SYNTHETIC INSULATING MATERIALS ON OVERHEAD EQUIPMENT. SUMMARISED REPORT OF LABORATORY AND SERVICE TESTS. CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS

This report gives the conclusions of the studies of the E 54 Specialists Committee concerning the application possibilities of synthetic insulating materials for the insulation of the overhead equipment. The laboratory tests and line tests have shown that, at the present stage of development, no suitable material is known which can reliably be used for the manufacture of an insulator intended for general use on overhead electric traction lines. It seems, however, that the cycloalipatic resins with fillers might offer interesting solutions. The Committee considers that, in the future, the investigations should be directed towards the development of constructional parts formed of insulating materials rather than towards the use of insulators in non-insulated structures.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
  • Corporate Authors:

    International Union of Railways

    Office of Research and Experiments
    Utrecht,   Netherlands 
  • Publication Date: 1971-4

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 46 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00052789
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: International Union of Railways
  • Report/Paper Numbers: E54/RP 4/E Final Rpt.
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM