Insulator Coating minimizes required electrical maintenance.
Press Release Summary:
Applied once, Sylgard® HVIC+ provides long-term water repellency/hydrophobicity to protect against power distribution interruptions due to increased leakage current, dryband arcing, and flashover from salt spray, industrial pollutants, and desert sand. One-part silicone high voltage insulator coating (HVIC), unaffected by salt air, rain, and humidity, exhibits tracking resistance and prevents contaminants on insulator surface from becoming wet and producing conductive layer.
Original Press Release:
Sylgard® High Voltage Insulator Coating Improves Electrical Maintenance for Power Utilities
Midland, Mich. - November 30, 2006 - Sylgard® HVIC+, Dow Corning's newest one-part silicone high voltage insulator coating (HVIC) for electrical system maintenance, provides long-term water repellency to protect against power distribution interruptions due to arcing and flashover from salt spray, industrial pollutants and desert sand.
"We've improved on the original coating to provide the best combination of wet electrical performance, tracking resistance, and durability for years of reliable operation," said Lucrece De Ridder, global marketing manager, Dow Corning Power and Utility Industry. "In addition, application is easier and faster, reducing labor cost and downtime."
Sylgard HVIC+ offers long-term water repellency/hydrophobicity, which prevents contaminants on the surface of the insulators from becoming wet and producing a conductive layer, which contributes to an increase in leakage currents, dryband arcing, and ultimately flashover. It also is unaffected by salt air, airborne pollutants, rain and humidity.
The coating can be used in line and station insulators, bushings, instrument transformers and for surface resistance on bucket truck booms. It is also useful on glass, porcelain and composite insulators where improved surface dielectric properties are needed. It is particularly well-suited for applications requiring arc resistance, such as barrier boards used in switch gear and in large motors.
Sylgard HVIC+ requires only one application, eliminating the need for repeated water washing or greasing, which results in significant savings in maintenance and replacement costs.
Power & Utility Solutions from Dow Corning
Dow Corning Engineered Elastomers Industry's performance-enhancing solutions meet technical and regulatory requirements of power utilities worldwide, providing standard or specialized high voltage insulator coatings, silicone rubber for composite insulators, cable enhancement fluids, resins and varnishes or high performance transformer fluids. With global manufacturing, distribution, customer service resources and local market presence, Dow Corning is able to tailor solutions that meet customer's needs.
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning's sales are outside the United States.
Dow Corning and Sylgard are registered trademarks of Dow Corning Corporation.
Contact:
Regine de la Cruz
APCO Worldwide
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