학술논문

Cause of Failures of Pad-mounted Distribution Switchgears
Document Type
Conference
Source
2005/2006 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2005/2006 IEEE PES. :1020-1023 2006
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Insulation
Flashover
Contamination
Interrupters
Switches
Testing
Dielectrics
Humidity
Safety
Temperature distribution
Language
ISSN
2160-8555
2160-8563
Abstract
Pad-mounted distribution switchgears are widely used for more than 40 years. This paper review the causes of growing failure rates noted particularly in the last 15 years and review corrective actions being undertaken by Hydro-Quebec in order to reduce this failure rate. Insulation contamination associated with high humidity and condensation is the major cause of failure identified