Experimental Study on the Preparation of MA@PS@Fe3O4 Phase Change Microcapsules to Inhibit the Development of Electric Branches in Epoxy Resin Cured Compounds

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Development of electric branches caused by partial discharge leads to degradation in the performance of epoxy resin insulation materials, which seriously threatens the safe and stable operation of power equipment. In this study, n-tetradecanol (MA)@polystyrene microsphere (PS)@Fe3O4 core–shell phase change microcapsules were designed and prepared. Doping 0.1 wt% phase change microcapsular material into the epoxy resin cured compound inhibited the development of electric branches. SEM and EDS tests showed that the phase-change microcapsules had monodisperse spherical core–shell structures with an MA encapsulation rate of 24.73% and excellent phase-change thermal storage capacity. Electric field simulations revealed that Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the microcapsule shell enhanced the local field strength of the cured epoxy resin and induced the development of electric branches toward the interior of the microcapsule. Moreover, doping of microcapsules into the epoxy resin significantly slowed the rate of temperature rise and thus inhibited further development of electric branches in epoxy resin cured products. In comparison with the epoxy resin cured without microcapsules, it was found that the longitudinal and transverse lengths of electric branches were reduced by 56.6% and 69.1%, respectively, in the epoxy resin cured with 0.1 wt% MA@PS@Fe3O4 microcapsules, and the electric branch initiation field strength was increased from 0.57 to 0.68 kV/mm. This indicated that MA@PS@Fe3O4 microcapsules significantly improved the electrical branch resistance of epoxy resin cured products, and this provides a new approach for extensive applications of epoxy resin insulation materials and safe and stable operation of power equipment.

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