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St. Angela School
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St. Angela's Green Dreams
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The Lavin Scholars of St. Angela recently met with their peers from other schools in the Archdiocese to meet the Lavin family, and learn more about the wonderful opportunities the program offers boys and girls in schools supported by Big Shoulders. We're so proud of this crew!
Ms. Mary, our volunteer OT, works with scholars of all ages on shapes and fine motor skills. Everyone loves visiting Ms. Mary's Life Skills classroom!
St. Angela Press
The staff of The St. Angela Press produced four wonderful editions this spring; one each in February, March, May and June. We've had some technical difficulty with the download of the May edition but here are the other three for your enjoyment. Each image is a link to the pdf file of the newspaper. We hope to be back in the fall with more of the scholar's eye view of St. Angela School!
From left, February, March and June.
St. Angela Artists!
St. Angela scholar artists are doing great work and it is displayed all around the building! Above are some of the self-portraits by seventh graders, and others by first graders; butterflies by our eighth graders and collaborative portraits of artist Frida Kahlo.
We're sooooo grateful to our friends from St. Walter Parish in Roselle, and St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine who help us each year by providing school supplies for our scholars in August, and winter jackets in October. We are richly blessed with generous friends!
National Junior Honor Society Induction at St. Angela School
St. Angela School celebrated the achievement of junior high scholars this month with the induction of eleven new members to the St. Angela chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). This brings the total enrolled in this prestigious group to 22, an all-time high for St. Angela.
Ms. Kelly Busa, assistant principal, is the moderator of the group of young leaders. "We're very excited to have such a large group," she says, "and are proud that so many of our students have dedicated themselves to maintaining the high standards required by NJHS. It is not easy to achieve membership and some of our 8th graders have served in the organization since they became eligible in sixth grade."
Members of NJHS in eighth grade are Asia Howard, Brooklyn Gonnigan, Kiya Daughrity, Gabby Ingram, Kyra Hayes, Chloe Lyman, and Jalen Nelson. In seventh grade: Teairra Watts, N'Kayla Ezell, Alana Davis, Marquez Newby. Sixth graders inducted are Kaitlyn Chiles, Tyanna Curtis, Amira Hill, Davee Edwards, Kayla Harvey, Alexis Green, Cameron Neely, Keira Marks, Lavonte McFarland and Jaala Smith. This year's officers are Brooklyn Gonnigan, president;
NJHS is based on commitment to scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship and character. Students who meet the scholarship requirement (maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade point average) are invited to apply for membership by detailing their accomplishments in and commitment to service, leadership, character, and citizenship.
Eighth graders teamed up as the science buddies of the fourth graders for a cool new field trip on a mild winter day. They visited North Park Nature Center in the Sauganash neighborhood where they took a tour on the nature trail, enjoying learning about the trees, plants and animals that are native to our area. One group of students spotted a deer nearby in the woods.
They learned about the process of collecting sap for syrup, and since the time was right for drilling, were able to drill into some maple trees. Students tasted some of the tree sap and learned how the raw sap is made into delicious maple syrup.
Many thanks to Barbara Weiner of the Nature Center who arranged the trip for us and to the volunteers who led each of our "tour groups." And, of course, St. Angela scholars say thank you to Mrs. Busa, Ms. Ruden and Ms. Fair for accompanying them out into the woods on a beautiful day.
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Mr. Bruce Schooler, Principal
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1 Comment / Physics & Cosmos, Matter & Energy, Uncommon & Remarkable / By Jada Asa
1 What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics?
1.1 Matter Particles
1.2 Means of Forces
1.3 Higgs Boson
2 Limitations of Standard Model of Particle Physics
What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics?
A theory explaining the relationships between known fundamental interactions between elementary particles that make up all matter is the standard model of particle physics. It is a quantum field theory that is consistent with quantum mechanics and special relativity that was developed between 1970 and 1973. Nearly all experimental tests of the three forces defined by the standard model are in line with their predictions to date.
However, the standard model does not become a complete theory of fundamental interactions because it does not include gravity, the fourth known fundamental interaction, and also because of the high number of numerical parameters (such as masses and constants that come together) that must be put together in theory (rather than derived from first principles).
Read more: Einstein's theory of Relativity made simple
Currently, in Physics, the dynamics of matter and energy in nature are best understood in terms of kinematics and fundamental particle interactions. To date, science has managed to reduce laws that seem to govern the behavior and interaction of all types of matter and energy we know, to a small set of fundamental laws and theories. An important goal of physics is to find the common basis that would unite all of these in a theory of the whole, in which all the other laws we know would be special cases, and from which the behavior of all matter and energy can be derived (ideally from first principles).
Within this, the standard model brings together three important theories –quantum chromodynamics – which provides an internally consistent theory that describes the interactions between all experimentally observed particles. Technically, the mathematical basis for the standard model is given by quantum field theory. In terms of a mathematical field, the standard model defines each sort of particle.
Read more: What is Cosmology?- Cosmology Definition, Terms, Amazing Facts & Theories
The standard model can be divided into three sections, which are matter particles, force-mediating particles, and the Higgs boson, for ease of description.
Matter Particles
Matter particles made of the standard model all known matter are made up of particles that have an intrinsic property called spin whose value is 1/2.All matter particles are fermions, in terms of the standard model. For this reason, according to the spin 's statistics theorem, they obey Pauli 's exclusion principle, and it is what causes its quality of matter. Apart from its associated anti-particles, the standard model explains a total of twelve different types of matter particles. The Rose Six of these are classified as quarks (up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom), and the other six as leptons (electron, muon, tau, and their corresponding neutrinos).
Particles of matter also carry loads that make them susceptible to fundamental forces, as described in the next section.
Each quark can carry three loads of color – red, green, or blue, allowing them to participate in strong interactions.
Up, top, or charm quarks carry an electrical charge of +2/3, and the down, strange, and bottom type carry an electrical charge of -1/3, allowing both types to participate in electromagnetic interactions.
Leptons do not carry any color charges – they are neutral in this regard, avoiding that they participate in strong interactions.
Down leptons (the electron, muon, and lepton tau) carry an electrical charge of -1, allowing them to participate in electromagnetic interactions.
Up leptons (neutrinos) do not carry any electrical charges, avoiding that they participate in electromagnetic interactions.
Quarks and leptons carry various loads of flavor, including weak isospin, allowing all of them to interact with each other via weak nuclear interaction.
Pairs of each group (a quark type up, a quark type down, a lepton type down, and its corresponding neutrino) form the families. The corresponding particles between each family are identical to each other, except for their mass and a characteristic known as their taste.
Means of Forces
Forces in physics are the way particles interact with each other and influence each other. At the macroscopic level, for example, electromagnetic force allows particles to interact with and through magnetic fields, and the force of gravitation allows two mass particles to attract each other according to Newton's law of gravitation.
When a force mediating particle is exchanged, the effect is equivalent to a force influencing both at the macroscopic level, and it is said that the particle mediated (i.e., was the agent of) that force. The reason for the forces and interactions between the particles observed in the laboratory and in the universe is thought to be force-mediating particles.
The force mediating particles defined by the Particle Physics standard model also have spin (like particles of matter), but the spin value is 1, if appropriate, meaning that all force mediating particles are bosons. Consequently, they do not obey Pauli 's principle of exclusion. The different kinds of particles that mediate force are described below.
Photons mediate electromagnetic force between electrically charged particles. The photon has no mass and is described by the theory of quantum electrodynamics.
Gauge bosons W, W+–, and Z0 weak nuclear interactions between particles of various flavours (all quarks and leptons). They're massive, with the Z0 more massive than the. Weak interactions involving acting exclusively on left-handed particles and not on left-handed antiparticles. In addition, he carries an electrical charge of +1 and -1 and participates in electromagnetic interactions. Both left-handed particles and anti-particles interact with the electrically neutral Z0 boson. Along with the photons, these three gauge bosons are grouped together and the electro-weak interactions are collectively measured.
The eight gluons mediate strong nuclear interactions between coloured-charged particles (quarks). Gluons have no mass. The multiplicity of gluons is labelled by combinations of colour and an anti colour load (i.e., Red-anti-Green). Since gluon has an efficient colour load, they are able to communicate with each other. The theory of quantum chromodynamics explains gluons and their interactions.
The interactions between all particles described by the standard model are summarized in the following illustration.
Interactions described by the Standard Model along with the gauge groups and bosons associated with each of them. The column on the left represents the fundamental constants that indicate the relative force of each interaction.
A hypothetical huge scalar elemental particle predicted by the standard model is the Higgs particle, and the only fundamental particle predicted by that model that has not been fully observed until now. This is partly because it requires an exceptionally large amount of energy to create and observe it under laboratory circumstances. It has spin S-0, so it is a boson.
In the standard Particle Physics Model, the Higgs boson plays a special, and a dominant role in explaining the origins of the mass of other elementary particles, particularly the difference between the massless photon and the heavy bosons W and Z. In certain aspects of the structure of microscopic (and thus macroscopic) matter, the masses of elementary particles and the differences between electromagnetism (caused by the photon) and the weak force (caused by the W and Z bosons) are critical; so, if it is found to exist, the Higgs boson would have a major influence on the world around us.
To date, no experiment has observed the presence of the Higgs boson directly, but some indirect evidence of it is available. CERN's hadron collider is expected to bring experimental evidence to confirm its existence.
Limitations of Standard Model of Particle Physics
There is still no experimental indication of the existence of the Higgs boson, although it is expected to be detected by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) when it is repaired after a first failed attempt and enters full operation in 2010. [1] Even when the Standard Model of particle Physics has been very successful in explaining experimental results, it has certain important flaws:
1.The problem of the number of fundamental physical constants. There are 19 free parameters in the model, such as particle masses, which must be experimentally determined (in addition to 10 for neutrino masses). It is not possible to independently measure these parameters.
2.Quantum gravitational force. The model does not describe the gravitational force, nor the current candidates to build a quantum theory of gravity, resemble the standard model.
3.Antimatter. Within it, matter and antimatter are symmetrical. The preponderance of matter in the universe could be explained by saying that the universe began with other initial conditions, but most physicists think this explanation is not elegant.
There are alternatives to the Standard Model of Particle Physics that attempt to address these "deficiencies", such as string theory.
In particle physics, supersymmetry is a proposed hypothetical symmetry that would relate the properties of bosons and fermions. Although supersymmetry has not yet been experimentally verified as a symmetry of nature, it is a fundamental part of many theoretical models, including super-remember theory. Supersymmetry is also known by the English acronym SUSY.
According to the standard model of particle physics (SM), the matter is made up of fermions (in turn divided into quarks and leptons), while the particles that transmit the two fundamental interactions of nature (strong interaction and electrodelic nuclear interaction) are bosons.
Supersymmetry extends the number of PARTICLEs in the MS so that each particle has a supersymmetric companion called a super companion. Thus, each boson has a super fermion companion and vice versa.
The super companions of fermions are bosons and receive names that begin with the letter s; thus, the electron has as a super companion the electron, and the quarks, the squarks. The super companions of the bosons are fermions with names ending in -ino, so that of the photon is the fotin and that of the graviton (if gravity is included in the model), gravitino.
MSSM (Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model) is defined as the minimum extension of the standard model of particle physics that involves supersymmetry.
However, because these supersymmetric companions have not yet been able to be created in the laboratory, their masses must be much larger than those of the original particles. This implies that supersymmetry, if true, is broken by some mechanism. Specifying such a mechanism results in various simplifications of the MSSM.
Some supersymmetric particles, such as neutral, could explain the problem of dark matter in the universe.
Thanks to the great potential of being able to explain many questions of Particle Physics of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, the theory of supersymmetry has a great popularity, mainly in Theoretical Physics. Most popular scientific theories, the Theory of Great Unification and Super-Remember Theory, are supersymmetric. However, despite encouraging theoretical arguments, so far, it has not been experimentally demonstrated that supersymmetry actually exists in nature.
The first model in particle physics was presented in 1973 by Julius Wess and Bruno Zumino. This model, known as Model Wess-Zumino, is not a real model of nature, but rather a minimal supersymmetric model with only one Fermion and his super companion Boson.
Although the Wess-Zumino model does not represent a real physical model, it serves for its simplicity of example model to show certain aspects of supersymmetric physical models. The first supersymmetric model compatible with the standard model of particle physics called the Minimum Standard Supersymmetric Model (MSSM), was enunciated in 1981 by Howard Georgi and Savas Dimopoulos.
According to the MSSM, the masses of the super companions can be observed in the region between 100 GeV to 1 TeV using the particle accelerator known as the "large hadron collider" (LHC), completed in 2008 on the Franco-Swiss border. Scientists hope to demonstrate through the LHC the existence of the super companions of the elementary particles already known.
1. Particle Physics Brick by Brick: Atomic and Subatomic Physics Explained
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SIDELINES: Holes in one
Enger Park Golf Course: Stan Vee, Duluth, on the 107-yard hole No. 15 on the middle nine Monday using a 9-iron. * Bill Nelson, Duluth, on the 126-yard hole No. 6 on the front nine Monday using a 9-iron. Nemadji Golf Club: Trent Van Damme, Superio...
Enger Park Golf Course: Stan Vee, Duluth, on the 107-yard hole No. 15 on the middle nine Monday using a 9-iron.
* Bill Nelson, Duluth, on the 126-yard hole No. 6 on the front nine Monday using a 9-iron.
Nemadji Golf Club: Trent Van Damme, Superior, on the 176-yard No. 3 East hole Friday using a 4-iron.
1925: Every player in each team's lineup had at least one putout in the Cleveland Indians-New York Yankees game.
1945: Byron Nelson won his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finished the year with a record for most tournament wins (18) in a season.
1982: Joel Youngblood became the only player in major league history to play and get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory at Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later singled.
1985: Tom Seaver, 40, became the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter -- all singles -- as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1.
1996: Laura Davies shot a 6-under-par 66 for a two-stroke victory over Nancy Lopez and Karrie Webb in the du Maurier Classic.
1996: The Atlanta Olympic Games ended with U.S. boxer David Reid's stunning gold-medal knockout, and the U.S women's basketball romp over Brazil. Reid captured America's only boxing gold, knocking down Cuban Alfredo Duvergel, while the U.S. women rolled to a 111-87 victory behind Lisa Leslie's 29 points. A record 11,000 athletes from 197 countries made it the biggest Olympics.
2002: Otylia Jedrejczak of Poland broke the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly, finishing in 2 minutes, 5.78 seconds at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin. She topped the mark of 2:05.81 set by Australian Susan O'Neill in May 2000.
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July 8 – September 2, 2019
Arranged Flowers
Yoonmi Nam
Opening Reception: July 8
The artist describes this series of lithographs like this: "In the arranged flowers imagery, the flowers, once cut from their roots, have only a short remaining time to live. They will quickly wither and die, but before they do, they are elegantly and elaborately arranged, as if time will stand still for them. The containers that hold them are disposable objects, such as a yogurt cup, a Styrofoam take out box, and an instant noodle bowl. These objects, although meant to be discarded immediately after use, often last longer than their intended lifespans. I am interested in beauty, irony, impermanence, and the common and extraordinary way we structure our surroundings."
Yoonmi Nam's work considers cross-cultural experience and sense of transience through observations of everyday objects and occurrences. In her prints, drawings, sculptural works, and installations, she uses familiar disposable objects and cut flower arrangements as subject matter and explores their materiality, ephemerality, persistence, and the common and extraordinary way we structure our surroundings.
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Yoonmi received a B.F.A. degree in Printmaking from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, Korea. She moved to the U.S. to study at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she received an M.F.A. degree in Painting/Printmaking in 2000. Yoonmi has received grants and awards to support her studio practice and travel. Some notable achievements include, a Solo Exhibition Award from The Print Center in Philadelphia, MI-LAB Artist Residency Award in Japan, The Hall Center Creative Work Fellowship at The University of Kansas, and the Ngwang Choephel Fellowship from the U.S. State Department. Her work is in the collections of the RISD Museum, RI; Spencer Museum of Art, KS; and the Beach Museum of Art, KS; among others, and has been shown both nationally and internationally including countries such as Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Korea, Germany, Poland, Mexico, Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden, and Paraguay. Yoonmi has taught at RISD and Washington University in St. Louis. Currently, she teaches at the University of Kansas, where she has been a faculty member since 2001.
Class Sets Volume 1 and 2
Class Sets Volume 1 and 2 are print portfolios commissioned and curated by artist and educator Jessalyn Aaland. Spurred by a desire to provide free art to public school teachers to serve as both decoration and a pedagogical tool, Aaland asked ten Bay Area artists to create posters based on inspirational quotes. According to the artist, "Each quote selected featured one or more of the values my colleagues and I hoped to help our students develop in themselves: divergent thinking, questioning, creativity, curiosity, resilience, resistance, solidarity, and a commitment to community, equity and justice." Over 7,900 of the resulting risograph-printed posters have been distributed to classrooms so far.
Participating Artists: Jeffrey Cheung, Veronica Graham, Sarah Hotchkiss, Carey Lin, Paul Morgan, Yetunde Olagbaju, Grace Rosario Perkins, Sofie Ramos, Muzae Sesay, Chelsea Ryoko Wong
Featuring quotes by: Sherman Alexie, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Stephen Bantu Biko, César Chávez, June Jordan, Corita Kent, Ursula K. Le Guin, Wangari Maathai, Nelson Mandela, Toni Morrison
Participating artists: Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Dana Dart-McLean, Jennifer Hennesy, Liz Hernández, Olivia Krause, Paul Morgan, Marcela Pardo Ariza, Yarrow Slaps, Anna Valdez, Rosten Woo
Featuring quotes by: Manal al-Sharif, James Baldwin, Grace Lee Boggs, Octavia Butler, Sandra Cisneros, Lucille Clifton, Joy Harjo, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rosa Luxemburg, CeCe McDonald
Printmakers Open Forum: Exchange Portfolio 2019
Director and Curator Shelley Thorstensen's statement:
"Traditional printmaking today retains the zip of the freeze-dried moment, artifice on supple yet fragile paper – the juxtaposition of labor (on a plate, on a stone) with the (almost) instantaneous nature and feel of the printed surface. With the inclusion of newer digital habitation within the output of intaglio, lithograph and silkscreen, printmaking now stands in the cross hairs. For the addition of any new technology is first and foremost of our making and then makes things complicated. It begs question of the artist/printmaker and taunts that one better know what one is doing." – Shelley Thorstensen from The Realm of All Possibilities.
As such, Printmakers Open Forum LLC (PMOF) has compiled a portfolio of twenty-six current printmakers work. The portfolio is entitled "Sanctuary" and these 11 x 14" prints represent the state of printmaking as of February 2019. The artists range in age from 23 to 83; they come from 14 different states, as well as Canada and Sweden, and span the spectrum from emerging to well-established artists. One thing all these printmakers have in common is that they have each individually provided help over the years to Printmakers Open Forum.
The idea for this portfolio was conceived by Michael Ezzell during PMOF's PrintCamp2018. He proposed the creation of a portfolio with the theme being "sanctuary". Former PMOF shop assistant Christina Giancola had coined the phrase "Print Shop Sanctuary" in 2012. "Print Shop Sanctuary" refers to the feeling printmakers have while immersed at work in a shop. The idea gained momentum and has now come to fruition in this portfolio. The portfolio will be permanently housed at three locations: Janet Turner Museum, Chico CA permanent collection; Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha WI permanent collection; and the University of Indiana-Evansville permanent art collection. In addition, the portfolio will tour in various venues starting with an exhibition at the Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY during the summer of 2019. Artists participating in the "Sanctuary" portfolio include the following:Katie Baldwin –Alabama, Judy Baumann – Oregon, Katharina Bossmann – Kansas, Sebastian Burke– Pennsylvania Tony Carlone – New York, Aaron Coleman – Arizona, Paul DeRuvo – Connecticut, Jeff Dell – Texas, Michael Ezzell – Rhode Island, Cassie Ferguson – Hawaii, Paul Galang – Hawaii , Christina Giancola – Pennsylvania, Carey Good – Rhode Island, Ben Iluzada– Pennsylvania, Jon Irving – New York, Jane Kim – Pennsylvania, Sarah McDermott – West Virginia, Jenn Manzella – Pennsylvania, Ann Piper – Pennsylvania, Allison Rosh – Ohio, Ron Ruble – Wisconsin, Heather Simonsmeier – Alberta Canada, Shelley Thorstensen – Pennsylvania, Katie VanVliet – Pennsylvania, Patrick Wagner – Sweden, and Michelle Wilson – California.
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Writing as a career with Sarah Pinborough
by Megan Leigh | May 23, 2019 | Episodes, Interview | 0 comments
There is more to mastering writing than sentences, plots, and character. Writers must also think about the genre they are writing in, the audience they are writing for, and what medium their final piece will be in. It's no wonder that many authors tend to stick to one main area – a certain genre, for instance.
A few years ago in an interview, Victoria Schwab talked about her various writing streams under different names and with different publishers. She felt that it was necessary for the stability of her career as a writer to have a variety of places where money was coming from. If her YA books started to slump, she would still have her adult novels. After all, writing is a career.
But how do writers conquer such disparate projects and skillsets? And how do they manage to solely support themselves through writing?
We spoke to bestselling author Sarah Pinborough about her varied career, from writing horror to fairytale retellings, franchise tie-in novels to TV scripts.
Authors and texts mentioned in this episode include:
James Herbert
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (tie-in) by Simon Green
Tim Lebbon
How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman
Simon Kernick
Sarah Pinborough is the number one Sunday Times Bestselling and New York Times Bestselling author of the psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes (Jan 2017). During her career, she has published more than 20 novels and several novellas, and has written for the BBC. Her recent novels include the dystopian love story, The Death House, and a teenage thriller, 13 Minutes which has been bought by Netflix with Josh Schwartz adapting.
Behind Her Eyes has sold to nearly twenty territories so far and was sold at auction to the US in a significant deal to Flatiron, Macmillan. There are discussions ongoing with several movies studios about the film adaptation. You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @sarahpinborough.


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J. 2007: Joint Venture with Dallian Insulator Co.v. Ltd.Lapp USA 1916: Foundation Lapp Wunsiedel 1901: Foundation of factory Holenbrunn Fa. 2002: Argillon 2004: Acquisition Turda 2008: Acquisition of Alumina and insulators sector Argillon 2011: Quadriga Capital (majority shareholder) -> Acquisition of Lapp Group 2012: LAPP INSULATORS . Schwarz Selb 1889: Foundation of porcelain factory Rosenthal 1900: Foundation of department "E" Redwitz 1913: SIEMENS in Neuhaus Jedlina Zdroj (Sophienau) 1857: Foundation of porcelain factory Julius Schwarz 1859: Porcelain factory Joseph Schachtel Turda 1981: Foundation 1921: Stemag 1936: RIG 1971: Rosenthal / Stemag 1950: New foundation in Redwitz 1945: Company was nationalized 1974: Rosenthal / Technik 1999: Acquired by management 2001: Acquisition of the insulators sector of CeramTec 1985: HOECHST / CeramTec 1996: CeramTec 1996: Acquisition Jedlina Zdroj 2001: Privatization 2001: Lapp Insulator GmbH & Co. KG 2005: Investment by Andlinger & Co.
Capacity > 6.000 m Composite Insulators Production Area 100.Rodurflex® Post Insulators . A wide range of insulators up to 1100 kV are manufactured for more than 100 years. the R&D division as well as further important administrative departments for the group.000 m² Employees 300 Foundation 1901 Specifics Headquarters of Lapp Europe Main R&D and sales departments Chemical / Physical Laboratory Competence center .500 t porcelain 350. Besides the production facilities one can find the management.WUNSIEDEL (D) Lapp Insulators' headquarters in Europe is located at the site in Wunsiedel.Rodurflex® Line Post Insulators .Rodurflex® .Rodurflex® Certification DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Porcelain Insulators Long Rod Insulators Post Insulators Hollow Core Insulators Composite Insulators Long Rod Insulators .
and puncture tests thermal and mechanical tests: · temperature range between -50 °C and +50 °C . Furthermore guided tours for schools and universities are offered. Therefore. Building Dimensions 22m x 30m x 21m Employees 7 Year of Foundation 1928 Specifics Industrial monument Type and design tests of insulators and insulator strings according to all IEC-. Lapp Insulators is performing all type and design tests.measurements mechanical tests: · four point bending.SELB (D) As one of two insulators manufacturers world wide Lapp is operating its own high voltage laboratory.and RIV.and elongation tests material tests: · leakage current. customer service and the development and research departments do benefit. ANSI.and DIN-VDE standards: AC testing: · dry until 1300 KV / wet until 1000 KV lightning impulse testing: · until 2100 kV switch impulse testing: · until 1300 kV corona. It is a significant factor of success.
500 t porcelain > 30.000 m² Employees 180 Certification DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 DIN EN ISO 14001:2005 OHRIS Specifics Competence center .Insulators Production Area 19. porcelain and composite insulators are manufactured.SIMOTEC®. Capacity 7.REDWITZ INSULATORS (D) At Lapp's insulator site in Redwitz. SIMOTEC® . In addition one can find here LAPP's expertise in manufacturing the composite insulators . which belongs to Lapp Insulators since 2008.SIMOTEC® Porcelain Insulators Post Insulators Hollow Core Insulators Composite Insulators Hollow Core Composite Insulators SIMOTEC® . The factory is specialised to meet the needs of the OEM .clientele.000 pcs.
Besides the production facilities one can find the management.Rodurflex® Line Post Insulators . NY.000 m Composite Insulators Production Area 40.000 t porcelain 100.Rodurflex® .LeRoy (USA) Lapp Insulators' headquarters in the US is located at the site in LeRoy.Rodurflex® Post Insulators .000 m² Employees 120 Foundation 1916 Specifics Headquarters of Lapp Insulators Holding Certification DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Porcelain Insulators Suspensions (cap & pin) Post Insulators Hollow Core Insulators Composite Insulators Long Rod Insulators . the R&D division as well as further important administrative departments for the group including the group holding organization. A wide range of insulators are manufactured since the foundation of the Lapp Insulators in 1916. Capacity 3.
Capacity 2000 t Production Area 42. It was one of the driving forces behind the development of porcelain for electrical applications in the 19th century. is located in the south west of Poland. Today the factory is specialized on medium voltage and railway insulators.JEDLINA ZDROJ (PL) The factory.000 m² Employees 135 Foundation 1858 Specifics coating of longrod insulators with RTV silicone rubber competence center for medium-voltage and railway insulators Certification ISO 9001:2000 Porcelain Insulators Long Rod Insulators Post Insulators Medium Voltage Insulators . which was established in 1858.
000 m² Employees 400 Foundation 1981 Specifics youngest Lapp Insulators factory Certification DQS: October 2004: ISO 9001:2000 AFER: October 2001: ISO 9002:2000 Porcelain Insulators Long Rod Insulators Post Insulators Hollow Core Insulators . Capacity 6.TURDA (RO) The plant located in Turda (Cluj County) Romania.000 t Production Area 57. has a production experience of over 30 years in the manufacturing of ceramic insulators The company delivers high voltage ceramic insulators (>36 kV to 175 kV). therefore supporting the competitiveness of the Lapp Insulators business.
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Over the decades we have refined the manufacture of ceramic insulators to perfection. Highly sophisticated monitored processes form the basis of a production system in which small customized product runs are implemented with the same precision and reliability as standard volume parts. Our improvement management system ensures an ongoing refinement of all processes and continuous advancement in cost efficiency. Selected ingredients of high purity and homogeneous properties are weighed, mixed to formula specifications, and subjected to a grinding process. Vacuum extrusion presses form the plastic filter cake into cylindrical blanks ("body") which are subjected to a closely controlled drying process to condition them for the following shaping steps. Vertical lathes are used to machine the blank to its desired contour. After a further precision drying stage the unfinished insulator already possesses a high strength due to the clay bond and is ready for the application of the glazing by an immersion process. The subsequent firing stage creates the very hard ceramic structure.
Porcelain longrod insulators are produced according to international standards and customer specifications. They are used in power transmission lines and available up to 400 kN mechanical tensile load. Lapp´s design experts are also capable of designing complete insulator strings including hardware accessories. Porcelain longrod insulators are also available with silicone rubber coating for improved pollution layer performance. DIMENSIONS voltage class 1 - 1100 kV (> 170 kV in strings) maximum length 2000 mm core diameter 45 - 115 mm flexible creepage distances up to 50 mm / kV end fittings complying to IEC 60120, 60471 and DIN 48006 special types available PRODUCTION METHOD wet turning process C130 high strength alumina porcelain glaze colours brown RAL 8017 and grey ANSI 70 Experience since 1930 SPECIFICATIONS IEC 60433, IEC 60383, IEC 60672 FACTORIES Wunsiedel Jedlina Zdroj Turda APPLICATIONS suspension and tension towers in high voltage power lines and railway systems.
POST INSULATORS for busbar supports. disconnect switches in high voltage substations .
POST INSULATORS Porcelain station post insulators according to IEC. to IEC standards) cylindrical shape (mainly used when dimensioning acc. ultra high strength available C130 HS glaze colours brown RAL 8017 and grey ANSI 70 Specifications IEC 60273. cantilever and torsional loads during service. Turda Application busbar supports in substations. Post insulators are subjected to compression. LeRoy. ANSI and other standards are used in substations and related switching equipment. Redwitz. Dimensions voltage class 1 . They are produced in single piece up to 2300 mm and can operate voltages up to 1100 kV in stacked configuration. to ANSI standards) Production Method wet turning process C130 high strength alumina porcelain.1100 kV (> 245 kV in stacked configuration) maximum length 2300 mm maximum core diameter 288 mm flexible creepage distances up to 55 mm / kV conical shape (mainly used when dimensioning acc. IEC 60168. disconnect switches (post insulator + operating insulators) Platform supports for compensation systems . IEC 60672 Experience since 1930 Factories Wunsiedel.
HOLLOW CORE INSULATORS SF6 insulated switchgears. bushings . measuring equipment (CT. VT).
Lapp is capable of producing special shapes by applying latest state of the art manufacturing tools and technology. IEC 60672. ultra high strength available C130 HS glaze colours brown RAL 8017 and grey ANSI 70 Specifications IEC 62155. IEC TS 62371 Experience since 1930 Factories Wunsiedel. Redwitz. breakers (life and dead tank designs). The design of these insulators is tailor-made to customer requirements. These insulator types are produced to withstand high mechanical forces such as inner pressure and cantilever. bushings . Dimensions voltage class 1 .1100 kV maximum length 2800 mm (with gluing technology up to 9000 mm) maximum outside diameter 640 mm flexible creepage distances up to 40 mm / kV conical shape (mainly used in bushings and dead tank porcelains) cylindrical shape (mainly used in live tank systems) Production Method wet turning process C130 high strength alumina porcelain.HOLLOW CORE INSULATORS Porcelain hollow core insulators acc. surge arresters. ANSI and customer standards are produced with cylindrical. Turda Application SF6-insulated switchgears. LeRoy. conical or straight inner and outer appearance up to a maximum length of 2800 mm in one piece. current and voltage transformers. to IEC.
railway power lines .MEDIUM VOLTAGE INSULATORS rural electrification.
EN 50119 Experience since 1900 Factories Jedlina Zdroj Application rural and railway electrification. special colour: green coating of insulators with RTV silicone rubber acc.MEDIUM VOLTAGE INSULATORS Lapp offers a wide range of low and medium voltage insulators. and railway insulators. For applications ranging from 10-100 kV Lapp produces bushings. IEC 60672. line posts. All these parts are also subject to the stringent quality requirements that are adopted from our high voltage products. Product quality is checked throughout production continuously. Production Method wet turning process C130 high strength alumina porcelain glaze colours brown RAL 8017 and grey ANSI 70. To customer request Specifications IEC 60433. string insulators. IEC 60383. Dimensions For detailed information on our medium voltage insulators program please contact us for a printed copy. medium voltage transformers .
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after which the joints between the FRP rod and the metal components are sealed with a special silicone elastomer. The combination of a hydrolysis resistant epoxy resin with acid resistant glass fibers (ECR glass) is a safe assurance against brittle fracture. various shed configurations (shapes. Prefabricated sheds are mounted on to the rod to complete the insulator. A modular system comprising FRP rods of different diameters and any desired length up to 6 meters. This metastable compound creates a perfect seal which prevents the ingress of moisture for an unlimited period of time.MANUFACTORING TECHNOLOGY Patented manufacturing expertise for RODURFLEX® composite insulators The first manufacturing stage is the continuous pultrusion process yielding the FRP rod. spacings) and a wide range of assorted end fittings allows the longrod insulator to be optimized for any specific application. The metal hardware is mounted by a cold-forming process and all insulators are subjected to mechanical inspection. Rods are cut to length and visually inspected before being coated with a seamless sheath of high-temperature vulcanized (HTV) silicone rubber ensuring optimum adhesion. . numbers. A subsequent vulcanizing stage creates a durable high-strength bond between the sheds and the rod sheath.
COMPOSITE LONGROD INSULATORS Suspension and tension insulators for high voltage power transmission systems .
ANSI C29.LONGROD INSULATORS The unique modular system of RODURFLEX® longrod Insulators is the key design feature to offer flexible connecting lengths. core diameter 63 mm. 60471 Production Method Modular assembly system HTV silicone rubber. up to 1500 kN SML flexible creepage distances up to 55 mm / kV end fittings according to IEC 60120. ANSI C29. LeRoy Application suspension and tension towers in high voltage power lines and railway systems . brittle-fracture resistant metastable silicone rubber sealing optimized shed profiles for all pollution classes available patented shallow underrib shed profile for enhanced creepage distances Standards IEC 61109.12 Experience since 1967 Factories Wunsiedel. Generation III ECR-FRP rod.11. Dimensions voltage class 1-1100 kV (>800 kV serial coupling of single pieces) maximum connecting length 6 m as single design max. creepage distances. shed profiles and a wide range of end fittings matching exactly the customers requirements.
LINE POST INSULATORS compact high voltage power transmission systems .
Dimensions voltage class 1-550 kV maximum core diameter 101.2 mm (4"). up to 50 kNm flexible creepage distances up to 55 mm / kV braced post design for increased mechanical stability available complete assemblies including hardware fittings available Production Method Modular assembly system HTV silicone rubber. Generation III ECR-FRP rod.18 Experience since 1967 Factories Wunsiedel. ANSI C29. brittle-fracture resistant metastable silicone rubber sealing optimized shed profiles for all pollution classes available patented shallow underrib shed profile for enhanced creepage distances Standards IEC 61952. ANSI C29. LeRoy Application suspension and tension towers in high voltage power lines in compact configuration .17.LINE POST INSULATORS The RODURFLEX product range features horizontal and vertical line post insulators with flexible top and bottom attachments meeting all application needs.
STATION POST INSULATORS for busbar supports in high‐voltage substations .
9 Experience since 1967 Factories Wunsiedel.2 mm (4"). ANSI C29. bis 50 kNm flexible creepage distances up to 55 mm / kV DIN. LeRoy Application switching equipment and busbar support in substations . IEC and ANSI flanges available Production Method Modular assembly system HTV silicone rubber.POST INSULATORS The RODURFLEX® product range features vertical line post insulators with flexible top and bottom attachments meeting all application needs. ANSI C29.19. Generation III ECR-FRP rod. brittle-fracture resistant metastable silicone rubber sealing optimized shed profiles for all pollution classes available patented shallow underrib shed profile for enhanced creepage distances Standards IEC 62231. Dimensions voltage class 1-550 kV maximum core diameter 101.
As an option tubes with an inner liner made of polyester for protection against SF6-decay products can be provided.MANUFACTORING TECHNOLOGY Optimized manufacturing expertise for SIMOTEC® composite insulators Latest injection moulding technology is used for vulcanization of the silicone shed to the epoxy resin tube for insulators which can be up to 6 m long. Using a special primer on the tube permits chemical bonding with the shed. . The point of connection between the tube and the metal end fitting is coated with silicone and is generally of a gastight design. In this way LAPP INSULATORS can use tubes that are exposed to combined compressive and bending loads. The exact number of layers and wrapping angle for the tube is calculated to design the tubes for defined compression and bending loads. providing a durable connection under any condition.
COMPOSITE HOLLOW CORE INSULATORS SF6 insulated switchgears. VT). measuring equipment (CT. bushings .
surge arresters. current and voltage transformers. Due to the compact and light design SIMOTEC® hollow core composite insulators play a significant role in the manufacture of high-quality and reliable switchgears. maximum outside diameter 580 mm creepage distances up to 31 mm/kV Production Method injection moulding technology. bushings. cable terminations . inner and outer appearance up to a maximum length of 6000 mm in one piece. LSR-silicone rubber FRP-tubes made by filament winding process for combined bending and pressure stress Standards IEC 61462 (2007) Experience since 1995 Factories Redwitz Application SF6-insulated switchgears. to IEC. The design of these insulators is tailor-made to customer requirements. Dimensions voltage class 1 . These insulator types are produced to withstand high mechanical forces such as inner pressure and cantilever. breakers (life and dead tank designs).HOLLOW CORE INSULATORS SIMOTEC® Hollow core composite insulators acc. Due to the use of high quality LSR silicone rubber these insulators perform extremely well even under severe climatic conditions and under pollution eliminating the need of maintenance or cleaning of the switches they are use in.800 kV maximum connecting length 6 m as single design multi-part designs available. ANSI and customer standards are produced with cylindrical.
g. EPDM) Ethylen Prophylen Rubber EVA (Ethylen Vinyl Acetat) Blends EPDM/SIR 4. EPOXY RESIN (not in Lapp Portfolio) 3. PORCELAIN 2. RUBBERS SIR (Silicon Rubber) EPR (e.Insulating Materials 1. GLASS ( not in Lapp Portfolio) .
000 mm length) • Traction line insulators • Medium voltage and line post insulators • Hollow insulators • Tailormade insulation applications (fibre optic bushings. 2600 mm length) • Hollow insulators (outer diameter up to 580 mm.. 2600 mm length) • Rotary insulators (operating stacks) • Medium voltage and line post insulators Composite Insulators System Rodurflex ® • Tailormade longrod insulators (up to 1. hot sticks.LAPP Insulators GmbH Porcelain Insulators • Longrod insulators (up to 550 kN..) .500 kN.Company Products . 2100 mm length) • Solid core post insulators (core diameter up to 275 mm. up to 6.
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators .
grinding in tumbling mills: 96% Al2O3. 4% Mg2[Si2O6] Machining Drying Glazing Sintering (Firing) Mounting of metal parts .Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Clay Alumina Kaolin Feldspar Mixing and grinding Extrusion Pre-drying Ceramical preparation our raw materials: kaolin. quartz. feldspar. Delivered in silos.
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Raw material / silo and preparation 25 silos / 50 t each 5 tumbling mills 3.5 t each 70% recycled / 30% new mass .
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Filter pressing filtercake pressing (70% recycled mass. 30% new mass) .
weight approx. length of pugs 4 m. 3 to) .Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Extrusion breaking of filtercakes in the shredder and extrusion of the pugs in the vacuum press (max.
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Shaping electrical pre-drying of pugs and shape forming (CNC). hollows: one-step machining in .and outside .
temperature and air-humidity (in dependence of shrinkage) .Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Drying controlled conditions.
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Glazing dipglazing (grey and brown) sprayglazing of special articles .
firing times depending on the corediameters .Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Firing in reducing atmosphere using shuttle kilns.
Manufacturing process Ceramic Insulators Cutting and grinding with diamond tools. depending on customers' requirements .
acc. to customers' requirements with lead antimon, sulfur or portland cement; conical or cylindrical with sanded ends.
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® More than 40 Years of Service Experience .
Introduction Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® .
allow RODURFLEX® insulators to be designed for any service condition .Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® The RODURFLEX® Module System A modular system of variable lengths...... different shed shapes and sizes ...and different types of end fittings for all common SML levels. .. .
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® The RODURFLEX® Module System Station Post Insulators A modular system of variable lengths...allow RODURFLEX® insulators to be designed for any service condition .. . different shed shapes and sizes ..
Production Process porcelain composite Body preparation Rod pultrusion Grinding Extrusion Drying Extrusion Shaping Drying Shed mounting and vulcanization Glazing Firing Assembling Sealing Cutting Grinding Assembling .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Pulltrusion of ECR( Electrical Grade Corrosion Resistant) FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic) rod Transparent rods provide visible quality .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators THE SILCONE SHEATH IS CURED AND VULCANIZED TO THE ROD CURED AND BONDED RUBBER HIGH TEMP OVEN CURED AND BONDED RUBBER .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Extrusion of seamless HTV silicone sheath .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Rod Cutting & Desleeving .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Data of rubber injection presses : • clamping force : 5000 kN • 2 Heating + clamping plates : 710x1050mm • specific injection pressure : 2160 bar • injection volume : 5200 cm³ ( 8 kg silicone) • time effective double tool systeme High pressure injection moulding of sheds .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Pre-fabricated wheather sheds Rodurflex. seam not crossing gradients. no mechanical stress .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Weathersheds Rodurflex after removal of surplus from moulding .
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Shed Mounting .
200°C Vulcanization .Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Duration depending on volume of insulators Temperature approx.
Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators Compression of end fittings .
permanent sticking .no gaps: -50°C … +100°C (-58 °F … + 212 °F) .permanent elastic .Manufacturing Process of Rodurflex® Insulators AUTOMIZED APPLICATION OF META STABLE SEALING SYSTEM .
Rodurflex Field Experience Worldwide experience with Rodurflex® • more than 40 years • in more than 70 countries up to Um=765 kV service voltage .
662 SHIPPED 1999 .000 .KOREA AEP HYDRO QUEBEC LADWP GE/BPA HYDRO QUEBEC CHINA ESKOM – SO AF RWE – GERMANY ESKOM – SO AF EOS – SWITZERLAND UAE.108 1992-2005 SUB TOTAL Equals to approx.SPAIN QTY 168 40 184 213 243 17 14.690 1987-2005 2. Iran.000 1979-2005 11. 8.013 1992-2004 18.EHV WORLD WIDE EXPERIENCE RODURFLEX® POLYMER KV 800 765 765 500 DC 500 525 525 533 DC 420 420 420 420 420 420 LOCATION KEPCO .000 km >90.734 1998 16.2005 1980 1977-93 1980-84 2003 1982 1992-2001 637 1994-96 25.195 1978-2004 2. Middle East VENEZUELA REE .
SCECO.Rodurflex Field Experience ADWEA. RWE 420/550kV REE HQ AEP 765kV BPA/LADWP 145/170/245/300/362kV .
Rodurflex Field Experience 6m Advanced OHTL Designs Study Crossrope Design for 765 kV South Africa .
Fh = 65 kN .Rodurflex Field Experience Advanced OHTL Designs Design for 420 kV Compact Line "Palmiet – Stikland" South Africa Fv= 22 kN.
River Crossings SML=4 x 1500kN = 6000kNcompare to 420 kV Elbe Crossing in Germany with PLRI: 4 x 300kN = 1200kN .g.Rodurflex Field Experience Extreme SML Tensions Sets e.
Rodurflex Field Experience 2007 Mozambique Phase Spacer Caia-Marromeo .
Rodurflex Field Experience 1980/90s  533 kV HVDC line Cabora Bassa. RSA HVDC .
USA .Rodurflex Field Experience HVDC 1984 500 kV HVDC line Pacific Intertie.
Rodurflex Lahmeyer Presentation Abu Dhabi .
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) Dipl.SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITH RODURFLEX COMPOSITE INSULATORS AT ADWEA (ABU DHABI WATER AND ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY.-Ing. UAE . Peter Kleyersburg former Lahmeyer International GmbH Abu Dhabi.
Situation 30 years ago. Arabian Peninsula Situation with conventional insulators Reasons for the use of composite insulators Rodurflex Insulators as counter measure of pollution caused problems Conclusion .
Situation 30 years ago. Arabian Peninsula .
Situation 30 years ago – A challenge for Lahmeyer International: • 1977 oil boom: increased need for energy in Abu Dhabi • problems with porcelain long-rod insulators. coast) pollution • main problem: pollution accumulation happens in extreme short period of time (few months. oil fields and industry) on risk . even few days) • power supply of expanding projects (airport. open shed profile cd = 43 mm/ kV • new proposed OHTL 220 kV Abu Dhabi – Al Ain as well as power supply to Abu Dhabi airport by 132 kV OHTL (80ies) • common standard IEC 815 – 1986 (still valid today) • pollution problems during operation on OHTL with conventional insulators • typical failure mode: flashovers during night and early morning hours • cause: condensation on hydrophilic surfaces which have been heavily contaminated by industrial and natural (desert. urban development.
Situation with conventional insulators .
with de-mineralised water and mobile washing devices 2. dry and wet.Situation with conventional insulators 1. Hydrophobication of existing insulation – with Silicone-grease – with RTV Silicone-Elastomere (Sylgard) . with de-mineralised water and permanently installed washing devices – energized. of course in de-engergized surrounding – energized. Cleaning of existing insulation – by hand.
however. especially by energized cleaning method (mobile washing systems) cleaning by hand is often required  de-energization of transmission lines generally good experience with use of hydrophobic media on existing insulators (greases. coating). difficult handling and high cost of RTV coatings silicone greases were not widely used due to existing difficulties in service (tendancy to pollution) • .Situation with conventional insulators • • • • unsatisfying results with adopted cleaning methods unreliable equipment.
Reasons for the use of composite insulators .
HTV-sheds and housing.Reasons for the use of composite insulators • • positive experience with hydrophobic surfaces  investigations of composite insulators Selection of Rodurflex composite insulators Generation III which was proven in service for more than 10 years already and therefore had the most successful reference available Rodurflex Generation III (ECR-FRP. meta stable sealing) quickly resulted in an adequate counter measure to all encountered problems due to extensive electrification in the 90ies the customer (ADWEA) "was forced to accept" a completely new technology due to the existing problems and so they decided to use Rodurflex composite insulators on a complete transmission line for the first time this decision was backed by positive service performance of Rodurflex composite insulators in other parts of the world • • • . crimped end fittings.
Rodurflex Insulators as counter measure of pollution caused problems .
the removed insulators were then returned to Lapp for intensive research work the successful performance of this line was the justification for all later 245 kV and 420 kV lines equipped with composite insulators in Abu Dhabi • .Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL • • • Rodurflex 37 mm / kV not a single insulator related outage after 14 years continuous operation after 15 years of service the OHTL was removed and replaced by a cable due to urban development.
30/39(148)1855 1989/1990 145 kV 132 kV 14 years 37 mm/kV related to Um 225 kN Crimped design. clevis . forged steel. vulcanised to an extruded HTV silicone sleeve.Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL Design: Type: Production: Um: UB: Service time: CD': SML: Fittings: HTV Silicone Rubber Composite Insulator GENERATION III with assembled pre-moulded HTV silicone sheds.
Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL .
H: horizontal mounting : .84 0.17 0.30 1.78 2989/1 (V) 2989/1 (V) 1 shed bottom side shank nd between 2 rd and 3 shed 4 shed top side 1 shed bottom side shank nd between 2 rd and 3 shed th st th 1.31 3.64 (H) Note: V: vertical mounting.94 0.78 7.85 NSDDi n mg/cm² 2. No.Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL Pollution severity Lab.48 2989/1 (V) 2989/8 (H) 2989/8 (H) 0. Position st ESDD in mg/cm² 0.18 0.18 2989/8 4 shed top 0.
Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL Results of electrical tests Values Measured Measured Characteristic per Lab. 2989/6 drawing polluted cleaned polluted cleaned [kV] BIL pos.No. 50% LIFO neg. 2989/2 Lab.No. PF Wet PF CFO Wet PF Dry PF CFO Dry 965 965 [kV] 957 996 985 1024 490 575 355 452 575 590 [µA] Leakage current @ 84kV 325-314 [kV] 969 1004 1000 1004 550 564 590 610 [µA] 285278 [kV] 960 1002 988 1031 410 466 575 598 [µA] 320-318 [kV] 966 997 996 1027 544 567 603 617 [µA] 290280 . 50% LIFO pos. BIL pos.
Example Abu Dhabi Airport 132 kV OHTL Results of mechanical tests (SML = 225 kN) Lab. UTS Breaking Load in kN 275 299 285 304 286 301 Kind of rupture 2989/1 2989/2 2989/3 2989/4 2989/5 2989/6 Pull out top fitting Pull out top fitting Pull out bottom fitting Pull out bottom fitting Pull out bottom fitting FRP rod fracture bottom fitting . No.
52 mm / kV) • A detailed study on Rodurflex insulators used in service for 15 years showed – electrical and mechanical performance was equal to the new state – no signs of erosion or traces of electrical activity – no signs of ageing since the 90ies ALL new OHTLs in Abu Dhabi up to 420 kV are exclusively designed with composite insulators • .Conclusion • • severe pollution problems lead to the pioneer use of Rodurflex composite insulators in UAE Rodurflex insulators used for more than 14 years showed no problems and secured the interference free power transmission in Abu Dhabi and are by far superior to the conventional insulators  realized with less specific creepage distance (37 mm / kV vs.
Similar composite insulators of other manufacturers have been introduced to the UAE market and also showed no failure up to now. 25% and so the total cost of the line gets reduced by 8% because composite insulators offer equal or superior insulating performance with reduced section length. however. for example the tower cost for a 400 kV line can be reduced by approx.000 insulator years of positive service performance under extreme conditions are available further to just being a solution to pollution related line problems Rodurflex composite insulators help to cut costs. without the RODURFLEX-typical long reference period • .Conclusion • • in total more than 500.
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators .
CLASSIFICATION OF INSULATORS 1. Insulators with passiv surface 2. Insulators with active surface and this means: is there interaction with the pollution layer? .
g.Interaction means: the insulating material interacts with the pollution layer e. transferring hydrophobicity .
non-polluted stage most surfaces are water repellent = hydrophobic. Hydrophobicity Transfer .Comparision Rodurflex® with Ceramic Surface New Surface New ceramic surface New silicone surface In a new.
G. E.Comparision Rodurflex® with Ceramic Surface Surface polluted by quartz slurry (Pollution Conditions IEC 815) Polluted passiv surface Polluted active surface E.:The pollution layer on a silicone surface becomes hydrophobic.G. Hydrophobicity Transfer .:The pollution layer on a ceramic/glass/EPR surface is hydrophilic.
The pollution layer on a silicone surface becomes hydrophobic. Hydrophobicity Transfer .Comparision Rodurflex® with Ceramic Surface Surface polluted by sand Polluted ceramic surface Polluted silicone surface The pollution layer on a ceramic or glass surface is wettable.
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Effect of Hydrophobicity • pollution layer water repellent • low leakage currents • low risk of flashover • low line losses • no cleaning required Hydrophobicity .
e.temperature .Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Characteristics of Hydrophobicity Transfer of Silicone rubbers (SIR) Effect: .thickness of bulk material .type of SIR material .thickness of surface layer .Recovery of temporarily reduced hydrophobicity.age with Rodurflex silicone rubber no loss of silicone rubber material is measureable Losses: Hydrophobicity .g. by excessive sparking Mechanism: Diffusion of low molecular weight silicone components Speed: depending on: .Hydrophobization of surface/pollution layers .
6 mm Layer on SIR Plates of Various Thickness After a Storage of 16 Days at T = 20 °C Hydrophobicity transfer depends on : Wetting angle  [deg] thickness of SIR material thickness of silicone rubber plate [mm] Hydrophobicity .Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Hydrophobicity of a 0.
Hydrophobic Effect Water Pollution Layer Silicone Shed Hydrophobicity HTV SIR the best solution to have -> excellent hydrophobicity -> good tracking behaviour Molecular Silicone LMW (low molecular weights) Hydrophobic Effect .
Performance and Silicone Compoundation Balanced filling Highly ATH filled silicone rubber Performance of Hydrophobicity Transfer Effect T&E (creepage) Resistance Outdoor performance 41% PDMS 46% ATH RTV2/LSR 30-35% PDMS 60-70% ATH 80% PDMS 10% ATH Silicone content in % by weight 100% PDMS 0% ATH ATH content in % by weight 0% PDMS 100% ATH .
BREAK ? Brittle Fracture .
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture Normal fracture caused by overload Delamination of the rod occurs .
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture Insulator with widely used standard E-Glass fibres Brittle fracture: The fracture surface is mainly perpenticular to the rod axis. The remaining fibres cannot bear the load => fracture due to overload. Most of the E-glass fibres seems to be cut. .
(nitric acid) The glass fibre is destroyed due to a dissolving process of the glass network. The mechanical strength is drastically reduced. .Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture Standard E-glass fibre after 10 days of immersion in 1nHNO3.
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture ECR( Electrical Grade Corosion Resistant)glass fibre after 30 days of immersion in 1nHNO3. The mechanical strength is not influenced. (nitric acid) The glass fibre is resistant to the acid due to modification of the glass network. .
such as ECR fibres (Electrical grade corrosion resistant).  Brittle fracture resistant rods can be produced by using corrosion resistant glass fibres.Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture Stress corrosion or brittle fracture can occur if acid attacks glass fibres under tensile load. .  To avoid line dropping due to stress corrosion brittle fracture resistant FRP( Fibre Reinforced Plastic) rods must be used.  Acids are already in the environment or may be produced under influence of moisture and electrical discharges.  Combination of moisture and electrical discharges can result in the creation of nitric acid (HNO3).
Composite Insulators System Rodurflex® Brittle Fracture Test set-up for stress corrosion test of FRP rods ball bearing sample weight (equivalent to 67% SML) acid container (1n nitric acid) The test is passed if no fracture of the core occurs within 96h under load. Back .
1983 INTRODUCTION 1979 FORMULATION Forged steel 1985 chemical bonding HTV silicone 1979 FORMULATION silicone rubber sealing 1982 .Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Design of Rodurflex® Generation III HTV silicone ECR.
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators What makes a good composite insulator? Materials bad good bad Impossible Usual Case Design good Very difficult Know how needed RODURFLEX® "Kaerner's Matrix" (1994) .
14 • pollution layer water repellent • low leakage currents • low risk of flashover • low line losses • no cleaning required Prof. CIGRE D1.Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Hydrophobicity Transfer Mechanism (HTM). Kindersberger (1989) .
a silicone rubber composite insulator only requires 40.Comparison Required geometrical Creepage distances to obtain the same electrical performance under pollution (KIWIT 1970: "Practical Experience with Outdoor Insulation) Silicone Rubber Composite Porcelain Longrod Glass/Porcelain Disk 75% -45% 100% reference 120% CONCLUSION: To operate under same pollution conditions..Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Pollution Performance . . A silicone rubber composite is Therefore more economical or can withstand a level of 2 pollution classes higher than glass.45% of the CD required for Glass/Porcelain Disks.
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators HTM impact on LCC and Service Costs 250 [$/year] 200 150 100 50 0 132 kV line Calculated by M/s Powerlink. Australia Silicone insulator coated ceramic disc ceramic disc with washing 275 kV line .
lower lifetime.Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Pin Corrosion Glass/Porcelain Disks: not hydrophobic surface  high Leakage currents  DC component in Leakage current  galvanic cell  PIN CORROSION Silicone rubber composite with HTM & hydrophobic surface: not hydrophobic surface  very low Leakage currents  no DC component in Leakage current  no galvanic cell  NO PROBLEMS Maintenance costs. worse LCA Life expectancy: 17…30a .
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Composite insulators offer low weight => low transport and installation costs .
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Advantages of RODURFLEX® Composite Insulators  Enables new OHTL Insulation Design (Crossarms. Installation  Light Weight: offers EHV OHTL designs  Short Lead-Time  Flexible in Design  Reduced Life-Cycle Costs  Proven for more than 40 years .Crossropes etc. Handling. Weather and Environmental Resistant HTV Silicone Housing  Enables Extreme Creepage Designs (Patented Underrib Sheds)  Earthquake Resistant  Brittle Fracture Resistant (ECR Glass Epoxy FRP Core)  Fail-safe meta stable sealing system  Extreme strength classes SML up to 2000 kN possible for single unit  Vandalism Proof  Able to withstand Extreme Dynamic and Impact loads  Light Weight: Easy Transport.)  Superior Pollution Performance (Hydrophobicity Transfer Mechanism)  Extreme UV.
Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators Main Advantages (Summary): .
Saudi Arabia. Oman. 765 kV*) (420. 765 kV) (525 kV*) (420 kV*) (245 kV*) (420 kV*) UAE.Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap & Pin Insulators RODURFLEX®: High Pollution Applications • China • Arabic Peninsula • REE Spain • USA California • USA Florida • South Africa • India • Australia • North Africa • Chile. Peru • Iran * up to (525. Qatar. Jemen . 750 kV) (420 kV*) (420 kV*) (525 kV*) (525 kV*) (420.
Composite insulators offer light weight combined with high mechanical strength and high flexibility. • • • • . Post and Line Post insulators Due to their light weight composite line post insulators may be mounted directly on the pole without using crossarms. Replacement of Conventional Insulators. Upgrading of existing lines or designing Compact Lines Composite insulator strings are in many cases shorter than conventional ones. Interphase spacers to prevent galopping conductors from clashing together.Advantages of Composite Insulators compared to Cap& Pin Insulators • • • • • • • • • • Applications of Composite Insulators New Transmission Lines Due to the light weight and compact design of composite insulators new line and new tower designs are possible resulting in lower construction and erection costs. Silicone rubber insulators offer superior performance in polluted areas. Hollow insulators/Line Arrestors Housings for current transformers. Line hardware need not to be changed. which experienced flashover or require extensive maintenance. bushings or surge arresters.
Long Rod Types Easier to handle Cap & Pin Types 6 times the weight and erection at site limited self cleaning performance optimal self cleaning Performance Hydrophobicity lower radio interference voltage protectable against power arcs (arcing devices) higher radio interference voltage not fully protectable against power arcs .
Long Rod Types no cascade flashovers Cap & Pin Types cascade flashovers possible thermal puncture possible self fractures with glass (shattering) V-strings: angel between two substrings depends on wind/weight load no thermal puncture no self fractures V-strings: narrow strings possible with special intermediate fittings Composite Longrod vs. Cap & Pin .
Cap & Pin .Long Rod Types Price 20-30% lower Cap & Pin Types Composite Longrod vs.
Kurrat Prof. Kindersberger Prof. Grossmann Prof. Hinrichsen Prof. Clemens Prof.Reseach & Development R&D Partners Prof. Bärsch .
"Technology Survey" 100 10 HVDC UHV Capacity in GW 1 765kV 400/500kV 1200kV 0.001 1 10 HVDC .01 "Smartgrids" 0.1 Subtransmission 0.Smart 100 1000 10000 Transmission Distance in km .
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1 0.001 0.01 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.5 14 12 0.001 1.2 1.9 0.0 Rodurflex ® 31mm/kV 28 26 24 0.01 0.5 Glass Antifog 33mm/kV 1.8 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 Insulation Length (m) .6 1.7 0.0 0.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Insulation Length (m) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) 1.5 0.AC KIPTS Natural Pollution Performance 123kV 1.6 0.6 16 0.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) 30 1.8 22 20 18 0.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 0.
4 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.001 Rodurflex ® 31mm/kV 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 0.5 1.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) 3.01 0.2 1.0 Insulation Length (m) Glass Antifog 29mm/kV 2.AC KIPTS Natural Pollution Performance 245kV 3.6 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 .0 0.6 1.9 0.0 1.1 1.4 2.6 2.4 1.01 0.0 1.8 1.2 3.2 2.4 3.1 2.2 2.9 0.8 2.001 2.8 1.2 1.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) 30 Insulation Length (m) 1.
0 2.0 4.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) 3.5 2.0 3.8 2.1 1 Insulation Length (m) 5.001 0.0 2.AC KIPTS Natural Pollution Performance 420kV 6.0 0.0 5.8 Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) .8 Rodurflex® 25mm/kV 24 22 20 18 16 14 1.01 0.001 Glass Antifog 25mm/kV 0.4 30 28 26 Insulation Length (m) 3.6 3.0 1.2 2.01 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) 3.4 2.5 4.6 12 0.5 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 0.2 3.6 2.5 3.
8 3.0 2.0 3.4 28 26 4.001 0.2 2.5 6.0 Insulation Length (m) 6.0 4.6 2.0 2.0 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 .8 4.2 4.0 3.4 2.AC KIPTS Natural Pollution Performance 550kV 7.4 3.6 4.5 4.2 3.5 7.6 3.0 0.001 Glass Antifog 26mm/kV 0.0 4.5 5.01 0.0 5.5 0.01 0.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) 5.8 2.5 3.1 1 14 12 18 16 30 Rodurflex® 28mm/kV 24 22 20 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Insulation Length (m) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) 8.
5 4.5 5.0 6.0 9.0 4.5 6.001 0.5 0.001 0.5 8.0 5.5 Rodurflex® 24mm/kV 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 3.5 7.5 9.5 4.5 30 28 Insulation Length (m) 6.1 1 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 Insulation Length (m) Glass Antifog 24mm/kV Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) 7.5 5.0 7.01 0.0 10.0 4.0 8.5 10.5 11.0 5.0 3.AC KIPTS Natural Pollution Performance 765/800kV 12.01 0.0 3.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) .0 6.0 12 0.0 11.
6 3.0 m 5.6 4.Reseach & Development 800kV Design for Pollution 12.0 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 .8 3.0 0.2 4.0 9.0 m 0.0 Insulation Length (m) Disk String: Heavy: 9.IST Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Specific Creepage Distance (mm/kVsystem) Required Insulation Length: 13.1 1 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) Heavy: Very Heavy: 5.1 1 Pollution Severity: 2% ESDD Level (mg/cm²) RODURFLEX .0 4.8 4.6 5.4 4.0 2.0 8.001 6.0 5.0 4.8 5.01 0.0 m 10.0 11.6 0.0 7.4 5.2 5.0 6.0 3.001 Very Heavy: 12.2 3.01 0.4 3.0 5.0 3.2 6.8 2.9 m Insulation Length (m) RODURFLEX String: Very Light Light Medium Heavy Very Heavy 15 14 13 12 0.
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3 0.6 Linear (A-B: 2915mm) "Referenz 3 x LG 75/22/1270 (A-B: 3215mm)) Lichtbogenzwischenarmaturen U(x)/Uo 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0 0 500 1000 1500 1 x CS160 30/65(134)3000 (A-B: 2600mm) xA-B 2000 2500 3000 mm 3500 .2 0.7 0.Reseach & Development µ Varistors – Field Control 1 0.


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Review: TV5's Valiente – An Old-Fashioned Classic
The Philippines' TV5 has been on a roll since finally ramping up its efforts to be a legitimate threat to the decade-long duopoly on Philippine television. Aside from successes in variety and reality with Wil Time Big Time and the addictive Face to Face, TV5 has also built a solid news organization. But it has also produced some excellent, original dramas. Though still ratings challenged, it says nothing of the quality of it series like Babaeng Hampaslupa, Glamorosa, The Sisters and Sa Ngalan Ng Ina.
Now, TV5 has another to add to its list with a remake of an epic 90s teleserye, Valiente. Perhaps harkening back to its roots, this 2012 version of Valiente feels like a traditional Filipino soap opera. The story of childhood best friends from different sides of the tracks may be typical, but it is a classic. Following rich heir Theo Braganza (Arvic Rivero/Oyo Sotto) and poorer Gardo Valiente (Ross Fernando/JC de Vera) from childhood friendship, almost like brothers, to their eventual adulthood rivalry is old-fashioned.
In that, it successfully captures the essence of the successful dramas of that era when shows would run for years; revenge, familial rivalries, huge haciendas, destined couples, sadistic villains. Valiente has the makings of one of those grand, old-fashioned epic family dramas.
Having a strong cast certainly helps its cause. While we haven't yet seen JC de Vera, Oyo Sotto, Nadine Samonte and Nina Jose, we've been treated to some great performances from four talented young actors in Arvic Rivero, Ross Fernando, Czarina Suzara, and Lianne Valentin.
Turning in believable performances of brotherhood, friendship, young love and loyalty, these four promising young talents have helped make the first week and a half of the series exciting to watch and have set a great foundation for their grown up counterparts. Plus with the ample experience from vets Gina Alajar, Michael de Mesa and Mark Gil, they lend a pedigree to the series right from the start.
The only negative so far has been Jaclyn Jose and her incredible overacting. She has been the weak link of the cast and of the series. Her over the top acting isn't in the fun, guilty pleasure way of say Cherie Gil or Alessandra de Rossi on GMA's Legacy (where it fits right in). It's just ridiculous and cringe-worthy and completely stands out from the rest of the cast, and not in a good way. It's almost as if she's joking, that she's intentionally hamming it up for no reason. It'd be laughable if it wasn't so annoying. It isn't even her character. She isn't playing a moustache twirling cartoon villain, she's just simply a cartoon. She's the Jewel Mische (Maria La Del Barrio) of Valiente.
You compare her to Gina Alajar's strong, yet understated acting; injecting a fire in her character, but also warmth and levity without the clichés typical of Filipino drama. It's like night and day and the one glaring misstep.
But more importantly, here's hoping Valiente will be a great showcase for JC de Vera, Nadine Samonte and Oyo Sotto, plus a chance for Nina Jose to finally show her dramatic chops.
Valiente is off to a strong, engaging start. And while TV5 still has a lot of ground to make up when it comes to audience share, Valiente is definitely worth taking a chance on.
Here is the trailer:
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