"Optimizing Dielectric Insulation System Life Cycle Performance
through the Material Selection Process"

Abstract:  "Liquid epoxy resins remain a state-of-the-art constituent material in contemporary electrical apparatus design configurations and play an essential role in the life cycle performance of state-of-the-art dielectric insulation systems.  They are known for their broad spectrum of contributive engineering performance properties and for their processing versatility to accommodate a wide range of apparatus assembly methodologies.  They are represented by a large number of commercially available product line candidates; any number of which may be suitable for application in a given dielectric insulation system.  In order to ensure that an optimum system is selected; the material selection process must be capable of: 1.) making a distinction between the reported performance properties and processing parameters for each candidate and, 2.) determining whether or not found distinctions are significant.  The key to making those two critical determinations lies in a thorough understanding of how those performance properties and processing parameters are reported, what their values mean and how they relate to the apparatus operating performance specifications and assembly methodology."