Temperature effects on the electrical conductivity of dielectric liquids

The effect of temperature on electrical conductivity of low-conductivity liquid solutions is discussed theoretically and experimentally. A well-known expression for liquid viscosity is used to derive an empirical correlation for temperature dependency of electrical conductivity of insulating liquids...

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Published inIEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 888 - 892
Main Authors Abedian, B., Baker, K.N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.06.2008
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Conductivity
Correlation
Dielectric liquids
Dielectric measurements
Dielectrics
Dielectrics and electrical insulation
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistivity
Esters
Liquids
Lubricating oils
Petroleum
Resistivity
Temperature dependence
Temperature distribution
Testing
Viscosity
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Summary:The effect of temperature on electrical conductivity of low-conductivity liquid solutions is discussed theoretically and experimentally. A well-known expression for liquid viscosity is used to derive an empirical correlation for temperature dependency of electrical conductivity of insulating liquids. Five different solutions all composed of polyol (hindered) esters were tested over a wide temperature range. Viscosity measurements were used to extract the constants in the viscosity correlation. The measured electrical conductivity of the tested fluids varied over 1000-fold for the temperature range. It is shown that the suggested correlation could predict reasonably well the temperature dependency of electrical conductivity for single-phased solutions.
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ISSN:1070-9878
1558-4135
DOI:10.1109/TDEI.2008.4543127