Effect of B2O3 Doping on the Aging Characteristics of DC ZnO Varistor Ceramics
Cheng Kuan1, Zhao Hongfeng1, Zhou Yuanxiang2
1. The Wind Solar Storage Division of State Key Laboratory of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment School of Electrical Engineering Xinjiang University Urumqi 830046 China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Control and Simulation of Power Systems and Generation Equipment Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
Abstract:ZnO varistor is the core component of the arrester, and its performance can directly improve the electrical characteristics of the arrester. Therefore, this article is devoted to improving the non-linearity of DC ZnO varistor and the aging stability under high charge rate through the doping of B2O3. The effects of B2O3 doping concentration on the microstructure and electrical properties of ZnO varistors were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and capacitance-voltage (C-V). Then, the DC accelerated aging test of ZnO varistors was carried out at 115℃ and 0.95 E1mA for 1000 h. The results show that the doping of B2O3 increases the barrier height of the grain boundary layer, improves the nonlinear characteristics of ZnO varistors, and reduces its aging coefficient at high charge rate. The research results are of great significance for prolonging the service life of arrester and improving the safe and reliable operation of power system.
程宽, 赵洪峰, 周远翔. B2O3掺杂对直流ZnO压敏电阻老化特性的影响[J]. 电工技术学报, 2022, 37(13): 3413-3421.
Cheng Kuan, Zhao Hongfeng, Zhou Yuanxiang. Effect of B2O3 Doping on the Aging Characteristics of DC ZnO Varistor Ceramics. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 2022, 37(13): 3413-3421.
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