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Guide to Visual Inspection of Non-Ceramic Insulators.(EPRI report)(Brief Article)

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| June 22, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Electric Power Research Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Utilities have been using non-ceramic insulators (NCI)-also called composite or polymeric insulators-since the late 1970s, and their use has increased significantly in the past decade. With the large number of these units that have been in service for significant periods of time, utilities are now facing important NCI inspection and maintenance issues. To help in this process, EPRI investigated tools and methods that utility inspectors can use to identify defective NCI prior to failure. One of the best ways is through ...

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