PMID- 35632895
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220530
IS  - 2161-1653 (Electronic)
IS  - 2161-1653 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 2
DP  - 2017 Feb 21
TI  - Highly Insulating Polyethylene Blends for High-Voltage Direct-Current Power 
      Cables.
PG  - 78-82
LID - 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00941 [doi]
AB  - The insulation of state-of-the-art extruded high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) 
      power cables is composed of cross-linked low-density polyethylene. Driven by the 
      search for sustainable energy solutions, concepts that improve the ability to 
      withstand high electrical fields and, ultimately, the power transmission 
      efficiency are in high demand. The performance of a HVDC insulation material is 
      limited by its residual electrical conductivity. Here, we demonstrate that the 
      addition of small amounts of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to a low-density 
      polyethylene (LDPE) resin results in a drastic reduction in DC conductivity. An 
      HDPE content as low as 1 wt % is found to introduce a small population of thicker 
      crystalline lamellae, which are finely distributed throughout the material. The 
      change in nanostructure correlates with a decrease in DC conductivity by 
      approximately 1 order of magnitude to about 10(-15) S m(-1) at high electric 
      fields of 30 and 40 kV mm(-1) and elevated temperature of 70  degrees C. This work opens 
      up an alternative design concept for the insulation of HVDC power cables.
FAU - Andersson, Mattias G
AU  - Andersson MG
AD  - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of 
      Technology, 41296, Goteborg, Sweden.
FAU - Hynynen, Jonna
AU  - Hynynen J
AD  - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of 
      Technology, 41296, Goteborg, Sweden.
FAU - Andersson, Mats R
AU  - Andersson MR
AD  - Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South 
      Australia 5095, Australia.
FAU - Englund, Villgot
AU  - Englund V
AD  - Innovation and Technology, Borealis AB, 44486 Stenungsund, Sweden.
FAU - Hagstrand, Per-Ola
AU  - Hagstrand PO
AD  - Innovation and Technology, Borealis AB, 44486 Stenungsund, Sweden.
FAU - Gkourmpis, Thomas
AU  - Gkourmpis T
AD  - Innovation and Technology, Borealis AB, 44486 Stenungsund, Sweden.
FAU - Muller, Christian
AU  - Muller C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7859-7909
AD  - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of 
      Technology, 41296, Goteborg, Sweden.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170111
PL  - United States
TA  - ACS Macro Lett
JT  - ACS macro letters
JID - 101574672
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2017/02/21 00:00
MHDA- 2017/02/21 00:01
CRDT- 2022/05/28 01:46
PHST- 2022/05/28 01:46 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/02/21 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/02/21 00:01 [medline]
AID - 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00941 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - ACS Macro Lett. 2017 Feb 21;6(2):78-82. doi: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6b00941. Epub 
      2017 Jan 11.