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International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE)
ISSN : 22528792     EISSN : 27222624     DOI : -
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International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE) focuses on the applied works in the areas of power generation, transmission and distribution, sustainable energy, applications of power control in large power systems, etc. The main objective of IJAPE is to bring out the latest practices in research in the above mentioned areas for efficient and cost effective operations of power systems. The journal covers, but not limited to, the following scope: electric power generation, transmission and distribution, energy conversion, electrical machinery, sustainable energy, insulation, solar energy, high-power semiconductors, power quality, power economic, FACTS, renewable energy, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical engineering materials, high voltage insulation technologies, high voltage apparatuses, lightning, protection system, power system analysis, SCADA, and electrical measurements.
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473 kV lightning impulse test of an insulator embedded in pressurized and heated liquid nitrogen Fink, Stefan; Lautensack, Sven; Zwecker, Volker
International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE) Vol 15, No 1: March 2026
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijape.v15.i1.pp352-360

Abstract

Liquid nitrogen is the most common fluid for cooling superconducting power engineering devices. The dielectric strength of an insulator rod embedded in liquid nitrogen at a pressure of 0.3 MPa was investigated with lightning impulse voltage series of 20 impulses of ±473 kV for gap lengths up to 50 mm between a grounded plane and a high voltage electrode in the shape of a bell. The influence of boiling due to quenching of the superconductor was simulated by heating impulses with a duration of 10.1 s. Before triggering the heater impulse, the liquid nitrogen was in the subcooled state i.e., a pure liquid. Transient bubble generation due to the heater impulse was confirmed by video recording through an observation window of the cryostat. The voltage of 473 kV was kept by a gap length of 18 mm in case of impulses of positive polarity. A gap of 30 mm was necessary in case of negative polarity. Hence, a strong polarity effect was found. Calculated field values based on the experimental results do not exceed limits used for the high voltage design study for a support insulator of a superconducting fault current limiter.