Dielectric breakdown of xlpe containing actophenone and cumyl alcohol

Eichorn's 1972 paper C13 was one of the first to that the presence of acetophenone contributed higher breakdown strength of XLPE compared to LDPE. More recently, Eager et. al. 123 show acetopheone could be used to rehabilitate ag cable insulation. In the past fifteeen or so yea other papers have reported the results of measu made to understand the effect of the presence by-products of the cross linking reaction, acetoF c w l alcohol, alpha methyl styrene and cumene dielectric strenbgth of XLPE. These include a nu apparently conflicting results. The previously papers claim that the presence of these compou benficial, however, the results of Mizukami et. a show that their presence decreases the impulse br strength.