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February 10, 2018 • ARTICLE ARCHIVE, Scene from China
RTV silicone anti-pollution flashover coatings have been used extensively for years – initially mainly on post insulators and bushings at substations and more recently also for porcelain or glass string insulators on transmission lines. One of the reasons... Read More
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April 8, 2017 • ARTICLE ARCHIVE, Silicone & Other Materials, Substation
When an electrical network which has operated for years without problems suddenly starts to experience a growing number of insulator flashovers this is generally the result of service conditions that have deteriorated due to increased pollution. Should such... Read More
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June 11, 2016 • Commentary by Pigini, Glass
Traditionally, application of RTV silicone material has been a remedial measure to mitigate pollution-related flashovers of porcelain substation insulators suffering poor service performance. Indeed, coatings have been viewed mainly as a maintenance product... Read More
