•The project will initially deal with porcelain
insulators.
•Dummy insulators” will be installed at various locations
on the distribution system along
with simple shape devices such
as porcelain tiles or discs so that contamination
build up can be acquired.
•ASU will use the contaminated samples from the field to develop a diagnostic tool that can easily measure surface resistance.
•The diagnostic tool will allow a field crew to quickly
and easily assess the level
of insulator contamination in the field.