Contaminant trap for gas-insulated apparatus
Abstract
A contaminant trap for a gas-insulated electrical conductor is provided. A resinous dielectric body such as Kel-F wax, grease or other sticky polymeric or oligomeric compound is disposed on the inside wall of the outer housing for the conductor. The resinous body is sufficiently sticky at ambient temperatures to immobilize contaminant particles in the insulating gas on the exposed surfaces thereof. An electric resistance heating element is disposed in the resinous body to selectively raise the temperature of the resinous body to a molten state so that the contaminant particles collected on the surface of the body sink into the body so that the surface of the resinous body is renewed to a particle-less condition and, when cooled, returns to a sticky collecting surface.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865226
- Patent Number(s):
- 4480147
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- contaminant; trap; gas-insulated; apparatus; electrical; conductor; provided; resinous; dielectric; kel-f; wax; grease; sticky; polymeric; oligomeric; compound; disposed; inside; wall; outer; housing; sufficiently; ambient; temperatures; immobilize; particles; insulating; gas; exposed; surfaces; electric; resistance; heating; element; selectively; raise; temperature; molten; collected; surface; sink; renewed; particle-less; condition; cooled; returns; collecting; resistance heating; exposed surface; heating element; outer housing; ambient temperature; insulating gas; electrical conductor; inside wall; ambient temperatures; electric resistance; exposed surfaces; contaminant particles; collecting surface; gas-insulated electrical; resistance heat; insulated electrical; contaminant trap; /174/134/
Citation Formats
Adcock, James L, Pace, Marshall O, and Christophorou, Loucas G. Contaminant trap for gas-insulated apparatus. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865226,
title = {Contaminant trap for gas-insulated apparatus},
author = {Adcock, James L and Pace, Marshall O and Christophorou, Loucas G},
abstractNote = {A contaminant trap for a gas-insulated electrical conductor is provided. A resinous dielectric body such as Kel-F wax, grease or other sticky polymeric or oligomeric compound is disposed on the inside wall of the outer housing for the conductor. The resinous body is sufficiently sticky at ambient temperatures to immobilize contaminant particles in the insulating gas on the exposed surfaces thereof. An electric resistance heating element is disposed in the resinous body to selectively raise the temperature of the resinous body to a molten state so that the contaminant particles collected on the surface of the body sink into the body so that the surface of the resinous body is renewed to a particle-less condition and, when cooled, returns to a sticky collecting surface.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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