Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a cationic tape accelerator for use in a process for producing an insulation system by impregnation and/or encapsulation with an anhydride-free impregnating agent. The tape accelerator comprises an ionogenic compound of a sulfonium-containing cation and a hexafluoroantimonate anion.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a corona shielding tape for further processing to give an insulation system comprising an impregnated winding with potential control via outer corona shielding “AGS” and/or internal potential controller “IPS” and/or terminal corona shielding “EGS”, the insulation system being producible by impregnating the winding with an anhydride-free and resin-based impregnating agent at 45-85° C. and under reduced pressure. The corona shielding tape may include: a carrier tape; an electrically conductive and/or partly conductive filler in a polymer matrix; and a tape accelerator suitable for curing and/or gelation of the impregnating agent. The polymer matrix contains at least one polyvinylalcohol and/or a polyvinylalcohol copolymer. The accelerator is selected from the group consisting of: superacids and superacid salts suitable for acceleration of a cationic homopolymerization of the resin-based anhydride-free impregnating agent.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a cationic tape accelerator for use in a process for producing an insulation system by impregnation and/or encapsulation with an anhydride-free impregnating agent. The tape accelerator comprises an ionogenic compound of a sulfonium-containing cation and a hexafluoroantimonate anion.

Abstract: A wrapping tape insulation system is provided which includes an insulating tape preferably produced by vacuum pressure impregnation. The provided tape comprises a tape adhesive, a tape accelerator and a resin wherein the tape accelerator may comprise an imidazole covalently bonded via the amino function to an acrylate by aza-Michael addition.