Research Article

Electrical Treeing and Partial Discharge Characteristics of Epoxy/Silica Nanocomposite under Alternating Current

Table 1

Weibull parameters of HVAC treeing breakdown time for epoxy nanocomposites.

Alkyl-modified nanosilica contentShape parameterScale parameter (min)B10 parameter (min)

0 phr5.012177
1 phr24.617,41216,403
3 phr2.213,0384,624
5 phr2.56,5512,647
7 phr4.910265