Insulating Liquids and Dielectric Materials
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2019) | Viewed by 5301
Special Issue Editor
Interests: condition monitoring of power apparatus; alternatives for insulating oil; performance studies of HV insulators and energy related studies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The service lifetime and performance of many power system assets are largely determined by insulating materials, predominantly in liquid and solid form. These insulating materials are subjected to extreme stresses. In addition, to cater for new operating challenges induced by renewable generations, one has to explore the behaviour of the insulating material under those new circumstances. Insulating liquids should also be able to provide adequate cooling for the assets. In recent years, many attempts have been made to develop new techniques to assess the quality of insulation in power system assets and investigate new materials to meet the modern technical, economic, and social requirements of these assets. The demand for alternative insulating liquids is ever increasing due to various shortcomings of mineral oil such as environmental and sustainability concerns, flammability, and limitations in cooling capacity. Not only liquids but also new solid insulation materials such as polymers and nanocomposites have been introduced to improve the operating performance of the assets’ insulating system. The physical, electrical, and chemical properties of alternative insulating materials are different from traditional insulating materials, and therefore new studies are required to thoroughly understand the behaviour and ageing of insulating materials under current operating conditions. In this Special Issue, researchers are encouraged to address the new developments associated with liquid insulation and solid dielectric materials.
Dr. Chandima Ekanayake
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dielectrics
- ageing
- condition monitoring
- thermal, electrical, and high-frequency stresses
