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Distributionalong380kVVInsulatorString
UsingBoundaryElementMethod
Abstract
Computation of potential and electrical field strength along the insulator
strings is an important aspect for their designs. This study is concerned with
the voltage and the electric field distribution along 380 kV V-type suspension
strings composed of cap and pin type porcelain and glass insulators. Its one
of the main structure utilized in 380 kV Turkish National Power Transmission
Systems. Boundary Element Method based software, COULOMB 3D,
was used three dimensional modeling and simulations. The effects of corona
ring, transmission tower, insulator type and angle between V-strings on
potential and electric field distribution were analyzed. Experimental studies
were conducted at Fuat Kulunk High Voltage Laboratory of Istanbul
Technical University.
Index Terms
Boundary Element Method, Corona Ring Electric Field, Insulator String,
Potential Distribution.
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I. INTRODUCTION
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4
10
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17
16
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19
20
20*170+60 = 3460 mm
170 mm
280 mm
Fig. 1 Basic dimensions of cap and pin type insulator, insulator numbering
and angle of V-Insulator string
490
270
270
units: mm
48
220
= 580
TABLE I
SIMULATION PARAMETERS
(a)
500 mm
Relative permittivity
r
Conductivity
(/m)
Outer Space
(Air)
Porcelain
Toughene
d Glass
1.0
6.0
3.8
10-10
10-17
500 mm
(b)
Fig. 2 Geometry and the dimensions of a 380 kV (a) racket type corona
ring (b) 3*1272 MCM yoke plate with 35 mm conductors
= real j * im = real j *
(1)
1.6
10.0
Units: m
16
Potential (%)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
11
13
15
17
19
Insulator No
(b)
Fig.5 (a) Potential distribution along the center line of glass insulators from
the voltage side to the earth side (b) Voltage sharing across each cap and
pin type glass insulator unit.
Potential (%)
(a)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
11
13
15
17
19
Insulator No
(b)
Fig.6 Voltage sharing across each cap and pin type porcelain insulator unit
Fig.4 Simulation results (a) Equipotential contours for 90o V glass insulator
strins (b) Solid view of equipotential surfaces
100
Potential (%)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
500
1000 1500
2000 2500
(a)
3000 3500
Potential (%)
17
15
90-V string
13
110-V string
11
9
7
5
3
1
1
10
13
16
19
Insulator No
9.49
4.98
Fig.7 Voltage sharing across each cap and pin type glass insulator units for
900 and 1100 V-sets
7.5
7.5
3.9
units: m
27.0
44.5
0.8
8.0
0.9
0.7
11.2
0.6
0.5
0.4
(a)
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
500
(a)
0.9
With Corona Ring
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
(b)
0.1
0
0
500
1000
1500 2000
2500 3000
3500
Fig.9 (a) Major dimensions of 380 kV 3B1 type suspension tower (b) Solid
view of the simplified tower model
(b)
Fig.8 Maximum electrical field strength (kVrms/mm) for 900 V glass
insulators (a) withou corona ring (b) with corona ring
Potential (% )
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
11
13
15
17
19
Insulator No
TABLE II
TEST RESULTS FOR 900 GLASS INSULATORS
(a)
Potential (%)
18
16
Laboratory model
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1
11
13
15
17
19
1st run
2st run
3st run
Average
Corona
Inception
Voltage
380 kVrms
390 kVrms
380 kVrms
383 kVrms
Flashover
Voltage
690 kVrms
710 kVrms
680 kVrms
693 kVrms
Flashover
Voltage
Without
The Ring
760 kVrms
750 kVrms
750 kVrms
753 kVrms
Insulator No
(b)
Fig.11 (a) Voltage sharing across each cap and pin type 900 V-glass
insulator units for real model (b) Comparison of laboratory model and real
tower model
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TABLE III
TEST RESULTS FOR 900 PORCELAIN INSULATORS
1st run
2st run
3st run
Average
Corona
Inception
Voltage
400 kVrms
405 kVrms
395 kVrms
400 kVrms
Flashover
Voltage
720 kVrms
710 kVrms
700 kVrms
700 kVrms
VI. REFERENCES
Flashover
Voltage
Without the
Ring
[1]
740 kVrms
760 kVrms
Potential (kVrms)
500
750 kVrms
750 kVrms
Observed Values
Estimated Values
450
400
350
300
250
0
Glass
1
Insulator
Porcelain
2
Insulator
Fig. 13 Observed and estimated visible corona inception voltages for glass
and porcelain insulators
VII. BIOGRAPHIES
Suat lhan was born in Malatya, Turkey, on
February 1979. He received the B.Sc. and
M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering
Department from Istanbul Technical
University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2001 and
2004, respectively. He is currently a research
assistant at the same university. His research
interest is in the area of high voltage
engineering.