Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation
Natural ester has been widely studied as an alternative dielectric liquid to mineral oil in recent years. Unsaturated triacylglycerol molecules are the main components of natural ester; therefore, in this paper, we investigate the molecular structure and electronic properties of the triolein molecul...
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doaj-37f5cadfcc404c9a99b681b3ff529ccd2020-11-24T23:21:15ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732017-04-0110451010.3390/en10040510en10040510Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and PropagationYachao Wang0Feipeng Wang1Jian Li2Zhengyong Huang3Suning Liang4Jinghan Zhou5The State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, College of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaNatural ester has been widely studied as an alternative dielectric liquid to mineral oil in recent years. Unsaturated triacylglycerol molecules are the main components of natural ester; therefore, in this paper, we investigate the molecular structure and electronic properties of the triolein molecule, an oleic-type triacylglycerol molecule, as a representative component of natural ester oils. The effects of external electric fields at the electric field intensity related to streamer initiation and propagation on the bond lengths, dipole moment, total energy, infrared spectra, and orbital energy of the triolein molecule are investigated using density functional theory (DFT). In addition, the excitation energies, transition wavelengths, and oscillator strengths of the first eight excited states of the triolein molecule under external electric fields are calculated by time-dependent DFT. The results show that the bond lengths, dipole moments, total energy, and infrared spectra change obviously under external electric fields. With increasing external electric field intensity, the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital increases, and the gap between that and the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital decreases, which make the molecule susceptible to excitation. The calculations contribute to an understanding of the causes behind the degradation of the insulation properties of natural ester oils.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/4/510nature esterstreamertriolein moleculeelectric fielddensity functional theoryexcited states |
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Yachao Wang Feipeng Wang Jian Li Zhengyong Huang Suning Liang Jinghan Zhou Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation Energies nature ester streamer triolein molecule electric field density functional theory excited states |
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Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation |
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Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation |
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Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation |
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Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation |
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Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of Triolein Molecule under an External Electric Field Related to Streamer Initiation and Propagation |
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molecular structure and electronic properties of triolein molecule under an external electric field related to streamer initiation and propagation |
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Natural ester has been widely studied as an alternative dielectric liquid to mineral oil in recent years. Unsaturated triacylglycerol molecules are the main components of natural ester; therefore, in this paper, we investigate the molecular structure and electronic properties of the triolein molecule, an oleic-type triacylglycerol molecule, as a representative component of natural ester oils. The effects of external electric fields at the electric field intensity related to streamer initiation and propagation on the bond lengths, dipole moment, total energy, infrared spectra, and orbital energy of the triolein molecule are investigated using density functional theory (DFT). In addition, the excitation energies, transition wavelengths, and oscillator strengths of the first eight excited states of the triolein molecule under external electric fields are calculated by time-dependent DFT. The results show that the bond lengths, dipole moments, total energy, and infrared spectra change obviously under external electric fields. With increasing external electric field intensity, the energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital increases, and the gap between that and the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital decreases, which make the molecule susceptible to excitation. The calculations contribute to an understanding of the causes behind the degradation of the insulation properties of natural ester oils. |
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nature ester streamer triolein molecule electric field density functional theory excited states |
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