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Tree-resistant ethylene polymer compositions containing aromatic polycarboxylic acid

US4374224A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1981
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08K5/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Propagation of electrical trees and water trees in electrical insulation made of ethylene homopolymers or copolymers with an unsaturated monomer is inhibited by the addition to the insulating composition of an organic carboxylic ester having at least one aromatic ring and at least three carboxylic ester groups, the ester being liquid at the operating temperature of the electrical equipment in which the insulation is used. The main utility of the inhibitors of this invention is in the primary insulation for power transmission cables, especially those used in high voltage applications.

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