Give classification of insulating materials on the basis of state of material and give one application of each.
Classification of Insulating material
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State of material
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Application
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Solid insulating materials
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Wood, rubber, plastic, PVC, glass, porcelain, mica, Polypropylene film etc.
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Terminal boards, Switch board, casing capping, Spacers, Slot wages, Insulation paper for transformers, capacitors and cables, Sleeves in heating devices, Flexible cables & wires, Panel boards, Switchgears, Electrical heating & cooling equipments, lamp holders, switches and plug sockets
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Liquid insulating materials
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Transformer oil, condenser oil, (both are mineral oils), synthetic insulating oil etc.
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Switchgears, Circuit breakers, DC capacitors, cables and Transformers
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Gaseous insulating materials
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Hydrogen, SF6, Nitrogen, Air.
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Switchgears, gas pressures cables, circuit breakers, generator cooling systems and X-ray apparatus
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