Electrical Power Cable Engineering, 3rd Edition

5	Fundamentals of Electrical Insulation Materials Bruce S. Bernstein

CONTENTS

5.1    Introduction

5.2    Physicochemical Properties of Materials Used as Electrical Insulation

5.2.1    Overview

5.2.2    Polyethylene Chain Length and Molecular Weight

5.2.3    Branching

5.2.4    Crystallinity

5.2.5    Polyethylene Copolymers

5.3    Manufacture of Polyethylene

5.3.1    Conventional Manufacturing Methods

5.3.2    Controlled Molecular Weight Distribution Technology

5.4    Cross-linked Polyethylene

5.4.1    Fundamentals

5.4.2    Peroxide-induced Cross-linking

5.4.3    Radiation-induced Cross-linking

5.4.4    Silane-induced Cross-linking

5.4.5    Temperature Influence on Properties

5.4.6    Role of Antioxidants

5.4.7    Review of Fundamentals