Impact of volcanic ash from Cotopaxi-2015 and Tungurahua-2016 eruptions on the dielectric characteristics of suspension insulators, Ecuador

Abstract In Ecuador, a country with several active volcanoes and with four eruptions in the last decade in the continental arc, it is very likely that high-voltage transmission lines cross volcanic hazard zones on their routes. Here, we quantify the impact of fresh volcanic ash from the hydromagmati...

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Main Authors: Juan Ramírez, Francisco J. Vasconez, Alex López, Fausto Valencia, Franklin Quilumba, Anais Vásconez Müller, Silvana Hidalgo, Benjamin Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Volcanology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-022-00117-y

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