EP2831173A2

EP2831173A2 - Electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine and method for producing the electrical insulation body

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Publication number: EP2831173A2
Application number: EP13703010.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Peter GRÖPPEL; Christian Meichsner; Friedhelm Pohlmann
Original assignee: Siemens Energy Inc
Current assignee: Siemens Energy Inc
Priority date: 2012-03-29
Filing date: 2013-02-01
Publication date: 2015-02-04
Also published as: CA2868661A1; KR20150003770A; JP2015514384A; CA2868661C; DE102012205046A1; WO2013143727A3; US20150065612A1; CN105102536A; WO2013143727A2

Abstract

An electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine has a synthetic resin which is produced by reacting an epoxy with a hardener, and to which a filler component comprising particles is added, characterised in that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxy is less than 100 ppm.

Description

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Electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine and method for producing the electrical insulation body

The invention relates to an electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine and to a method for producing the electrical insulation body.

Electric machines, such as e.g. Motors and generators, have electrical conductors, an electrical insulation system and a stator core. The purpose of the insulation system is to electrically insulate the conductors against each other, against the stator core and against the environment. During operation of the electrical machine, sparks may form due to electrical partial discharges, which may form so-called "treeing" channels in the insulation. As a result of the "treeing" channels, an electrical breakdown may occur through the insulation. A barrier against the partial discharges is achieved by the use of mica in the insulation, which has a high partial discharge resistance. The mica is used in the form of platelet-shaped mica particles having a conventional particle size of several 100 microns to several millimeters, the mica particles being processed into a mica paper. To increase the strength and to improve the processability, a tape is used in which the mica paper is glued to a carrier fabric with an adhesive.

To produce the insulation system, the strip is processed in a so-called VPI process (vacuum-pressure impregnation, vacuum-pressure impregnation). In the VPI process, the tape is wrapped around the conductor and then placed in a bath that has a synthetic resin. By using a vacuum and then pressurizing, the tape is impregnated with the resin. Cavities in the belt as well as cavities between the belt and the conductor are thereby filled with resin. The resin is then cured by supplying heat in an oven, whereby the insulation system is formed. In this case, only between 1% and 5% of the synthetic resin in the bath is used in the formation of a single insulation system, so that a long life of the synthetic resin in the bath is desirable.

To improve the partial discharge resistance of insulation systems, the use of inorganic nanoscale particles is known, which are dispersed in the bath in the resin. The disadvantage is that the lifetime of the synthetic resin in the bath drops due to the nanoscale particles. This is particularly evident in a progressive polymerization of the synthetic resin, which leads to an increase in the viscosity of the synthetic resin. For a complete impregnation of the tape, however, a low viscosity of the reaction resin is decisive.

The object of the invention is to provide an electrical insulation body for a high-voltage rotary machine and a method for producing the electrical insulation body, wherein the method is simple and inexpensive to carry out.

The electrical insulation body according to the invention for a high-voltage rotary machine has a synthetic resin which is produced by reacting an epoxide with a hardener and added to the particle component having a filler, characterized in that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm. Conventional commercially available epoxide has a mass fraction of chlorine of usually about 1000 ppm. Experiments were performed in which the epoxide was purified prior to making the electrical insulation body. It has surprisingly been found that with a total chlorine content in the epoxide of less than 100 ppm, a mixture comprising the epoxy component, the hardener and the particles having filler component, a substantially increased storage stability than a mixture containing an epoxide with a conventional mass Share of chlorine of about 1000 ppm. The high storage stability is characterized by the fact that the mixture can be stored for a long period of time prior to the production of the electrical insulation body, without any such advanced polymerization of the synthetic resin occurring which would render processing of the mixture to the electrical insulation body impossible. An early disposal of prepolymerized resin can be omitted, so that the production of Elektroisolationskorpers is inexpensive.

Preferably, the epoxide is purified by recrystallization such that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm. In the recrystallization, the crushed crystals of the epoxide are stirred in an organic solvent, thereby dissolving the chlorine-containing impurities of the epoxide in the solvent. When recrystallizing is also conceivable that the epoxy is dissolved hot and then crystallized by cooling. However, other purification methods are conceivable, such as, for example, a purification by means of chromatography.

The epoxide is preferably an aromatic epoxide, in particular bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and / or bisphenol F diglycidyl ether. These two epoxies are also referred to as BADGE and BFDGE.

The hardener is preferably an anhydride, in particular methyl hexahydrophthalic anhydride and / or hexahydrophthalic anhydride. However, it is also conceivable that a curing agent of an amine, for example ethylenediamine, is used. The anhydride is preferably purified in such a way that the proportion of free acid in the anhydride is less than 0.1% by mass, in particular by means of distillation and / or chromatography. As a result, a progressive polymerization of the synthetic resin prior to the production of the electrical insulation body is likewise advantageously prevented. Preferably, the filler component comprises inorganic particles, in particular particles which comprise silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and / or aluminum oxide. Inorganic particles advantageously have a high resistance to partial discharges. The filler component preferably has nanoscale particles, in particular with an average particle diameter of less than 50 nm. Nanoscale particles have a large surface area, so that a multiplicity of solid-solid boundary surfaces are formed in the electroinsulation body, as a result of which the resistance of the electrical insulation body against partial discharges significantly increased. The content by mass of the filler component based on the synthetic resin is preferably 15 to 30% by mass, especially 22 to 24% by mass. It is preferable that the electrical insulation body has an insulating paper, in particular an insulating paper having mica, and the insulating paper is impregnated with the synthetic resin. The insulation paper can also be glued by means of an adhesive to a carrier fabric, so that the insulation paper has a higher mechanical strength and better processing.

The method according to the invention for producing an electrical insulation body comprises the following steps: providing a synthetic resin comprising an epoxide and a hardener and having a particulate filler component added, the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide being less than 100 ppm; Wrapping an electrical conductor with insulation paper; Saturating the insulating paper with the synthetic resin, whereby the synthetic resin and the

Particles are distributed in the insulation paper; Completing the electrical insulation body.

The impregnation of the electrical insulation body can only be accomplished if the viscosity of the synthetic resin is below a certain threshold. The fact that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm, the resin can be stored for a long time without exceeding the threshold. Thus, the method is advantageously simple and inexpensive to carry out. Furthermore, a sudden polymerization of the synthetic resin can be prevented, which is highly exothermic and thus represents a considerable safety risk.

The completion of the insulation body preferably comprises a reaction of the epoxide with the hardener, whereby the synthetic resin cures. The reaction of the epoxide in the hardener is effected in particular by the provision of a catalyst, in particular of zinc naphthenate, which is provided in the region of the insulation paper. It is thereby achieved that polymerization of the synthetic resin preferably takes place in the region of the insulation paper.

The epoxide is preferably purified by recrystallization such that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm. The epoxide is preferably an aromatic epoxide, in particular bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and / or bisphenol F diglycidyl ether. The hardener is preferably an anhydride, in particular methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride and / or hexahydrophthalic anhydride. The anhydride is preferably purified in such a way that the proportion of free acid in the anhydride is less than 0.1% by mass, in particular by means of distillation and / or chromatography. The filler component preferably comprises inorganic particles, in particular particles which comprise silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and / or aluminum oxide. The filler component preferably has nanoscale particles, in particular with a mean particle diameter of less than 50 nm. The mass fraction of the filler component based on the synthetic resin is preferably 15 to 30 percent by mass. The insulation paper preferably has mica.

In the following the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings. Show it: FIG. 1 shows a reaction scheme of a polymerization of a synthetic resin,

FIG. 2 shows a diagram which compares viscosities of one synthetic resin each with nanoscale particles and without nanoscale particles,

Figure 3 is a diagram showing a comparison of lifetimes of Elektroisolationskorpern with nanoscale particles and without nanoscale particles, and

Figure 4 is a graph showing a comparison of viscosities of various blends of the synthetic resin. FIG. 1 illustrates by way of three chemical reactions how a polymerization of a synthetic resin which comprises an epoxide and an anhydride can take place. FIG. 1 shows a first reaction of a secondary alcohol 1, which may have arisen from the ring opening of an epoxide, with an anhydride 2. The reaction results in the formation of a half-ester 3 which has an ester group 4 and a carboxy group 5. In a second reaction, the reaction of the half-ester 3 with an oxirane group 6 of an epoxy resin is shown. The hydroxy group of carboxy group 5 attacks the oxirane group 6 of the epoxy resin in a nucleophilic manner, which opens the oxirane ring. From the carboxy group 5, an ester group 4 is now also formed. The resulting ester 7 having two ester groups 4 can react further with further anhydride molecules or oxirane groups. In a further conceivable third reaction, the secondary alcohol 1 may react with the oxirane group 6 of the epoxy resin. The secondary alcohol 1 also attacks the oxirane group nucleophilicly with its hydroxy group, resulting in the formation of a β-hydroxy ether 8 when the oxirane ring is opened.

FIG. 2 shows a viscosity profile of two different synthetic resins. Plotted on the abscissa 9, the storage time of the resin in days at a temperature of 70 ° C, plotted on the ordinate 10, the viscosity in mPas (millipascal seconds) also at a storage temperature of 70 ° C. Shown are the viscosity curve of a synthetic resin without nanoscale particles 11 and the viscosity course of a synthetic resin with nanoscale particles

12. Both synthetic resins have a mixture of BADGE and an anhydride. The mass fraction of nanoscale particles based on the resin is 23 percent by mass. Both viscosity curves 11, 12 are characterized by a nonlinear increase in viscosity as a function of time. The starting viscosity of the synthetic resin without nanoscale particles at the time zero point is from 20 to 23 mPas, whereas the starting viscosity of the resin with nanoscale particles is about 80 mPas. It turns out that the viscosity curve 12 in this case increases much steeper and faster than the viscosity curve 11. For example, a viscosity of 400 mPas is achieved in the course of viscosity 12 after 5 days, whereas in the case of the viscosity curve 11 after 50 days.

FIG. 3 shows a comparison of lifetimes of electrical insulation bodies without nanoscale particles 15 with electrical insulation bodies with nanoscale particles 16. To this end, seven test bodies were exposed to different field strengths in the range from 10 to 13 kV / mm. In order to determine the lifetimes in a shortened period of time, these field strengths are much higher than they occur in conventional electric machines. The lifetime is the time that elapses under a load with a field strength until it comes to an electrical breakdown through the specimen. In Figure 3, the abscissa 13 is the lifetime in hours and plotted on the ordinate 14, the field strength in kV / mm. The average lifetimes of the seven specimens are plotted. The measured values of the electroinsulation bodies without nanoscale particles 15 were measured with a linear fit 17 and the measured values of the electroinsulation bodies with nanoscale particles 16 were evaluated with a linear fit 18. It turns out that the linear Adjustments 17, 18 have substantially the same slope and that the life of the Elektroisolationskorper with nanoscale particles 16 five to ten times as long as the lifetimes of Elektroisolationskorper without nanoscale particles 15.

FIG. 4 shows in each case a viscosity profile for four different mixtures of synthetic resins. About the abscissa 19, the storage time of the resin in days at a storage temperature of 70 ° C and above the ordinate 20, the viscosity in mPas is also applied at a temperature of 70 ° C. The first mixture is a resin filled with nanoscale particles, the second mixture is an unfilled synthetic resin. The third mixture is a resin filled with nanoscale particles, with the surfaces of the particles being silanized, and the fourth mixture is a resin filled with nanoscale particles, with the surfaces of the particles being silanized and the epoxide is cleaned so that the chlorine content in the epoxide based on the epoxide is less than 100 ppm. The silanization of the surfaces reduces the number of hydroxyl groups on the surfaces. The silanization of the surfaces can be achieved by reacting the particles with methyltrimethoxysilane, dimethyldimethoxysilane and / or trimethylmethoxysilane. For all four blends, the viscosity increases non-linearly with time. It is noticeable that in the mixtures with silanized surfaces of the nanoscale particles, the viscosities increase much more slowly than in the first mixture without silanized surfaces of the nanoscale particles. From Figure 4 it can be seen that the viscosity profile of the first mixture 21 increases much faster than the other three mixtures. The viscosity curves of the second mixture 22 and the fourth mixture 24 are similar, whereas the viscosity curve of the third mixture 23 is between those of the first mixture and the third and fourth mixture. By way of example, the invention is explained in more detail below.

By way of example, the method for producing an electrical insulation body can be carried out as follows: BADGE is purified by means of recrystallization in such a way that the mass fraction of chlorine in the BADGE is less than 100 ppm. MHHPA is purified by distillation in such a way that the proportion of free acid in the MHHPA is less than 0.1%. To the BADGE is added a particulate filler component. If the particles are present in a dispersion in a dispersion medium, the dispersion is mixed with the purified BADGE and then the dispersion medium is removed, for example by distillation. In the next step, a stoichiometric mixture is produced from the BADGE and the MHHPA, whereby a synthetic resin is produced, the mass fraction of the filler component being 23% by mass, based on the synthetic resin. The particles are nanoscale particles with a mean particle size of less than 50 nm and consist of silicon dioxide. Before the nanoscale particles are added to the BADGE, the surfaces of the nanoscale particles are modified by reacting the nanoscale particles with methyltrimethoxysilane. An electrical conductor is wrapped with insulating paper having mica. The insulating paper is bonded to an increase in strength by means of an adhesive with a carrier fabric. The insulation paper together with the carrier fabric is impregnated with the synthetic resin by means of a VPI process. The synthetic resin is cured and the electrical insulation body finished.

Although the invention has been further illustrated and described in detail by the preferred embodiment, the invention is not limited by the disclosed examples, and other variations can be derived therefrom by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

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An electrical insulation body for a high voltage rotary machine comprising a synthetic resin prepared by reacting an epoxide with a curing agent and having a particulate filler component added thereto, characterized in that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm.

2. The electrical insulation body according to claim 1, wherein the epoxide is purified by recrystallization such that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm.

3. The electrical insulation body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the epoxide is an aromatic epoxide, in particular bisphenol-diglycidyl ether and / or bisphenol-F-diglycidyl ether.

4. The electrical insulation body according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the curing agent is an anhydride, in particular methylhexa-hydrophthalic anhydride and / or hexahydrophthalic anhydride.

5. The electrical insulation body according to claim 4, wherein the anhydride is purified such that the proportion of free

Acid in the anhydride is less than 0.1 mass percent, in particular by means of distillation and / or chromatography.

6. Electrical insulation body according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the filler component comprises inorganic particles, in particular particles which comprise silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and / or aluminum oxide.

7. Electrical insulation body according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the filler component has nanoscale particles, in particular with an average particle diameter of less than 50 nm.

8. Elektroisolationskorper according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the mass fraction of the filler component based on the resin is 15 to 30 percent by mass.

9. Elektroisolationskorper according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the Elektroisolationskorper comprises an insulating paper, in particular a mica-containing insulating paper, and the resin impregnates the insulation paper.

10. A method of manufacturing an electrical insulation body comprising the steps of:

Providing a synthetic resin which comprises an epoxide and a hardener and to which is added a filler component having particles, the proportion by mass of chlorine in the epoxide being less than 100 ppm;

- wrapping an electrical conductor with insulation paper;

- impregnating the insulating paper with the synthetic resin, whereby the synthetic resin and the particles are distributed in the insulating paper;

- Completing the electrical insulation body.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein completing the electrical insulation body comprises reacting the epoxy with the curing agent, thereby curing the synthetic resin.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the epoxide is purified by recrystallization such that the mass fraction of chlorine in the epoxide is less than 100 ppm.

13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the epoxide is an aromatic epoxide, in particular bisphenol-diglycidyl ether and / or bisphenol-F-diglycidyl ether.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the curing agent is an anhydride, in particular methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride and / or hexahydrophthalic anhydride.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the anhydride is purified such that the proportion of free acid in the anhydride is less than 0.1 mass percent, especially by distillation and / or chromatography.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the filler component comprises inorganic particles, in particular particles which comprise silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and / or aluminum oxide.

17. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein the filler component has nanoscale particles, in particular with a mean particle diameter of less than 50 nm.

18. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17, wherein the mass fraction of the filler component based on the synthetic resin of 15 to 30 mass percent.

19. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 18, wherein the insulating paper has mica.