Local electrical overloading in high voltage surge arrestors: reasons and consequences

Kadzov G.D. , Kojevnikova I.I., Titkov V.V., Feizullaev N.I.

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Polymer covered high voltage surge arrestor

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Destruction stages
Local overloading

Local short arcing

The grows of local arc

Explosion

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The local overloading in varistors column under insulator surface pollution trough geometrical capacitance

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The model

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Temperature distribution

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Temperature distribution along varistors column

Temperature distribution along polymer cover surface

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Theoretical model

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The difference between highest an lowest temperature in varistors columns

0,005 0,004 0,003 . 0,002 0,001 0 0 1000 2000 3000 , 4000 5000

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Varistor capacitance resistance Geometrical capacitance

Pollution layer resistance

Equal electric schematic of polluted surge arrestor

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Current (i) and heating power (q) in polluted surge arrestor

Temperature distribution along the polymer cover (1), along varistors column (2)

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Temperature distribution in surge arrestor under mini arc heating

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