Modeling the Variation of Electric Field Pattern on Porcelain Insulators by the Deposition of Dust Particles Using Finite Element Method
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the changes in the electric field intensity due to the presence of dust on the 63 kV porcelain insulators using finite element method (FEM). The investigating Insulators were drawn in three different models (without dust layer as a basic structure, with uniform dust layer and heterogeneous dust layer) using AutoCAD software and in continue are analyzed with utilization of COMSOL software. Finally the derived values are analyzed and discussed in details. It is shown that the dust layer has an adverse effect on the electric field pattern, and the higher the concentration and volume of dust placed on the surface of insulators, results to an adverse effect on the electric field intensity around the porcelain insulator.