Composite insulators and their aging: An overview

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The aging (biological deterioration) is a major problem of composite insulators now-a-days. The main thing in aging is to predict how, when and with what speed it occurs and under what conditions it can lead to failure and what overall average expected life of a composite insulator is. For this a lot of researches have been done. This review summarizes the methods of artificial field testing (aging), natural testing, standards the developed for aging, techniques of analysis, results achieved until now about various parameters from various locations, handling guidelines and a conclusion on what is further needed.

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Amin, M., Akbar, M. & Salman, M. Composite insulators and their aging: An overview. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 50, 697–713 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-007-0053-x

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Keywords

  • polymeric insulators
  • aging
  • composite
  • SEM