Electrical insulation paper and its physical properties at cryogenic temperatures

Enis Tuncer, Georgios Polizos, Isidor Sauers, D. Randy James

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Abstract

Paper is widely used in various engineering applications due to its physical properties and ease of manufacture. As a result paper has been selected or designed as an electrical insulation material for parts and components in high voltage technology. In the current study we select a paper employed in conventional transformers as the electrical insulation material. The potential of this paper is investigated at cryogenic temperatures to determine its physical properties for high temperature superconducting power applications. Dielectric measurements were performed using impedance spectroscopy at a constant frequency. Dielectric breakdown tests were performed on samples at 77 K using a liquid nitrogen bath.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5672811
Pages (from-to)1438-1440
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume21
Issue number3 PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

Funding

Manuscript received August 01, 2010; accepted October 15, 2010. Date of publication December 23, 2010; date of current version May 27, 2011. Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy–Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Advanced Cables and Conductors Program under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed and operated by UT-Battelle, LLC.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC05-00OR22725
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Keywords

    • Dielectric breakdown
    • Dielectric properties
    • Impregnation with polypropylene
    • Kraft paper

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