Experimental Study on Paschen Tests of ITER Current Lead Insulation

An experimental Paschen test setup has been established to analyze the quality of ITER current lead （CL） insulation and extend the research on Paschen＇s law under various conditions. Insulation problems can destroy a machine if a Paschen discharge is triggered by an insulation defect that is caused by faulty manufacturing, electromagnetic force, and thermal stress load with a certain degree of vacuum helium or pipe leakage. The results show that the CL insulation mock-up worked well under normal temperature and pressure. Besides, the mock-up also worked well in helium conditions and at 80 K temperature at different pressures. One area of CL insulation was severely destroyed when the 80 K test was conducted after 5 thermal cycles, resulting in Paschen discharge phenomenon. The breakdown voltage is maintained at a relatively low level under different pressure conditions; the change of breakdown voltage was mainly due to the change of pressure, and such change was in line with the Paschen law.

Competence investigation on insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments and needs analysis of training for Central Sterile Supply Department staff

Objective:The objective of this article is to investigate the competence of Central Sterile Supply Department(CSSD)staff in insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments,to analyze the needs of training for CSSD staff,and also to strengthen the effectiveness of monitoring the insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments for CSSD staff to provide a reference for the nursing safety training.Materials and Methods:A total of 180 CSSD staff from 36 hospitals were enrolled as the research objects and investigated using“self‑assessment questionnaire of the competence in insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments and the needs of training".Results:The overall self‑assessment score of competence in insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments for CSSD staff is 3.10±0.42,including four dimensions which are attitude,system,cognition,and skills with the scores 3.31±0.55,2.80±0.63,2.74±0.68,and 3.03±0.36,respectively.Based on the survey of training needs for CSSD staff,the top three ranked training needs are trace management record of insulation testing on electrosurgical instruments(93.89%),disposal procedures for insulation damage of electrosurgical instruments(92.78%),and adverse events caused by leakage of electrosurgical instruments(80.55%).Conclusion:The competence of insulation testing for CSSD staff is at a low level by overall.The competence of CSSD staff could be improved by analyzing the needs of training,establishing a systematic training system,and taking effective training action,thus ensuring the safety of patients and medical personnel.

Thermal Performance Analysis of Plaster Reinforced with Raffia Vinifera Particles for Use as Insulating Materials in Building

The present study focuses on the formulation of new composite consisting of plaster and raffia vinifera particle (RVP) with the purpose to reducing energy consumption. The aim of this study is to test this new compound as an insulating eco-material in building in a tropical climate. The composites samples were developed by mixing plaster with raffia vinifera particles (RVP) using three different sizes (1.6 mm, 2.5 mm and 4 mm). The effects of four different RVP incorporations rates (i.e., 0wt%, 5wt%;10wt%;15wt%) on physical, thermal, mechanicals properties of the composites were investigated. In addition, the use of the raffia vinifera particles and plaster based composite material as building envelopes thermal insulation material is studied by the habitable cell thermal behavior instrumentation. The results indicate that the incorporation of raffia vinifera particle leads to improve the new composite physical, mechanical and thermal properties. And the parametric analysis reveals that the sampling rate and the size of raffia vinifera particles are the most decisive factor to impact these properties, and to decreases in the thermal conductivity which leads to an improvement to the thermal resistance and energy savings. The best improvement of plaster composite was obtained at the raffia vinifera particles size between 2.5 and 4.0 mm loading of 5wt% (C95P5R) with a good ratio of thermo-physical-mechanical properties. Additionally, the habitable cell experimental thermal behavior, with the new raffia vinifera particles and plaster-based composite as thermal insulating material for building walls, gives an average damping of 4°C and 5.8°C in the insulated house interior environment respectively for cold and hot cases compared to the outside environment and the uninsulated house interior environment. The current study highlights that this mixture gives the new composite thermal insulation properties applicable in the eco-construction of habitats in tropical environments.

An Experience of On-site PD Testing for Condition Monitoring of an 11 kV PILC Cable Insulation System

A cable circuit of a substation in the United Kingdom showed high level of PD activities during a survey using hand hold PD testing equipment. The authors were invited to carry out on-site PD testing experiment to further diagnose and locate the potential problem of the cable system. This paper presents the experience of the present authors carrying out the cable test. Following a brief introduction to the experiment equipments and physical connections, the paper analyses the data collected from the testing, including PD pulse shape analysis, frequency spectrum analysis and phase resolved PD pattern analysis. Associated with PD propagation direction identification, PD source diagnosis and localisation was made. Four different types of sensors, which were adapted during the testing, are shown to have different frequency bandwidths and performed differently. Aider comparing the parameters of the sensor and the PD signals detected by individual sensor, optimal PD monitoring bandwidth for cable system is suggested.

The Theoretically Studies and Field Testing of Self-Insulation Exterior Wall in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone

The energy efficiency design of the exterior wall in the buildings of the hot summer and cold winter zone of China should consider the heat prevention in summer and the heat insulation in winter. The self-insulation of the exterior?wall is a more feasible design to satisfy the energy efficiency of buildings in the?zone. However, the systematic research is urgently needed for the self-insulation of the exterior wall in the hot summer and cold winter zone of China. The paper tested the thermal performance of the common non-clay materials such as shale sintered hollow brick, sand autoclaved aerated concrete block, etc. by means of indoor experiments. The energy efficiency effect of the common materials was verified using dynamic calculation soft PKPM and several constitutions of exterior wall with different main bricks and insulation materials on the heat bridge were simulated, too. Besides, the tests of the thermal performance of exterior wall in real constructions were carried out to testify the practical effect of the recommended constitutions of exterior wall with different main bricks and insulation materials on the heat bridge. The conclusions are: the physical and thermal properties of the six non-clay wall material are better than the clay porous brick;the thermal performance of the non-clay brick can be improved obviously through the rational arrangement of the holes;shale sintered hollow brick after increasing the holes and rationalizing the hole arrangement and sand autoclaved aerated concrete block are recommended for buildings in the hot summer and cold winter area of China. The dynamic calculation results show that the thermal performances?of the non-clay materials are all satisfied with the energy efficiency;The heat transfer coefficient of the exterior wall with composition?③,?in which?the main wall was sand autoclaved aerated concrete block and the material on the heat bridge was sand autoclaved aerated concrete plate, is the smallest among the three recommended compositions.

Weatherability Studies on External Insulation Thermal System of Expanded Polystyrene Board,Polystyrene Granule and Polyurethane Foam

Atmospheric exposure tests including two experimental stages of high temperature-spraying water cycle and heating-refrigeration cycle were carried out on three currently used ETIS of expanded polystyrene（EPS） board,polystyrene granule mortar and polyurethane foam in order to study the weatherablility of external thermal insulation system（ETIS）.The change rules of adhesive strength were hereby studied at different time period of atmospheric exposure tests.The experimental results show that the adhesive strength of three kinds of ETIS changes a little during high temperature-spraying water cycle,but the adhesive strength of ETIS with EPS board decreases significantly after heating-refrigeration cycle.The lowering rate of adhesive strength with painting finishes is obviously faster than that of tile finishes for ETIS of EPS board during heating-refrigeration cycle.The weatherability of ETIS with EPS board is worse than the other two,and ETIS of polystyrene granule mortar and polyurethane foam are more suitable than ETIS of EPS board in cold area.

Investigation of the gas bubble dynamics induced by an electric arc in insulation oil

In this work,experimental and theoretical studies were carried out on arc-induced bubble dynamic behaviors in insulation oil.Direct experimental evidence indicated that the arc-induced bubble experiences pulsating growth rather than a continuous expansion.Furthermore,a theoretical model and numerical calculation method were proposed,which revealed the dynamic mechanism of bubble growth.Good agreement between the theoretical results and experimental observations verified the general correctness and feasibility of the proposed method.

Research and Analysis on Tensile and Compressive Fatigue Performance of Cryogenic Axial Insulation Breaks

The composite axial insulation breaks （IBs） are key components of the supercon- ducting magnet system for the international thermonuclear experimental reactor （ITER）. In order to ensure the safe operation of the IBs during the 20 year lifespan of ITER devices, tensile and compressive fatigue tests were conducted by simulating actual working conditions and optimizing the test programs. The IBs were evaluated by testing their helium tightness after mechanical fatigue tests. In addition, fatigue analysis was performed using ANSYS software and an experi-mental S-N curve. The test data showed that the maximum helium leakage rate was less than 1.0×10^-9 Pc· m^3/s, which met the design requirements of the ITER IBs. ANSYS analysis results are also consistent with the test results from the theoretical viewpoint.

Insulation Diagnosis of Service Aged XLPE Power Cables Using Statistical Analysis and Fuzzy Inference

Cables that have been in service for over 20 years in Shanghai, a city with abundant surface water, failed more frequently and induced different cable accidents. This necessitates researches on the insulation aging state of cables working in special circumstances. We performed multi-parameter tests with samples from about 300 cable lines in Shanghai. The tests included water tree investigation, tensile test, dielectric spectroscopy test, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and electrical aging test. Then, we carried out regression analysis between every two test parameters. Moreover, through two-sample t-Test and analysis of va- riance (ANOVA) of each test parameter, we analyzed the influences of cable-laying method and sampling section on the degradation of cable insulation respectively. Furthermore, the test parameters which have strong correlation in the regression analysis or significant differ- ences in the t-Test or ANOVA analysis were determined to be the ones identifying the XLPE cable insulation aging state. The thresholds for distinguishing insulation aging states had been also obtained with the aid of statistical analysis and fuzzy clustering. Based on the fuzzy in- ference, we established a cable insulation aging diagnosis model using the intensity transfer method. The results of regression analysis indicate that the degradation of cable insulation accelerates as the degree of in-service aging increases. This validates the rule that the in- crease of microscopic imperfections in solid material enhances the dielectric breakdown strength. The results of the two-sample t-Test and the ANOVA indicate that the direct-buried cables are more sensitive to insulation degradation than duct cables. This confirms that the tensile strength and breakdown strength are reliable functional parameters in cable insulation evaluations. A case study further indicates that the proposed diagnosis model based on the fuzzy inference can reflect the comprehensive aging state of cable insulation well, and that the cable service time has no correlation with the insulation aging state.

Parallel Key Insulated ID-Based Public Key Cryptographic Primitive with Outsourced Equality Test

Parallel key-insulation allows the use of multiple helper keys to protect private decryption keys during secret decryption key updates. This approach prevents decryption key leakage or exposure in insecure environment. We combined parallel key-insulated encryption (PKIE) with multiple helper keys and identity-based encryption with the equality test (IBE-ET) to obtain parallel key insulated ID-based public key encryption with outsourced equivalent test (PKI-IBPKE-ET). The scheme inherits the advantages of identity-based encryption (IBE), which simplifies certificate management for public key encryption. Furthermore, the parallel key-insulation with multiple helper mechanism was introduced in our scheme, which perfectly reduced the possibility of helper key exposure. Our scheme will enable the protection and periodic update of decryption keys in insecure environment. Our scheme achieves a weak indistinguishable identity chosen ciphertext (W-IND-ID-CCA) security in the random oracle model. Ultimately, it is observed that our scheme is feasible and practical through the experimental simulation and theoretical analysis.

恒压下GIS固体绝缘界面气隙缺陷放电严重程度评估

为了研究GIS绝缘子界面气隙缺陷的放电发展过程,文中设计了空洞气隙缺陷模型,搭建了一套GIS气隙缺陷放电长期测试平台。基于缺陷模型的击穿电压对带有缺陷的试品施加90%Ub、60%Ub、30%Ub的交流恒压,使用UHF检测系统采集放电数据直至试品击穿。提取放电次数、放电幅值、放电时间间隔分析放电状态特征,发现GIS气隙缺陷放电发展过程存在两个阶段,前期放电幅值缓慢增大,放电脉冲逐渐稀疏,放电发展较为平稳;后期放电幅值急剧减小,放电脉冲密集,放电发展剧烈,采用k⁃means聚类算法及BP神经网络建立了气隙缺陷局放发展阶段的划分规则。研究表明,放电次数、放电幅值、放电时间间隔3种统计参量呈现阶段式单调性的趋势,可以用3种统计参量前向差分绝对值作为特征参量来评估GIS气隙放电严重程度;对GIS恒压试验进行聚类分析将放电过程划分为平稳劣化阶段和加速劣化阶段,随着外施电压水平的降低,平稳劣化阶段被压缩,加速劣化阶段占比升高。

同轴脉冲形成线振动环境适应性优化设计

以带有悬臂结构的同轴脉冲形成线为研究对象,开展提高振动环境适应性的优化设计。首先,通过实际工况分析及仿真计算,确定形成线内筒的盲孔螺钉可采用的防松措施有:使用施必劳螺纹并涂抹防松胶;优化螺钉数量。其次,通过仿真分析和绝缘试验,优化尾端绝缘子材料,提高悬臂支撑的中内筒连接刚度。最后,开展振动试验考核,优化后的形成线等效件可以通过长时间的振动考核,相比优化前的振动环境适应性有很大提高,验证了优化设计的有效性。该研究结果对同类型脉冲功率源的振动环境适应性设计具有参考意义。

基于改进YOLOv8的电缆复合绝缘结构内部缺陷太赫兹成像识别方法

电缆及其附件在制造和运行过程中容易产生内部缺陷,严重危害供电系统的安全。针对传统电缆复合绝缘结构内部缺陷检测方法的局限性,提出一种基于太赫兹时域光谱成像的目标识别检测方法。以交联聚乙烯电缆接头为研究对象,首先通过等效简化,制作了含分层与金属杂质缺陷的电缆接头等效试验模型;然后分别对含缺陷的人工模型进行太赫兹频域成像和吸收谱成像检测,得到了相应的成像结果;最后,基于上述成像结果,采用改进型YOLOv8模型对不同缺陷图像进行分类识别,结果显示改进后的YOLOv8对电缆接头内部缺陷的检测精确度达到99.8%,联合交叉为0.5时的平均精确度达到99.5%,结果相较于传统方法显著提升。该文所提方法有助于将太赫兹检测技术和目标检测算法推广到对电缆复合绝缘结构内部缺陷的无损可视化检测,可有效辨别电缆复合绝缘内部存在缺陷类型和位置,并可推广至其他层状复合绝缘结构的内部缺陷检测。

一种新型结构与保温一体化复合墙板节点试验

为解决复合墙板节点常见的保温板易燃、易脱落等棘手问题,并使其抗震性能良好。给出了一种新型的结构与保温一体化陶粒混凝土T型复合墙板节点。该复合墙板节点具有夹芯独特构造优势,主要表现在绿色节能,轻质高强,力学性能好,保温系统连接可靠,还能杜绝火灾的发生。通过对T型复合墙板节点进行抗震试验,分别研究了其滞回性能、破坏机理、承载及变形能力、延性、耗能、损伤等。结果表明:一体化复合墙板节点的破坏顺序为腹板-翼缘-节点核心区;薄弱位置主要发生在腹板脚部,混凝土被拉裂或压碎,钢筋被拉长或压弯等;节点核心区受力相对良好,安全储备充足;符合“强节点,弱构件”设计要求和墙板革新发展政策。延性系数大于3,墙板节点安全性能良好。通过损伤指标评估分析,了解了试件各阶段工作状态。

EPS外墙外保温系统聚氨酯粘结胶加固后受力性能试验研究

通过EPS保温板抗拉试验、疲劳试验、加固疲劳试验,研究粘贴率、粘贴方式对EPS板及聚氨酯粘结胶加固试样的抗拉承载力和疲劳性能影响。结果表明:除满粘外,在相同条件下,EPS板抗拉承载力平均值由大到小为:条粘>点粘>十字粘>点框粘;EPS板疲劳次数与粘贴率呈正相关,条粘法疲劳性能最好;采用聚氨酯粘结胶加固后的试样抗拉承载力平均值均符合要求,且达到满粘抗拉承载力的90%;初始疲劳对加固效果的影响最大仅7%,加固后点粘、条粘、十字粘、点框粘的疲劳次数分别达到满粘的87%、89%、87%、75%;聚氨酯粘结胶加固后累计疲劳次数更多,EPS板整体使用寿命得到延长,加固方法较为可靠。

一起220kV变压器绝缘电阻降低原因排查及处理

本文中作者针对一起220kV变压器运行中绝缘电阻降低的原因排查,结合试验数据采取了正确的排查流程,查明了故障点,分析了故障原因并提出了相关建议。

某高导热绝缘胶在星载端机可靠性应用评价

针对星载端机对高导热绝缘底填胶可靠性应用需求,开展双组分高导热绝缘胶可靠性及环境适应性综合影响评估。通过导热绝缘胶性能测试标准样件,测试验证本征性能指标及工艺性指标,并分析评估其合格性;设计制作典型BGA菊花链网络结构样件,采用导热胶填充工艺技术,验证导热绝缘胶空洞率对BGA器件焊点的影响,评价其工艺适应性;设计制作星载端机载荷,开展星载产品验收级环境与可靠性试验,验证端机载荷具有经受工作应力和环境应力的能力。该高导热绝缘胶满足星载产品散热及抗高载荷的需求,实现可靠性应用。

10 kV配网耐张型复合绝缘横担研究综述

复合绝缘横担具有轻质高强、绝缘可靠性高且防雷效果优异等特点,正逐步在10 kV配电线路中得到推广应用。围绕配网耐张型复合绝缘横担结构设计、耐久性研究及性能测试三个问题,首先综述10 kV配网耐张型复合绝缘横担的发展现状,指出研究必要性,进而针对其设计依据、现有设计型式、以疲劳振动老化为代表的耐久性研究进展及关键性能测试与评估展开论述,同时分析目前存在的问题及有待解决的困难,最后结合应用情况进行总结与展望,以期为配网耐张型复合绝缘横担的结构优化、性能提升以及后续大规模应用提供参考。

基于WPT-CNN的复合绝缘子内部缺陷智能识别研究

超声波技术常用于复合绝缘子内部缺陷的检测,但缺陷识别过程依赖于试验人员专业经验。为实现复合绝缘子内部缺陷的智能识别,提出了一种基于小波包变换和卷积神经网络的超声波检测信号识别模型。首先,通过小波包变换对超声波检测信号进行时频特征提取,并将一维信息转化为二维特征矩阵;其次,将二维特征矩阵输入卷积神经网络中,实现对信号特征的智能识别;最后,采用试验信号样本集对模型进行训练与测试。结果表明,提出的模型能对缺陷、气孔、裂纹、界面脱粘和夹杂五类复合绝缘子超声波检测信号进行识别,且平均准确率可达98.7%,能为复合绝缘子内部缺陷的智能识别提供很好的工程应用参考。