Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Henry Hirte

• IEC TC 112 WG 3 - Evaluation and qualification of electrical insulating materials and systems - Electric Strength (Member)

• Determination of the service life characteristic curve for polymeric insulating materials under stress with high DC voltages (DFG)

The aim of this research project is to develop a reproducible method for determining the service life behavior of polymeric insulating materials under high DC electric field stress, whereby a method is sought that is an analog to the determination of the service life characteristic curve under alternating field stress. For this purpose, a corresponding measurement technique must be developed or an existing method modified, which takes into account the hypotheses regarding the dependence of the service life on various parameters, such as space charge formation and temperature. A proposal for a standardized test procedure is to be derived from this work in order to close the current gap in valid service life prediction for polymeric insulating materials under high DC voltages

• S. Braun, H. Hirte, P. Werle, and S. Kornhuber, "Zur Bewertung der Einflüsse auf die Prüfung der Durchschlagfestigkeit Polymerer Isolierstoffe", held at the symposium Polymere Isolierstoffe und ihre Grenzflächen, Zittau, 26.01 2024.

• S. Braun, H. Hirte, P. Werle, and S. Kornhuber, "Konzept zur Langzeitraumladungsmessung von polymeren Isolierstoffen unter hoher Gleichspannungsbelastung", in ETG-Fb. 169: VDE Hochspannungstechnik 2022, Berlin: VDE VERLAG GMBH, 10.11 2022. 

• H. Hirte, S. Braun, S. Kornhuber, and P. Werle, "Set-Up for Space Charge Measurement with LIPP-Method During Aging of Polymeric Insulating Materials Under High DC Voltage", in 2022 IEEE 4th International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD), Palermo, Italy: IEEE, July 2022, pp. 494-497. doi: 10.1109/ICD53806.2022.9863459.

• H. Hirte, S. Kornhuber, S. Braun, and P. Werle, "Review on Space Charge Induced Aging and Voltage Endurance Tests of Polymeric Insulating Materials Under High DC Voltage," in 2022 International Conference on Diagnostics in Electrical Engineering (Diagnostika), Pilsen, Czech Republic: IEEE, Sep. 2022, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/Diagnostika55131.2022.9905143.