Insulator design using fuzzy inference system

Abstract

High voltage insulators are important part of power transmission and distribution network. Design of an insulator has importance in terms of both reliable operation of equipment and systems. However, various parameters have to be considered during an insulator design such as electric field distribution, mechanical strength, dimensions, which affect each other. Therefore, an optimization is necessary for the design of an insulator. In this study, Fuzzy Inference System (FIS), which is less time consuming and simpler when compared with iterative solutions, has been proposed for design of two different shape post insulators to obtain electric field distribution along the insulators as uniform as possible. The results show that proposed method based on FIS in order to optimize the high voltage insulator design is successful and can also be used for design of other high voltage apparatus.