ABSTRAK
Isolator merupakan komponen yang penting dijaga keandalannya dalam sistem transmisi dan distribusi tenaga listrik. Isolator rentan mengalami kegagalan akibat lingkungan, karena terpapar langsung kondisi dimana isolator tersebut terpasang. Salah satu jenis isolator yang sering digunakan adalah bahan keramik, dimana memiliki kelebihan diantaranya kekuatan mekanik yang cukup handal. Namun kekurangan isolator jenis ini adalah sifat permukaannya yang hidrofilik, yaitu mudah menyerap air sehingga bila digunakan pada kelembaban tinggi cenderung memicu timbulnya arus bocor. Arus bocor merupakan parameter penting pada isolator karena sering menjadi penyebab kegagalan isolator. Untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh kondisi lingkungan terhadap arus bocor, dilakukan pengujian terhadap isolator keramik dalam waktu 24 jam. Data arus bocor diambil setiap 3 jam untuk melihat perubahannya berdasarkan perubahan kelembaban, dan suhu lingkungan. Hasilnya didapat bahwa semakin tinggi kelembaban udara, dan semakin rendah suhu lingkungan maka arus bocor semakin tinggi. Hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan acuan untuk mengantisipasi kegagalan isolator keramik akibat arus bocor sehingga keandalan sistem tenaga listrik dapat terjaga.
Kata kunci: Isolator keramik, Lingkungan, Kelembaban, Suhu.
ABSTRACT
Isolator is an important component that must be maintained to keep electric power transmission and distribution system reliability. Isolators are susceptible to failure due to the environment, because they are directly exposed to conditions where the insulator installed. Ceramic insulator is one type of isolator that is often used, which has advantages including mechanical strength that is quite reliable. However, the lack of this type of isolator is its hydrophilic surface, which is easy to absorb water so that when used at high humidity tends to trigger a leakage current. Leakage current is an important parameter in an insulator because it can be a cause due to insulator failure. To find out how environmental conditions impact on leakage currents along day, a ceramic isolator is tested within 24 hours. Leakage current data is taken every 3 hours to see the changes based on changes in humidity, and ambient temperature. The result is the higher humidity of the air, and the lower ambient temperature, can make insulator leakage current rise up. The results of this study can be used as a reference to anticipate the failure of ceramic insulators due to leakage currents so that the reliability of the electric power system can be maintained.
Keywords: ceramic insulator, environtment, humidity, temperature.
The Study on Leakage Current Characteristics and Electrical Properties of Uncoated Ceramic, RTV Silicon Rubber Coated Ceramic, and Semiconducting Glazed Outdoor Insulators
