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Published on: January 29, 2020
Influence of Oxygen Diffusion on Thermal Ageing of Cross-Linked Polyethylene Cable Insulation
Yuanyuan Zhang1, Zongke Hou1, Kangning Wu1
1State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Abstract:
Thermal ageing of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable insulation is an important issue threatening the safe operation of power cables. In this paper, thermal ageing of XLPE was carried out at 160 °C in air for 240 h. The influence of oxygen diffusion on thermal ageing of XLPE was investigated by Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV-Vis), tensile testing, and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It was observed that the degradation degree not only depended on ageing time but also on sample positions. The thermally aged samples were more oxidized in the surface region, presented a darker color, more carbon atoms appeared in the conjugate cluster, had smaller elongation at break and tensile strength, and a larger carbonyl index. As ageing time increased, the non-uniform oxidation of the XLPE samples became more prominent. The degree of non-uniform oxidation caused by oxygen diffusion was quantitatively studied by first order oxidation kinetic. The calculated results demonstrated that carbonyl index measured by FTIR was more sensitive to non-uniform oxidation with a shape parameter in the range of 1-2. The result shown in this paper is helpful for interpreting and predicting the non-uniform ageing behavior of high voltage XLPE cables.
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