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- noun Plural form of
flashover .
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Examples
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Since lower voltage insulators have smaller weather-sheds they are more prone to becoming completely covered with ash and water, and therefore are more vulnerable to flashovers than higher voltage insulators.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Substation insulators are more susceptible to flashovers than line insulators because of their distinct shape and orientation.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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However, if insulating surfaces are completely coated in ash, the presence of moisture in association with soluble ash coatings can be critical factors in initiating insulator flashovers.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Insulator flashovers in areas receiving 5 mm of ash, in conjunction with rain.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Epoxy insulators are more vulnerable to flashovers than porcelain insulators due to increased ash adherence.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Substation insulators are more susceptible to flashovers than line insulators because of their distinct shape and orientation.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Since lower voltage insulators have smaller weather-sheds they are more prone to becoming completely covered with ash and water, and therefore are more vulnerable to flashovers than higher voltage insulators.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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However, if insulating surfaces are completely coated in ash, the presence of moisture in association with soluble ash coatings can be critical factors in initiating insulator flashovers.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Insulator flashovers in areas receiving ash, in conjunction with rain.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Insulation that has 30 percent or more of its creepage distance either clean or dry has a low probability of initiating insulator flashovers.
Volcanic Ash—Effects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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