Research Result Summaries

A Study of Silicone Rubber Coated Glass Insulators: Comparing the Performance of Fully Coated and Bottom Coated Insulators
EPRI performed salt fog testing on glass insulator that were fully coated with silicone rubber and bottom coated only to learn how they performed. This knowledge can help utilities be better informed about the options being presented to them.

Lessons Learned from Porcelain Insulator Failures
EPRI performs failure assessment of insulators regularly. This report describes the trends identified from tracking failures and some lessons learned from detailed studies.

A Study of How Glass Insulators Break
EPRI performs failure assessment of insulators regularly. This report describes the trends identified from tracking failures and some lessons learned from detailed studies.