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India Cements plant in the background. The APTRANSCO Wadapally 132 kvSS located in the
premises exposes the sub-station to the cement and other raw material dusts, which settles on the
insulator surface, and during light rains or early morning dew these contamination gets wetted and
forms a conductive solution resulting in leakage currents, dry bands and eventual flashovers.
Isolator Switches being coated with Sylgard HVIC +
at Wadapally 132 kvSS
132 kv Isolator Coating in progress in pictures 1-3. Picture 4 and 5 shows the coated isolators
arranged and kept in the verandah. Interestingly picture 6 shows the composite strings procured by
APTRANSCO kept at Wadapally SS waiting erection. Note the similarity in the look on the surface of
the composite rubber and Sylgard HVIC+ coated equipment.
Hydrophobic Behavior on surface of Sylgard HVIC+
coated insulators at Wadapally 132 kvSS after a rain
The hydrophobic behavior of Sylgard HVIC+ could be witnessed after a rain during the application
period at Wadapally 132 kvSS. Some pictures here show the water forming into droplets. This does
not allow the wetting of the insulator surface or formation of continuous conductive film on the
surface.
Raasi Feeder during and after the coating of all equipments
with Sylgard HVIC+
While most of the Sylgard HVIC+ application were done on new equipments which were subsequently
erected, some of the equipment at Raasi feeder was coated while the Sylgard HVIC+ coated
equipments were getting erected ensuring no downtime for the application.
Trafo Bushings in-situ and bus strings (new discs) at
Wadapally 132 kvSS Coated with Sylgard HVIC +
Over 300 discs were coated with Sylgard HVIC+ to be installed in the 132 kv and 33 kv side at
Wadapally 132/33 kvSS. These coated discs were subsequently strung on the towers by the erection
contractors. The trafo bushings were cleaned with IPA, primed and coated with Sylgard HVIC + in-situ
while the 33 kv equipment erection was in progress.
Sylgard HVIC+ Coated Equipments at Wadapally 132 kvSS
at evening time
Sylgard HVIC+ on
equipments at Raasi
and Chanakya
feeders.
Isolators, CTs,
Lighting Arresters,
PTs, and bus-
strings were all
coated ensuring
100% reliability
against
contamination
induced flashovers
for these critical
feeder bays.