Failed Bushing
Macrophotograph
Definition/Function:
The failure was due to a flashover on the bushing. The settled dust and debris on the
bushing had
had fused into a glassy layer. The ligher areas are regions where the differences in the
thermal
coefficient of expansion were so different that the glassy layer spalled off the
bushing. The failure
in this case was due to a coating of nitrate fertilizer applied to the fields adjacent
to the Sub-
Station. Heavy dew resulted in an electrolite solution covering the bushing, similar to
marine salt
caused failures in some coastal areas.
Significance in the Environment:
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