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ANIMAL-INDUCED OUTAGES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

Animal-related outages run the gamut from momentary disturbances to long-term outages. Major portions of substations can be tripped offline,

Different types of High Voltage Insulators

Types of High Voltage Insulators

Power lines: Major threat to migratory birds

One of the reasons why power outages occur is due to bird migration. During a certain season, birds migrate to move from areas of low or...

Success Story: Animal outage protection in Hungary

Midsun IKM come up with a solution for the arising issues on power outages in Hungary due to aviation. Imad Kanouni, Midsun IKM CEO,...

How to apply high voltage insulator coating?

How to apply high voltage insulator coating? The RTV Silicone High Voltage Insulator Coating can be applied in these easy 4 steps.

RTV Coating: Solution to Insulator Flashovers

The condition and performance of insulators on substations and overhead transmission and distribution lines contributes to the overall...

Wildlife constitutes a ‘danger’ to power infrastructure

Environmental factors and their effects on electrical insulators

Weather can affect the electrical insulators. How to avoid the effects of weather on electrical insulators.

The role of RTV coating on High Voltage Networks

Room Temperature Vulcanization (RTV) Silicone coating An insulator is an indispensable part of the high voltage transmission system that...

4 ways to avoid insulator flashovers

Water washing, increasing the creepage level, using silicone grease and RTV coatings are the most common ways to avoid insulator flashovers