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Title: Hybrid particle traps and conditioning procedure for gas insulated transmission lines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5198963

A gas insulated transmission line includes an outer sheath, an inner conductor within the outer sheath, insulating supports supporting the inner conductor within the outer sheath, and an insulating gas electrically insulating the inner conductor from the outer sheath. An apertured particle trapping ring is disposed within the outer sheath, and the trapping ring has a pair of dielectric members secured at each longitudinal end thereof, with the dielectric members extending outwardly from the trapping ring along an arc. A support sheet having an adhesive coating thereon is secured to the trapping ring and disposed on the outer sheath within the low field region formed between the trapping ring and the outer sheath. A conditioning method used to condition the transmission line prior to activation in service comprises applying an ac voltage to the inner conductor in a plurality of voltage-time steps, with the voltage-time steps increasing in voltage magnitude while decreasing in time duration.

Assignee:
Department Of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4330682
OSTI ID:
5198963
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Nov 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-206755
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English