In order to study the effect of mesoscale crystal morphology of XLPE material on its AC breakdown characteristics and analyze its mechanism, XLPE samples with different crystal morphologies were prepared by controlling the cooling rate of samples during cooling crystallization. At the same time, the crystalline structure and morphology of the samples were characterized and observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and its dielectric properties were tested by the broadband dielectric spectrometer, three electrode system, and AC breakdown system. Finally, the test results were verified and the mechanism was analyzed by means of simulation. The results show that decreasing the cooling rate can prolong the crystallization time, making the molecular chains regularly arrange and stack to form large-size spherulites with a relatively high crystal area and relatively perfect structure. The improvement of crystal structure makes the relative dielectric constant of the XLPE sample increase slightly, the conductivity decrease, and the breakdown strength and stability significantly improve. The simulation results are consistent with the test results. The perfect crystal morphology of the sample at mesoscale reduces the degree of electric field distortion between spherulites and inhibits the occurrence of partial discharge and breakdown.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |