🚀 go-pugleaf

The Office of Continuing Education at Oregon Graduate Institute of Science
& Technology, Portland, Oregon, offers a 2 1/2 day intensive short course
on July 28-30, 1995.

Non-Ceramic Insulators:
Applications, Design, Testing and Analysis


Course Description:
A critical and in-depth overview of the application of non-ceramic
insulators in electrical transmission systems and substations will be
presented from both a developer's and user's viewpoint. Subject areas
covered in the course will include a review of polymer matrix composite
materials and weathershed materials for non-ceramic insulator
technologies. The most important properties of the materials will be
discussed.  Special emphasis will be placed on the insulator failure modes
which can develop either during manufacturing or in service.  Both
mechanical and electrical failure mechanisms in non-ceramic insulators
will be discussed and recommendations will be given on how to avoid them.
Unique experimental techniques will be presented concerning the effect of
combined mechanical, electrical and environmental stresses on the
in-service integrity of the insulators. In addition, the insulator
contamination problems, and field and laboratory test procedures will be
discussed with respect to traditional porcelain and composite insulators.
This short course should provide a unique forum for the exchange of
experience between the users, manufacturers and researchers involved in
the non-ceramic insulator technology.

Who Will Benefit
This course is designed for utility engineers and personnel working for
insulator manufacturers and research facilities involved in design,
testing and application of non-ceramic insulators.

Course Outline
�  Introduction to composite materials for      
insulator applications 
�  The pultrusion process, markets and          
applications
�  Mechanical loading criteria for line         
insulators 
�  What is a non-ceramic insulator and can      
past experience and data be used to make     
an informed decision about the product       
currently being offered by manufacturers?
�  Effects of defects and contaminants on       
electrical stress in insulators - detection by     
partial discharge measurements 
�  Insulator failure modes and how to avoid them 
�  Brittle fracture of non-ceramic insulators
�  Non-ceramic insulator application in         
electrical transmission systems and          
substations from the utility perspective
�  Insulator ratings and how they relate to 
   in-serve strengths 
�  Contamination problems, field and         
laboratory test procedures and the differences 
between ceramic and non-ceramic     
insulator products 
�  Substation and suspension non-ceramic 
   insulators: mechanical testing and analysis 
�  Several major non-ceramic insulator          
manufacturers will give short presentations     
demonstrating their products and detailing      
their experiences regarding the design,      
testing and analysis of non-ceramic          
insulators.

COURSE SCHEDULE and 
INFORMATION

Course Number: 1739  
Dates/Times:   Friday and Saturday,
      July 28-29, 1995
      8:00am-5:15pm
      and Sunday, July 30,
      9:00am-2:00pm
Location:      Marriott Hotel,
      Portland, Oregon
Course Fee:    $895
       (includes instruction,          
      course materials,  
      break refreshments and
      lunches.)

For a complete Non-Ceramic Insulators short course brochure call  
+1-(503) 690-1219; or email: continuinged@admin.ogi.edu.
Our World Wide Web url is: http://www.ogi.edu/Continuing-Ed/