@ARTICLE{Bielecki_Jerzy_Durability_2022, author={Bielecki, Jerzy and WaƄkowicz, Jacek}, volume={vol. 71}, number={No 3}, journal={Archives of Electrical Engineering}, pages={701-715}, howpublished={online}, year={2022}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={Suspension line insulators are during their operation subject to static forces and variable loads, usually of a cyclic character. These variable loads have a significant impact on the mechanical durability of composite insulators. A method of providing durability forecast for composite line insulators based on fatigue characteristics has been proposed. The method allows providing durability forecast of insulators in a wide range of variable loadings, i.e. from quasi-static to high amplitude loadings.}, type={Article}, title={Durability forecast of long rod composite insulators operating under variable mechanical loading conditions}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/124103/PDF/art11_i.pdf}, doi={10.24425/aee.2022.141680}, keywords={composite insulator, cyclic loads, fatigue strength, insulator testing, life estimation, mechanical strength}, }