Insulation Performance and Simulation Analysis of SiO2-Aramid Paper under High-Voltage Bushing

Bowen Liu1, Fangcheng Lv1, Xiaozhou Fan1

  • 1Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Security Defence, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China.

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