Study of Surface Potential and Electric Stress on Traction Insulators

• Main Authors: Madhulita, Monali, Reddy B, Subba, Chaudhuri, Tanaya
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: shorted sheds; surtace charge simulation method; surface potential; traction insularors; crack fault; surface field
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81176; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40674; https://tanayachaudhuri.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/tanaya_icacct2012.pdf
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Optimal performance of traction insulators is essential to ensure reliability of railway traction electrification system. They are exposed to environmental degradation and vandalism due to the overhead erection in railway lines. The likely damages that can take place are cracks in the sheds, or shor...