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Performance of a nanotextured superhydrophobic coating developed for high-voltage outdoor porcelain insulators

Allahdini Anahita, Momen Gelareh, Munger Frédérick, Brettschneider Stephan, Fofana Issouf et Jafari Reza. (2022). Performance of a nanotextured superhydrophobic coating developed for high-voltage outdoor porcelain insulators. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 649, e129461.

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We live in an era of striking advancements in various domains of science and technology, where separate fields and specializations are overlapping into new horizons. This cooperative approach is emerging rapidly in polymer science by employing the organic and physical chemistry, materials science, as well as electrical and mechanical engineering to collaborate and develop uniquely innovative materials. In outdoor high voltage power equipment, various problems such as flashover, rain, icing, pollution, and UV can compromise the performance of insulators thereby distorting the reliability of the entire system. Superhydrophobic coatings are sought-after candidates owing to their ultra-non-wettable, easy-to-clean, and anti-ice character. However, the performance of superhydrophobic coatings when they are subjected to high-voltage fields is still lacking sufficient research. Here, we aimed at designing a robust and novel non-fluorinated superhydrophobic coating in order to increase the effective life-span of high-voltage insulators by preventing and/or delaying the possible arcing and flashover driven damages. The electrical properties of the coating were investigated through various and comprehensive test methods. The coating showed high thermal and desirable weathering stability. Compared with bare porcelain in dry, wet, and polluted conditions, the superhydrophobic coating successfully increased the flashover voltage. Moreover, the superhydrophobic coating exhibited low leakage currents through the condensation test when exposed to high humidity conditions. With leakage currents of as low as 20 mA after three continuous steps of voltage increase, the superhydrophobic coating showed less tracking and erosion lines than the pristine coating in an adapted inclined plane test for thin films.

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
ISSN:09277757
Volume:649
Pages:e129461
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:2022
Identifiant unique:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129461
Sujets:Sciences naturelles et génie > Génie
Sciences naturelles et génie > Génie > Génie électrique et génie électronique
Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences appliquées
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Départements et modules > Département des sciences appliquées > Module d'ingénierie
Unités de recherche > Centre international de recherche sur le givrage atmosphérique et l’ingénierie des réseaux électriques (CENGIVRE) > Vieillissement de l’appareillage installé sur les lignes à haute tension (ViAHT)
Mots-clés:superhydrophobic coating, nanotexture, non-wettability, porcelain insulators, high-voltage applications, flashover, dielectric spectroscopy, revêtement superhydrophobe, non-mouillabilité, isolateurs en porcelaine, applications haute tension, spectroscopie diélectrique
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