Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber
This study presents an investigation of electrical tree performance as well as the effect of filler concentration of silicone rubber (SiR) filled with atmospheric-pressure plasma-treated silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanofiller. Atmospheric-pressure plasma was used to treat the SiO2 nanofiller surfaces to...
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doaj-4e4fb0a7ce7042fc86ef9b544575e6692020-11-25T01:08:00ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172016-11-0161134810.3390/app6110348app6110348Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-RubberFatin Nabilah Musa0Nouruddeen Bashir1Mohd Hafizi Ahmad2Zolkafle Buntat3Mohamed Afendi Mohamed Piah4Institute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, MalaysiaInstitute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, MalaysiaInstitute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, MalaysiaInstitute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, MalaysiaInstitute of High Voltage and High Current (IVAT), Faculty of Electrical Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, MalaysiaThis study presents an investigation of electrical tree performance as well as the effect of filler concentration of silicone rubber (SiR) filled with atmospheric-pressure plasma-treated silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanofiller. Atmospheric-pressure plasma was used to treat the SiO2 nanofiller surfaces to enhance compatibility with SiR matrices. A fixed AC voltage of 10 kV, 50 Hz was applied to untreated, silane-treated, and plasma-treated nanocomposites with filler concentrations of 1, 3, and 5 wt % to investigate their electrical performance during electrical treeing. The result showed that plasma-treated SiO2 nanoparticles were uniformly well dispersed and formed strong covalent bonds with the molecules of the SiR polymer matrix. The plasma-treated nanocomposites were able to resist the electrical treeing better than the untreated or silane-treated nanocomposites. The increase in filler concentration enhanced the electrical tree performances of the nanocomposites. The result from this study reveals that the plasma-treated nanocomposites exhibited the best result in inhibiting the growth of electrical treeing compared to the existing surface treatment methods used in this study.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/6/11/348atmospheric-pressure plasmaelectrical treeingsilicon dioxidesilicone rubber |
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Fatin Nabilah Musa Nouruddeen Bashir Mohd Hafizi Ahmad Zolkafle Buntat Mohamed Afendi Mohamed Piah Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber Applied Sciences atmospheric-pressure plasma electrical treeing silicon dioxide silicone rubber |
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Fatin Nabilah Musa Nouruddeen Bashir Mohd Hafizi Ahmad Zolkafle Buntat Mohamed Afendi Mohamed Piah |
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Fatin Nabilah Musa |
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Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber |
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Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber |
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Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber |
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Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber |
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Investigating the Influence of Plasma-Treated SiO2 Nanofillers on the Electrical Treeing Performance of Silicone-Rubber |
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investigating the influence of plasma-treated sio2 nanofillers on the electrical treeing performance of silicone-rubber |
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This study presents an investigation of electrical tree performance as well as the effect of filler concentration of silicone rubber (SiR) filled with atmospheric-pressure plasma-treated silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanofiller. Atmospheric-pressure plasma was used to treat the SiO2 nanofiller surfaces to enhance compatibility with SiR matrices. A fixed AC voltage of 10 kV, 50 Hz was applied to untreated, silane-treated, and plasma-treated nanocomposites with filler concentrations of 1, 3, and 5 wt % to investigate their electrical performance during electrical treeing. The result showed that plasma-treated SiO2 nanoparticles were uniformly well dispersed and formed strong covalent bonds with the molecules of the SiR polymer matrix. The plasma-treated nanocomposites were able to resist the electrical treeing better than the untreated or silane-treated nanocomposites. The increase in filler concentration enhanced the electrical tree performances of the nanocomposites. The result from this study reveals that the plasma-treated nanocomposites exhibited the best result in inhibiting the growth of electrical treeing compared to the existing surface treatment methods used in this study. |
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atmospheric-pressure plasma electrical treeing silicon dioxide silicone rubber |
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