higher reliability requirements are imposed on GIS cable terminations in offshore converter platforms. Calculation of transient- and steady-state electric field distribution and discharge evaluation at the gas-solid interface has become a key issue in the insulation design of HVDC cable terminations. Therefore
considering bulk current
surface current
and gas-side current
we established a charge accumulation model for the gas-solid interface of DC cable terminations. The characteristics of charge accumulation and transient/steady-state electric field distribution under different temperature gradients were analyzed
and the initial discharge voltage of the gas-solid interface was evaluated using an improved calculation method. The results show that
under DC steady-state conditions
positive charge accumulation dominates at the gas-solid interface
bulk conduction is the primary mechanism
and severe field distortion occurs at the upper chamfer and belly of the epoxy insulator
which become the initial discharge positions. After polarity reversal
the surface charge distribution remains essentially unchanged
but the maximum field shifts to the triple junction on the HV side; shorter reversal times lead to more severe distortion
with the maximum field magnitude increasing by about 7%. Under impulse voltage
due to the distribution of positive surface charges and the structural features of the termination
the electric field exhibits a pronounced homopolar effect
and superimposed homopolar pulses intensify the field distortion. Temperature gradients further alter the gas density and reduce the dielectric strength of the gas-solid interface