BOOSTER SHEDS TEXPI/RUISEN
In environments with high contamination by industrial pollutants or by sea salt from coastal areas, it is common to verify the loss of dielectric properties of insulators due to contamination of their surface by these pollutants.
In environments of this type, the first step is to specify insulators with high specific creepage distance, but this initiative is not always effective, requiring frequent washing of the insulators to remove pollutants.
Such washing is costly, requires special equipment, live-line services, and can cause unwanted shutdowns.
TEXPI/RUISEN BOOSTER SHED’s are a simple, low-cost solution that increases the interval and safety of the insulator washing process. As an accessory added to certain column insulator sheds or to some insulator discs of string, BOOSTER SHED’s, made from HTV hot vulcanized silicone rubber provide the addition of additional creepage distance in addition to making it with highly hydrophobic material, suitable for pollutants.
In this way, with a small investment, BOOSTER SHEDS can be installed in existing insulators that have presented problems of electrical activity (high leakage current, high corona) due to surface contamination from the environment, increasing their insulating properties. Even though they are high-tech components, they are easy to install items.
A BOOSTER SHED does not take more than 3 minutes to install, and a 500kV insulator may, at most, need 9 BOOSTER SHEDs. We at TEXPI Equipamentos supply more than 10.000 BOOSTER SHEDs in substations located in the northeast of Brazil with an excellent history of ease of installation, improved electrical performance of the insulator, reliability, durability and after-sales service. Make your inquiry with us!
We at TEXPI Equipamentos have been supplying high quality toughened glass insulators for more than 10 years for the most important substations, energy works and transmission lines in Brazil and the world with excellent history of performance, reliability, durability and after-sales service. Make your inquiry with us!
We work with all technologies in insulators: glazed porcelain, toughened glass and composites (HTV silicone rubber with fiberglass core). We are committed to serving our customers with excellence.
