Nanostructured TiO₂ Self-Cleaning Coating

Enhanced Anti-Pollution Flashover

Synergistic photocatalytic, hydrophilic, and semiconducting properties of TiO₂ film improve both self-cleaning and electrical performance of insulators under heavy contamination.

Dai, Wenxin · Liu, Ping · Chen, Xun · Li, Z. H. · Zhuang, Jiandong · Wang, Xuxu · Fu, Xianzhi

Handbook of Self-Cleaning Surfaces and Materials: From Fundamentals to Applications: Volumes 1 and 2 2023

Advantages

enhanced self-cleaning performance in heavily contaminated surroundings

better power-frequency puncture voltage, power-frequency puncture voltage in dielectric oil, wet power-frequency flashover voltage, lightning impulse withstand voltage, and artificial pollution flashover voltage