Insulation

Are you going to choose insulation for a specific application, design the optimal insulator for a specific environment or plan the maintenance of an insulator? STRI has all the resources you need.

STRI's services in the area of insulation solutions

• Electrical dimensioning
  Selection of optimal designs for insulators for overhead lines and substations based on internal and external insulation and environmental requirements. We have ready-to-use software tools for availability estimations for overhead lines through various environments (LPE - Line Performance Estimator) and for estimation of required insulator length in polluted conditions as a function of the required availability (IST - Insulator Selection Tool).
• Verification of performance using tracking/erosion and pollution tests.
• Maintenance
  Including ready-to-use guidelines for in-service inspections as well as for maintenance.

Insulation related issues are often difficult to address due to lack of adequate standards and recommendations. STRI has a unique combination of competence, methods and tools that cover most needs in the area of insulation solutions.