Induction motors, acting as work house of industries, are affected by winding temperature due to poor insulation. In producing a sustainable polymer composite electrical insulator, this article gets into the investigative study of tensile strength, hydrophobicity, hardness and the electrical breakdown properties of silicone rubber (SR) reinforced with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA). In order to identify optimal proportion, various filler proportions are studied for mechanical, physical, tensile and electrical properties. For 7% optimal filler composition, the tensile and hardness tests on SR/SCBA composite manifested a maximum value of 78.48 × 10^–3 MPa and 0.91496 MPa, respectively. The electrical breakdown was recorded with the maximum value of 108.65 kV/cm with 7% filler. For hydrophobicity, the 7% filler specimens had the lowest rate of rise in weight after the water absorption test. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis and particle size analysis were carried out to evaluate the molecular interaction and particle dispersion. SEM analysis confirmed the presence of fiber-adhesion in matrix composites. Finally, the superiority of the context is also compared with earlier works. This context investigates the properties of bio-resin composite derived from sugarcane ash and creating its properties with artificial polymers to come out with a reliable electrical insulator application.

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用于电绝缘体应用的甘蔗渣灰基硅橡胶复合材料

作为工业厂房的感应电机，由于绝缘不良而受到绕组温度的影响。在生产可持续的聚合物复合电绝缘体方面，本文对甘蔗渣灰(SCBA)增强硅橡胶(SR)的拉伸强度、疏水性、硬度和电击穿性能进行了研究。为了确定最佳比例，研究了各种填料比例的机械、物理、拉伸和电气性能。对于 7% 的最佳填料组成，SR/SCBA 复合材料的拉伸和硬度测试显示最大值为 78.48 × 10 ^–3 分别为 MPa 和 0.91496 MPa。记录电击穿的最大值为 108.65 kV/cm 和 7% 填料。对于疏水性，7% 填料试样在吸水试验后重量上升率最低。进行扫描电子显微镜（SEM）分析和粒度分析以评估分子相互作用和颗粒分散。SEM 分析证实了基体复合材料中存在纤维粘附。最后，上下文的优越性也与早期的作品进行了比较。本文研究了源自甘蔗灰的生物树脂复合材料的特性，并利用人造聚合物创造了其特性，以提供可靠的电绝缘体应用。

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