Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application of Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
Abstract
In this paper, a new multifunctional compound, 1,1′-(oxalylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione) (BVM), is grafted onto crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) by radical-initiated grafting to play triple roles as a voltage stabilizer, space-charge inhibitor and crosslinking auxiliary and to achieve the purpose of comprehensively enhancing the DC dielectric properties of polymers while decreasing the type and number of additives. By analyzing the DC breakdown field strength, current density and space-charge distribution of the materials at different temperatures, it is demonstrated that BVM grafting can comprehensively and effectively enhance the electrical properties of the materials, with little dependence on temperature. The BVM molecule has two polar groups and an effective molecular structure that acts as a voltage stabilizer, thus enabling the introduction of dense, uniform, deeply trapped energy levels within the material to inhibit the space charge and to capture high-energy electrons to prevent damage to the material structure; however, the two functions do not affect each other. This is also consistent with first-principles calculations and quantum-chemical calculations. Gel content testing shows no effect on polymer crosslinking, even with a 27.8% reduction in the amount of the crosslinking agent di-isopropyl peroxide (DCP), which reduces the damage to the polymer’s electrical resistance caused by the byproducts of DCP decomposition. Therefore, grafting multifunctional BVM compounds to improve the dielectric characteristics of polymers is a viable area of study in the development of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable materials.
Funder
the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry
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