Self-monitoring high voltage transmission line suspension insulator

Patent · Fri May 09 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6599285

A high voltage transmission line suspension insulator which monitors its own dielectric integrity is described. A dielectric rod has one larger diameter end fitting attachable to a transmission line and another larger diameter end fitting attachable to a support tower. The rod is enclosed in a dielectric tube which is hermetically sealed to the rod's end fittings such that a fluidtight space is formed between the rod and the tube. A pressurized dielectric liquid or gas is placed within that space. A discoloring dye placed within this space, or a pressure gauge, is used to detect the loss of the pressurized fluid.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): None
• OSTI ID: 6599285
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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