Composite station post insulators

Hollow core type 245-800 kV

Insulation and Components
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ABB composite station post insulators
Meeting the needs of the most demanding power transmission
applications
Customers worldwide can now benefit from the ABB
composite insulator technology for station post insulator
applications. ABB composite station post insulators can
directly replace porcelain insulators.
In-house production of one-piece fiberglass composite
tubes
The load-bearing insulator tubes are made of electrical grade
fiberglass, reinforced with epoxy resin using a wet filament
winding technique. The entire process ensures high grade
insulator tubes with narrow manufacturing tolerances and
excellent mechanical and dielectrical properties.
High strength flange design
The fiberglass tubes are fitted into high strength and high
resistant aluminum alloy cast flanges using a special process,
which results in a combined shrink-fit and adhesive bond.
High temperature vulcanized silicone rubber for best
long-term performance
ABB uses only high quality, high temperature vulcanized (HTV)
silicone rubber to ensure the highest possible durability of
sheds, as well as outstanding tracking and erosion resistance.
The superior silicone material used by ABB has an aluminum
trihydrate (ATH) filler level of more than 45 percent by weight.
Seamless helical extrusion process for continuous outer
silicone housing
Our fiberglass tubes are equipped with HTV silicone rubber
weather sheds using a void-free helical extrusion process.
All insulators are manufactured in one step, resulting in
continuous silicone housings without molding lines (where dirt
and salt can accumulate).
Optimized shed profiles with large shed tip radius and
high protective creepage distance
Major development efforts have been carried out to achieve
our optimized shed profiles. Both the bottom surface and top
surface of the sheds are inclined. This ensures optimal
creepage distance and protected areas, resulting in the lowest
possible leakage currents, even in severe environments.
The tip of each shed is well-rounded with a radius of 2.5 mm
to minimize the electrical field and the risk of flashover.
Hermetically sealed for entire service life
The insulator is gas filled at a low overpressure to ensure
a high electrical strength. The low pressure design is
hermetically sealed to last the entire service life of the
insulator with a patented redundant sealing system.
This eliminates the need of pressure monitoring or gas
filling devices.
One-piece design for up to 15 m in length
ABB uses a one-piece design without any joints or intermediate
fanges. This maximizes mechanical strength, eliminates site
assembly and produces high dimensional precision. The insulators
are ready for use out of the box and do not require any assembly
at the site.
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Evaluating a great concept
Subjecting the products to extensive testing well beyond the
requirements of applicable standards, such as in long-term
field tests and with extreme voltage stress, has confirmed
the outstanding performance of ABB composite insulators in
all types of high voltage and ultra-high voltage applications.
More than 100,000 ABB composite insulators are installed
in over 70 countries worldwide, representing all types of
environments.
Advantages of the technology
Silicone rubber is the fastest-growing, most dominant
polymeric insulation material for high voltage products.
Composite insulators with silicone rubber offer significant
benefits compared to the earlier porcelain technology.
Outstanding pollution performance and flashover resistance
Leakage current control due to hydrophobicity
Non-brittle material with reduced risk of handling damage
Excellent seismic performance provides safety and reliability
Low weight and maintenance-free for cost savings
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Product portfolio
Type
Composite station post insulators,
hollow core type.
Main applications
Reactors, disconnectors, busbar
supports
Design and type tests
IEC 61462, IEC 60273
System voltages
245 550 kV AC, 800 kV DC. Other
voltages on request.
Silicone rubber housing
Platinum curing, solid high temperature
vulcanized (HTV) silicone rubber based on
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with
aluminum trihydrate (ATH) fller.
Aluminum flanges
High-strength aluminum alloy cast fanges.
Fiberglass tubes
Composite tubes, flament-wound with
fberglass roving impregnated with epoxy
resin.
CSPI CSPI
Product
12-
1984
15-
1984
General dimensions
Corresponding to figure HVDC HVDC
Equivalent to (IEC 60273) N/A N/A
Weight kg 760 960
Height (H) mm 7780 10000
Diameter of bolt circle (D
BC
) mm 600 600
Diameter of sheds (D
S
) mm 600 600
Electrical
Creepage distance (min.) mm 29400 40600
Arcing distance mm 7000 9220
Max. Service voltage kV dc 800 800
Dry lightning impulse withstand kV 1984 1984
Switching impulse withstand kV 1629* 1629**
DC withstand voltage kV dc 1015* 1015**
Mechanical
Bending strength
(El. limit 1.5MML)
kN 12 15
Deflection @1.5MML mm 87 227
Tensile strength kN 100 100
Torsional strength kNm 10 10
CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI
Product
10-
850
12,5-
850
16-
850
10-
950
12,5-
950
16-
950
General dimensions
Corresponding to figure AC AC AC AC AC AC
Equivalent to (IEC 60273)
C10-
850
C12,5-
850
C16-
850
C10-
950
C12,5-
950
C16-
950
Weight kg 77 77 77 84 84 86
Height (H) mm 1900 1900 1900 2100 2100 2100
Diameter of bolt circle (D
BC
) mm 275*** 275*** 275 275*** 275 300
Diameter of sheds (D
S
) mm 326 326 326 326 326 326
Electrical
Creepage distance (min.) mm 5243 5243 5243 5860 5860 5841
Arcing distance mm 1628 1628 1628 1828 1828 1808
Max. Service voltage kV 245 245 245 245 245 245
Dry lightning impulse withstand kV 850 850 850 950 950 950
Wet switching impulse withstand kV - - - 750 750 750
Wet power frequency withstand kV 360 360 360 395 395 395
Mechanical
Bending strength
(El. limit 1.5MML)
kN 10 12,5 16 10 12,5 16
Deflection @1.5MML mm 19 24 31 26 33 52
Tensile strength kN 250 250 250 250 250 250
Torsional strength kNm 45 45 45 45 45 45
Corona rings
Depending on the customer application,
corona rings can be supplied. The user
has the ultimate responsibility for the
proper use of corona rings.
225
D
BC
H
D
S
M16x22 (4x)***
18 (8x)
375
D
BC
H
D
S
18 (8x)
22 (12x)
*/ Dry **/ Wet ***/ Deviation from IEC 60273
HVDC AC
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CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI CSPI
Product
10-
1050
12,5-
1050
16-
1050
10-
1175
12,5-
1175
16-
1175
8-
1300
10-
1300
12,5-
1300
16-
1300
8-
1425
10-
1425
12,5-
1425
16-
1425
General dimensions
Corresponding to figure AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Equivalent to (IEC 60273)
C10-
1050
C12,5-
1050
C16-
1050
C10-
1175
C12,5-
1175
C16-
1175
C8-
1300
C10-
1300
C12,5-
1300
C16-
1300
C8-
1425
C10-
1425
C12,5-
1425
C16-
1425
Weight kg 91 91 93 103 105 127 111 111 113 137 120 122 148 151
Height (H) mm 2300 2300 2300 2650 2650 2650 2900 2900 2900 2900 3150 3150 3150 3150
Diameter of bolt circle (D
BC
) mm 275 275 300 275 300 325 275 275 300 325 275 300 325 356
Diameter of sheds (D
S
) mm 326 326 326 326 326 361 326 326 326 361 326 326 361 361
Electrical
Creepage distance (min.) mm 6617 6617 6598 7802 7783 7783 8749 8749 8589 8729 9555 9535 9535 9346
Arcing distance mm 2028 2028 2008 2378 2358 2358 2628 2628 2608 2608 2878 2858 2858 2808
Max. Service voltage kV 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 550 550 550 550
Dry lightning impulse withstand kV 1050 1050 1050 1175 1175 1175 1300 1300 1300 1300 1425 1425 1425 1425
Wet switching impulse withstand kV 750 750 750 850 850 850 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950
Wet power frequency withstand kV 460 460 460 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical
Bending strength
(El. limit 1.5MML)
kN 10 12,5 16 10 12,5 16 8 10 12,5 16 8 10 12,5 16
Deflection @1.5MML mm 34 43 55 53 66 47 55 69 86 58 55 88 61 78
Tensile strength kN 250 250 250 250 250 300 250 250 250 300 250 250 300 300
Torsional strength kNm 45 45 45 45 45 60 45 45 45 60 45 45 60 60
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Product
8-
1550
10-
1550
12,5-
1550
16-
1550
6-
1675
8-
1675
10-
1675
12,5-
1675
16-
1675
6-
1800
8-
1800
10-
1800
12,5-
1800
16-
1800
General dimensions
Corresponding to figure AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC
Equivalent to (IEC 60273)
C8-
1550
C10-
1550
C12,5-
1550
C16-
1550
C6-
1675
C8-
1675
C10-
1675
C12,5-
1675
C16-
1675
C6-
1800
C8-
1800
C10-
1800
C12,5-
1800
C16-
1800
Weight kg 127 129 156 160 137 139 139 169 172 149 151 185 187 187
Height (H) mm 3350 3350 3350 3350 3650 3650 3650 3650 3650 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000
Diameter of bolt circle (D
BC
) mm 275 300 325 356 275 300 300 325 356 275 300 325 356 356
Diameter of sheds (D
S
) mm 326 326 361 361 326 326 326 361 361 326 326 361 361 361
Electrical
Creepage distance (min.) mm 10312 10293 10293 10103 11308 11288 11288 11288 11099 12633 12473 12613 12424 12424
Arcing distance mm 3078 3058 3058 3008 3378 3358 3358 3358 3308 3728 3708 3708 3658 3658
Max. Service voltage kV 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550 550
Dry lightning impulse withstand kV 1550 1550 1550 1550 1675 1675 1675 1675 1675 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800
Wet switching impulse withstand kV 1050 1050 1050 1050 1050 1050 1050 1050 1050 1175 1175 1175 1175 1175
Wet power frequency withstand kV - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical
Bending strength
(El. limit 1.5MML)
kN 8 10 12,5 16 6 8 10 12,5 16 6 8 10 12,5 16
Deflection @1.5MML mm 85 106 73 94 83 110 138 95 121 109 145 100 125 160
Tensile strength kN 250 250 300 300 250 260 250 300 300 250 250 300 300 300
Torsional strength kNm 45 45 60 60 45 45 45 60 60 45 45 60 60 60
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