlastos1989esperience, abstract = {long-rod c:anp::>site insulators, with weather sheds rrade of room temperature vulcanizing silicon rubber CXXTC[X)UOds (RIV), ..ere exposed for m3.rly years to HVAC and HVIX: under realistic O'.)nditions and natural p::>llution. It 1110s found that tfle shed material, quite in contrary to the experience gained fran insulators with~sheds of other organic rraterials e g EP!l'1 rubber, undergoes a slo..1 degradation which improves the already superior water repelling properties of the silicon rubber CXXTC[X)unds. The improvenEnt seems to be due to a low molecular layer which is produced on the surface of the insulator sheds. This layer improves the hydrophobicity of the surface, while protecting the surface fran further de- Aaation. Weather sheds of p::>rcelain housings O'.)ated Wh a thin layer of R'.lV give similar results to those obtained with long-rod silicon rubber insulators. The RIV O'.)ating, although it led to increased salt dep::>sit density, reduces the leak currents and the withstand of the insulator under the sane p::>llution conditions.}, added-at = {2020-05-15T17:43:02.000+0200}, author = {Vlastos, A and Sherif, E}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f68ee0e2ff43cfe0226a688f45341b99/ceps}, interhash = {28241c6ac14166e8da5c535206ad1cad}, intrahash = {f68ee0e2ff43cfe0226a688f45341b99}, keywords = {Ageing Composite Insulator RTV Rubber silicon}, timestamp = {2023-12-21T14:39:23.000+0100}, title = {Esperience from Insulators with RTV Silicone Rubber Sheds and Shed Coatings}, year = 1989 }