Finite element modeling for electric field and voltage distribution along the cap and pin insulators under pollution

Abstract

The knowledge of the behavior of both the electric potential and electric field is one of the main factors needed when designing an insulator. Using AutoCAD software a 2D cap and pin 1512L insulator model was created in the clean state and under pollution from one to five insulators separately making a chain of insulators for a total of 10 models. Later they are imported to COMSOL Multiphysics 5.6 software, simulations of the 1512L insulator were made to see the effect the pollution has and the differences that occur on the distribution with the addition of more insulators in the chain. The potential distribution starts to develop a pattern after a certain number of insulators in the chain while the pollution induces high value spikes in thefield distribution. Finite-element-analysis for numerical simulation of the pollution effect in outdoor insulators: a review and a novel method.

Keywords

• pollution
• electric field
• electrical potential
• 1512l
• comsol multiphysics