Effects of water on breakdown characteristics of polyethylene composites

• Main Authors: Lau, K. Y., Zafrullah, S. N. R. M., Ismail, I. Z., Ching, K. Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86729/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2018.10.011

The current work investigated the effects of oxide- and nitride-based silicon nanoparticles on the water absorption and dielectric breakdown characteristics of low density polyethylene (LDPE). The results showed that hydrophobic LDPE, when added with silicon dioxide nanoparticles, became prone to wa...