Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges

Abstract The 2050 carbon‐neutral vision spawns a novel energy structure revolution, and the construction of the future energy structure is based on equipment innovation. Insulating material, as the core of electrical power equipment and electrified transportation asset, faces unprecedented challenge...

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Main Authors: Chuanyang Li, Yang Yang, Guoqiang Xu, Yao Zhou, Mengshuo Jia, Shaolong Zhong, Yu Gao, Chanyeop Park, Qiang Liu, Yalin Wang, Shakeel Akram, Xiaoliang Zeng, Yi Li, Fangwei Liang, Bin Cui, Junpeng Fang, Lingling Tang, Yulin Zeng, Xingtao Hu, Jiachen Gao, Giovanni Mazzanti, Jinliang He, Jianxiao Wang, Davide Fabiani, Gilbert Teyssedre, Yang Cao, Feipeng Wang, Yunlong Zi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:High Voltage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12232
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author Chuanyang Li
Yang Yang
Guoqiang Xu
Yao Zhou
Mengshuo Jia
Shaolong Zhong
Yu Gao
Chanyeop Park
Qiang Liu
Yalin Wang
Shakeel Akram
Xiaoliang Zeng
Yi Li
Fangwei Liang
Bin Cui
Junpeng Fang
Lingling Tang
Yulin Zeng
Xingtao Hu
Jiachen Gao
Giovanni Mazzanti
Jinliang He
Jianxiao Wang
Davide Fabiani
Gilbert Teyssedre
Yang Cao
Feipeng Wang
Yunlong Zi
author_facet Chuanyang Li
Yang Yang
Guoqiang Xu
Yao Zhou
Mengshuo Jia
Shaolong Zhong
Yu Gao
Chanyeop Park
Qiang Liu
Yalin Wang
Shakeel Akram
Xiaoliang Zeng
Yi Li
Fangwei Liang
Bin Cui
Junpeng Fang
Lingling Tang
Yulin Zeng
Xingtao Hu
Jiachen Gao
Giovanni Mazzanti
Jinliang He
Jianxiao Wang
Davide Fabiani
Gilbert Teyssedre
Yang Cao
Feipeng Wang
Yunlong Zi
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description Abstract The 2050 carbon‐neutral vision spawns a novel energy structure revolution, and the construction of the future energy structure is based on equipment innovation. Insulating material, as the core of electrical power equipment and electrified transportation asset, faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The goal of carbon neutral and the urgent need for innovation in electric power equipment and electrification assets are first discussed. The engineering challenges constrained by the insulation system in future electric power equipment/devices and electrified transportation assets are investigated. Insulating materials, including intelligent insulating material, high thermal conductivity insulating material, high energy storage density insulating material, extreme environment resistant insulating material, and environmental‐friendly insulating material, are categorised with their scientific issues, opportunities and challenges under the goal of carbon neutrality being discussed. In the context of carbon neutrality, not only improves the understanding of the insulation problems from a macro level, that is, electrical power equipment and electrified transportation asset, but also offers opportunities, remaining issues and challenges from the insulating material level. It is hoped that this paper envisions the challenges regarding design and reliability of insulations in electrical equipment and electric vehicles in the context of policies towards carbon neutrality rules. The authors also hope that this paper can be helpful in future development and research of novel insulating materials, which promote the realisation of the carbon‐neutral vision.
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spelling doaj.art-b8262e8d2d6843fea1c873e4e84a42ff2022-12-22T04:01:13ZengWileyHigh Voltage2397-72642022-08-017461063210.1049/hve2.12232Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challengesChuanyang Li0Yang Yang1Guoqiang Xu2Yao Zhou3Mengshuo Jia4Shaolong Zhong5Yu Gao6Chanyeop Park7Qiang Liu8Yalin Wang9Shakeel Akram10Xiaoliang Zeng11Yi Li12Fangwei Liang13Bin Cui14Junpeng Fang15Lingling Tang16Yulin Zeng17Xingtao Hu18Jiachen Gao19Giovanni Mazzanti20Jinliang He21Jianxiao Wang22Davide Fabiani23Gilbert Teyssedre24Yang Cao25Feipeng Wang26Yunlong Zi27The State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaSimpson Querrey Institute Northwestern University Evanston Illinois USADepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania USADepartment of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering ETH Zürich Zürich SwitzerlandThe State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University Mississippi State Mississippi USAElectrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Manchester Manchester UKDepartment of Electrical Engineering School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu ChinaShenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Shenzhen ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaSchool of Integrated Circuits Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaJiangsu Jinxin Electric Appliance Co. Ltd. Yangzhou ChinaJiangsu Jinxin Electric Appliance Co. Ltd. Yangzhou ChinaTai'an Tiancheng Safety Evaluation Co., Ltd. Tai'an ChinaDepartment Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering University of Bologna Bologna ItalyDepartment Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering University of Bologna Bologna ItalyThe State Key Laboratory of Power System Department of Electrical Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing ChinaNational Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Analysis and Applications Peking University Beijing ChinaDepartment Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering University of Bologna Bologna ItalyLaplace, Paul Sabatier University, and CNRS Toulouse FranceElectrical and Computer Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USAState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology School of Electrical Engineering Chongqing University Chongqing ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong ChinaAbstract The 2050 carbon‐neutral vision spawns a novel energy structure revolution, and the construction of the future energy structure is based on equipment innovation. Insulating material, as the core of electrical power equipment and electrified transportation asset, faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The goal of carbon neutral and the urgent need for innovation in electric power equipment and electrification assets are first discussed. The engineering challenges constrained by the insulation system in future electric power equipment/devices and electrified transportation assets are investigated. Insulating materials, including intelligent insulating material, high thermal conductivity insulating material, high energy storage density insulating material, extreme environment resistant insulating material, and environmental‐friendly insulating material, are categorised with their scientific issues, opportunities and challenges under the goal of carbon neutrality being discussed. In the context of carbon neutrality, not only improves the understanding of the insulation problems from a macro level, that is, electrical power equipment and electrified transportation asset, but also offers opportunities, remaining issues and challenges from the insulating material level. It is hoped that this paper envisions the challenges regarding design and reliability of insulations in electrical equipment and electric vehicles in the context of policies towards carbon neutrality rules. The authors also hope that this paper can be helpful in future development and research of novel insulating materials, which promote the realisation of the carbon‐neutral vision.https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12232
spellingShingle Chuanyang Li
Yang Yang
Guoqiang Xu
Yao Zhou
Mengshuo Jia
Shaolong Zhong
Yu Gao
Chanyeop Park
Qiang Liu
Yalin Wang
Shakeel Akram
Xiaoliang Zeng
Yi Li
Fangwei Liang
Bin Cui
Junpeng Fang
Lingling Tang
Yulin Zeng
Xingtao Hu
Jiachen Gao
Giovanni Mazzanti
Jinliang He
Jianxiao Wang
Davide Fabiani
Gilbert Teyssedre
Yang Cao
Feipeng Wang
Yunlong Zi
Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
High Voltage
title Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
title_full Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
title_fullStr Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
title_short Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges
title_sort insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality opportunities remaining issues and challenges
url https://doi.org/10.1049/hve2.12232
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