Electrostatic shield for an HVDC transmission component
View Patent ↗An electrostatic shield for an HVDC transmission component, the terminals of which lie at high potential relative to earth during operation, in particular for an HVDC transmission air-core coil, is distinguished by a sheathing, which is provided on at least one end with a collector electrode running substantially over its periphery for connection to one of the terminals of the HVDC transmission component, wherein the sheathing is made from a film composed of electrostatically dissipative material with a surface resistivity in the range of 10 9 to 10 14 ohm/square.
1. An electrostatic shield for an HVDC transmission component with at least two terminals comprising:
a sheathing provided on at least one end with a collector electrode running substantially along a periphery of the sheathing for connection to one of the terminals of the HVDC transmission component, and
wherein the sheathing is made from a film of electrostatically dissipative material with a surface resistivity in the range of 10 9 to 10 14 ohm/square.
2. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the film is glued onto the HVDC transmission component.
3. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a plurality of overlapping sheets jointed together to form the sheathing.
4. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein said electrostatically dissipative material is a plastic containing an intrinsically dissipative polymer (IDP).
5. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein said surface resistivity lies in the range of 10 10 to 10 12 ohm/square.
6. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the sheathing includes two ends and each end is provided with a respective collector electrode for connection to one of the respective terminals of the component.
7. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the sheathing is cylindrical and the collector electrode is ring-shaped.
8. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the collector electrode is made from a carbon fiber band.
9. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein the film is attached over the collector electrode and in contact therewith.
10. The shield according to claim 1 , wherein said electrostatically dissipative material additionally contains a UV stabilizer.
11. An HVDC transmission air-core coil, which comprises at least one concentric winding layer having first and second ends, each of the first and second ends of the winding layer including a terminal, and an electrostatic shield according to claim 1 , wherein the sheathing is attached to an outermost winding layer and the collector electrode is connected to one of the terminals.
12. An HVDC transmission air-core coil, which comprises at least one concentric winding layer, having first and second ends, each of the first and second ends of the winding layer including a terminal, and an electrostatic shield according to claim 1 , wherein the sheathing is attached to a rigid support bush spaced from the outermost winding layer by means of spacers, and the collector electrode is connected to one of the terminals.
13. An electrostatic shield for an HVDC transmission component having at least two terminals, comprising:
a sheathing having a collector electrode provided on at least one end of the sheathing, the sheathing having a periphery, the collector electrode running substantially along the periphery of the sheathing and being connectable to one of the at least two terminals of the HDVC transmission component; and wherein the sheathing is made from a film of electrostatically dissipative material having a surface resistivity in the range of 10 9 to 10 14 ohm/square.
14. The shield according to claim 13 , wherein said electrostatically dissipative material is a plastic containing an intrinsically dissipative polymer (IDP).
15. The shield according to claim 13 , wherein said surface resistivity is in the range of 10 10 to 10 12 ohm/square.
16. The shield according to claim 13 , wherein the collector electrode is made from a carbon fiber band.