THE EFFECT OF SPACE CHARGE ON PARTIAL DISCHARGES INCEPTION VOLTAGE IN AIR GAPS WITHIN HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
Résumé
Partial discharges (PDs) which can occur in embedded voids in solid dielectrics depend on many factors, among them space
charge which can seem to be one of the most relevant. As a matter of fact, under certain high voltage operating conditions,
trapped or low-mobility electrically charged species within the insulation can give rise to space charge build up. These charges
may have been the product of earlier PD events but they can also be the result of charge transport from the electrodes towards
defect which can be contained within the insulation.
This paper deals with the relation between space charge and partial discharges phenomena due to electrical stresses. Both
simulation and experimental evidences of relations between partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) and charge
accumulation are investigated. PDs in trapped air-filled gaps between two adjacent insulated tapes made of high density
polyethylene (HDPE) were measured. An amount of space charge is introduced on the cavity surface by negative direct current
application (DC). An alternative current of increasing magnitude was then applied until PDs were initiated and observed. The
voltages at which PDs initiate are measured for samples with and without space charge. It was shown that the larger the
amount of space charge, the lower PDIV. Simulation results are in good agreement with those obtained from experiment.
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