Electric Power ›› 2024, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (9): 231-237.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202309036

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Discharge Phenomenon of a 500 kV Double Tension Porcelain Insulator String

Yang CHENG1(), Lingzhi XIA1, Lei NIU1, Wei RUAN2, Hao SUN3(), Xuanhe CAO3, Shimin ZHANG3   

  1. 1. State Grid of Anhui Electric Power Research Institute, Hefei 230022, China
    2. State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd., Ultra High Voltage Company, Hefei 230000, China
    3. Beijing International S & T Cooperation Base for Plasma Science and Energy Conversion, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2023-09-08 Accepted:2023-12-07 Online:2024-09-23 Published:2024-09-28
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by Science and Technology Project of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. (No.B31205220007).

Abstract:

The mechanism of this phenomenon was studied with a double tension porcelain insulator strings in a 500 kV converter station. Experiments including resistance testing and cross-sectional staining were conducted, and a simulation model of double insulator strings was established to obtain the distribution pattern of the space electric field. The result shows that water vapor intrusion into the cement adhesive gap resulted in the resistance decrease of several insulators and the formation of 24 zero-value insulators (20 on the west side and 4 on the east side). The 122kV voltage difference between the strings was the main cause of the inter string discharge.

Key words: double tension porcelain insulator string, zero-value insulator, electric field distribution, discharge between strings