Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production

Bassel Diban; Giovanni Mazzanti; Paolo Seri; Rolando Ezequiel Diaz; Ilkka Rytöluoto; Mika Paajanen; Eetta Saarimäki; Kari Lahti; Minna Niittymaki; Maya Mourad; Anais Leproux; Rafal Anyszka; Frederik Wurm; Timo Rheinberger

doi:10.1109/CEIDP61745.2024.10907748

Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production

Bassel Diban^*
, Giovanni Mazzanti
, Paolo Seri
, Rolando Ezequiel Diaz
, Ilkka Rytöluoto
, Mika Paajanen
, Eetta Saarimäki
, Kari Lahti
, Minna Niittymaki
, Maya Mourad
, Anais Leproux
, Rafal Anyszka
, Frederik Wurm
, Timo Rheinberger

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Bologna
Tampere University
SuperGrid Institute
University of Twente

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Abstract

This paper introduces a preliminary characterization of polypropylene-based copolymers as well as a possible ternary blend as a candidate to be used for HVDC cable insulation in the framework of the European project NEWGEN (New GENeration of HVDC insulating materials, cables and systems). The effect of production process scale-up (from mini-scale to pilot-scale cast-processing) is also investigated for the promising PP ternary blend which is essentially composed of homophasic PP random copolymer (RACO), heterophasic PP copolymer (HECO), and propylene-based elastomer (PBE). The preliminary dielectric characterization introduces a promising RACO/HECO/PBE blend with a similar and comparable performance of mini-scale and up-scaled specimens. Mechanical characterization show that incorporating HECO and PBE in the ternary blend reduces the stiffness metrics of RACO towards suitable values for HVDC cable applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350366679
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP61745.2024.10907748
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024 - Auburn, United States Duration: 6 Oct 2024 → 9 Oct 2024

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Conference	2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Auburn
Period	6/10/24 → 9/10/24

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Funded by the European Union Grant Agreement No 101075592. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Diban, B., Mazzanti, G., Seri, P., Diaz, R. E., Rytöluoto, I., Paajanen, M., Saarimäki, E., Lahti, K., Niittymaki, M., Mourad, M., Leproux, A., Anyszka, R., Wurm, F., & Rheinberger, T. (2024). Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production. In 2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/CEIDP61745.2024.10907748

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Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production. / Diban, Bassel; Mazzanti, Giovanni; Seri, Paolo et al.
2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2024.

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Diban B, Mazzanti G, Seri P, Diaz RE, Rytöluoto I, Paajanen M et al. Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production. In 2024 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP 2024. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. 2024 doi: 10.1109/CEIDP61745.2024.10907748

Polypropylene Copolymers and Blends for HVDC Cable Insulation: Initial Characterization and Pilot-scale Production

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