Effect of Crystallization Regulation on the Breakdown Strength of Metallized Polypropylene Film Capacitors

In this work, polypropylene (PP) film samples doped with an organic phosphorus nucleating agent under three cooling processes are examined for the effects of regulating the crystallization. The conductivity and DC breakdown strength of the film samples were tested at 25, 55 and 85 °C. The average breakdown strength with 0.01 wt% nucleating agent increased by approximately 25% compared to un-nucleating samples and the DC conductivity decreased slightly. For the three cooling methods in these tests, the slow process increased the crystallinity of the film samples and stabilized the electrical properties of the PP samples. It is concluded that improving the insulation performance through crystallization control is feasible, and this method shows great potential for the modification of PP films.

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