Pollution flashover accidents occur frequently in railway OCS in saline-alkali areas.To accurately predict the pollution flashover voltage of insulators,a pollution flashover warning should be made in advance.Accordin...Pollution flashover accidents occur frequently in railway OCS in saline-alkali areas.To accurately predict the pollution flashover voltage of insulators,a pollution flashover warning should be made in advance.According to the operating environment of insulators along the Qinghai-Tibet railway,the pollution flashover experiments were designed for the cantilever composite insulator FQBG-25/12.Through the experiments,the flashover voltage under the influence of soluble contaminant density(SCD)of different pollution components,non-soluble deposit density(NSDD),temperature(T),and atmospheric pressure(P)was obtained.On this basis,the GA-BP neural network prediction model was established.P,SCD,NSDD,CaSO_(4) mass fraction(w(CaSO_(4))),and T were taken as input parameters,50%flashover voltage(U_(50%))of the insulator was taken as output parameters.The results showed that the prediction deviation was less than 10%,which meets the basic engineering requirements.The results could not only provide early warning for the anti-pollution flashover work of the railway power supply department,but also be used as an auxiliary contrast to verify the accuracy of the results of the experiments,and provide a theoretical basis for the classification of pollution levels in different regions.展开更多
Pollution flashover is one of themajor insulation accidents that can occur inmodern power systems.If the local arc is not sufficiently elongated by the creepage distance,the flashover performance of the insulator will...Pollution flashover is one of themajor insulation accidents that can occur inmodern power systems.If the local arc is not sufficiently elongated by the creepage distance,the flashover performance of the insulator will decrease.The insulator structure and equivalent salt deposition density(ESDD)are the main factors affecting the arc path and length.To investigate the forms of arc paths under different insulator structures and their influence on flashover characteristics,a platformfor recording arc paths is established.This study presents amethod to identify the pattern and distribution of insulator arc paths based on the effect of initial arc on electric field distribution.The results show that there are two main types of local arc paths between umbrellas—the cling-surface arc and the air-jump arc.Moreover,the air-jump arc includes two types—the bridging arc and the gap arc.With the increase in umbrella spacing and ESDD,the probability of arc propagation along the surface increases.The use of the creepage distance can be improved by changing the creepage coefficient to increase the distance between umbrellas.This method has over 90%accuracy.This study is of great significance for improving insulator structure and reducing pollution flashover accidents.展开更多
Biomimetic superhydrophobic(SH)coatings have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional room temperature vulcanizing(RTV)silicone rubber coatings for improving the flashover strength of insulators.However,organ...Biomimetic superhydrophobic(SH)coatings have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional room temperature vulcanizing(RTV)silicone rubber coatings for improving the flashover strength of insulators.However,organic contamination occurs in outdoor applications and thus a superamphiphobic(SAP)surface is more desirable but not yet reported for improving flashover performance.Herein,we developed a novel anti-flashover technique by fabricating robust SAP coating with unique gradient and micro-nanoscale hierarchical architecture.The SAP coating was fabricated by sequentially spray-depositing a resin-based primer and a silica-based topcoat on substrates(i.e.,glass slides and insulators).The primer not only functions as an adhesive offering strong adhesion to the substrate but also offers a micromastoid-like structure facilitating the subsequent formation of hierarchical micro-nanostructure.The appropriate spraying pressure leads to a diffusion of the fluorocarbon-modified silica nanoparticles into the primer to form a unique gradient structure,by analogy to inserting bullets into a wood.These features render the SAP coating excellent robustness with strong abrasive resistance,excellent ultraviolet(UV)resistance,and excellent chemical and thermal stability.Pollution flashover property of the SAP coating was explored and compared with that of SH and RTV specimens,from which a novel organic-contamination model to evaluate the flashover performance was proposed.The coated SAP glass insulator demonstrated 42.9%pollution flashover voltage improvement than RTV-coated insulator.These stated unique features reveal the convincing potential of the present SAP coatings to be applied for not only outdoor transmission line insulators for antiflashover but also other fields for self-cleaning,anti-fouling,and anti-icing.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51767014)the Scientific and Technological Research and Development Program of the China Railway(2017J010-C/2017).
文摘Pollution flashover accidents occur frequently in railway OCS in saline-alkali areas.To accurately predict the pollution flashover voltage of insulators,a pollution flashover warning should be made in advance.According to the operating environment of insulators along the Qinghai-Tibet railway,the pollution flashover experiments were designed for the cantilever composite insulator FQBG-25/12.Through the experiments,the flashover voltage under the influence of soluble contaminant density(SCD)of different pollution components,non-soluble deposit density(NSDD),temperature(T),and atmospheric pressure(P)was obtained.On this basis,the GA-BP neural network prediction model was established.P,SCD,NSDD,CaSO_(4) mass fraction(w(CaSO_(4))),and T were taken as input parameters,50%flashover voltage(U_(50%))of the insulator was taken as output parameters.The results showed that the prediction deviation was less than 10%,which meets the basic engineering requirements.The results could not only provide early warning for the anti-pollution flashover work of the railway power supply department,but also be used as an auxiliary contrast to verify the accuracy of the results of the experiments,and provide a theoretical basis for the classification of pollution levels in different regions.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52007138)Chengdu Technology Innovation R&D Project(2022-YF05-00971-SN).
文摘Pollution flashover is one of themajor insulation accidents that can occur inmodern power systems.If the local arc is not sufficiently elongated by the creepage distance,the flashover performance of the insulator will decrease.The insulator structure and equivalent salt deposition density(ESDD)are the main factors affecting the arc path and length.To investigate the forms of arc paths under different insulator structures and their influence on flashover characteristics,a platformfor recording arc paths is established.This study presents amethod to identify the pattern and distribution of insulator arc paths based on the effect of initial arc on electric field distribution.The results show that there are two main types of local arc paths between umbrellas—the cling-surface arc and the air-jump arc.Moreover,the air-jump arc includes two types—the bridging arc and the gap arc.With the increase in umbrella spacing and ESDD,the probability of arc propagation along the surface increases.The use of the creepage distance can be improved by changing the creepage coefficient to increase the distance between umbrellas.This method has over 90%accuracy.This study is of great significance for improving insulator structure and reducing pollution flashover accidents.
基金the project“Synthesis and Application of Superhydrophobic Self-cleaning Materials for Electric Engineering”(No.6111901321)Overseas Expertise Introduction Project(111 project)for Discipline Innovation of China(No.B18038)the State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures(Wuhan University of Technology)Open Foundation(No.SYSJJ2021-02).
文摘Biomimetic superhydrophobic(SH)coatings have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional room temperature vulcanizing(RTV)silicone rubber coatings for improving the flashover strength of insulators.However,organic contamination occurs in outdoor applications and thus a superamphiphobic(SAP)surface is more desirable but not yet reported for improving flashover performance.Herein,we developed a novel anti-flashover technique by fabricating robust SAP coating with unique gradient and micro-nanoscale hierarchical architecture.The SAP coating was fabricated by sequentially spray-depositing a resin-based primer and a silica-based topcoat on substrates(i.e.,glass slides and insulators).The primer not only functions as an adhesive offering strong adhesion to the substrate but also offers a micromastoid-like structure facilitating the subsequent formation of hierarchical micro-nanostructure.The appropriate spraying pressure leads to a diffusion of the fluorocarbon-modified silica nanoparticles into the primer to form a unique gradient structure,by analogy to inserting bullets into a wood.These features render the SAP coating excellent robustness with strong abrasive resistance,excellent ultraviolet(UV)resistance,and excellent chemical and thermal stability.Pollution flashover property of the SAP coating was explored and compared with that of SH and RTV specimens,from which a novel organic-contamination model to evaluate the flashover performance was proposed.The coated SAP glass insulator demonstrated 42.9%pollution flashover voltage improvement than RTV-coated insulator.These stated unique features reveal the convincing potential of the present SAP coatings to be applied for not only outdoor transmission line insulators for antiflashover but also other fields for self-cleaning,anti-fouling,and anti-icing.