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Introduction
Anelectricalbushingcanbeexplainedasanapparatus
fortransmittingpowerinoroutofenclosures,i.e.,
barriers,ofanelectricalapparatussuchas
transformers,circuitbreakers,shuntreactorsand
powercapacitors.AccordingtotheANSI/IEEE
Standarddefinitionanelectricalbushingisan
insulatingstructure,includingathroughconductoror
providingacentralpassageforsuchconductor,with
provisionformountingabarrier,conductingor
otherwise,forthepurposeofinsulatingtheconductor
fromthebarrierandofanelectricalcurrentfromone
sideofthebarriertotheother.
Typicalbushingdesigns(inthiscaseEpoxyResin
Sinceelectricalpoweristheproductofvoltageand ImpregnatedPaperBushings,Siemens)
current,theinsulationinabushingmustbecapableof
withstandingthevoltageatwhichitisapplied,andits
currentcarryingconductormustbecapableofcarryingratedcurrentwithoutoverheatingtheadjacentinsulation.
Thebushingmustalsobeabletowithstandthevariousmechanicalforcesappliedtoitandinsomecasesitmust
alsoprovidesealing(e.g.fortransformeroil,SF6gas).

Types
Thebushingsmaybeofthefollowingtypes:

liquidfilledbushing
liquidinsulatedbushing
gasfilledbushing
gasinsulatedbushing
oilimpregnatedpaperbushing
resinbondedpaperbushing
resinimpregnatedpaperbushing
ceramic,glassoranalogousinorganicmaterialbushing
castormouldedresininsulatedbushing
combinedinsulationbushing
compoundfilledbushing
gasimpregnatedbushing.

Varioustypesofbushings

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Bushingsonpowertransformer

Wallbushings

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SF6gasinsulatedbushingofthevoltagetransformer

Trivia

Placing a bushing on a new transformer

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