Application and Technological Innovation of Silicone Oil in the Electronic and Electrical Industry
Silicone oil plays a crucial role in the electronic and electrical industry due to its excellent electrical insulation performance and resistance to high and low temperatures. This article will explore the current application status, technological innovation, and future development trends of silicone oil in the electronic and electrical industry.


1、 The current application status of silicone oil in the electronic and electrical industry
Silicone oil is widely used in the electronic and electrical industry, mainly including transformer oil, capacitor oil, insulation oil, heat exchange fluid, etc. Transformers filled with silicone oil have small volume, high power, long service life, and good electrical insulation performance. Replacing polychlorinated biphenyls with silicone oil as electrical oil can reduce energy consumption, increase working temperature, and ensure good safety. In addition, silicone oil can also be used as an anti vibration damping material for electronic instruments, improving the accuracy and stability of the instruments.


2、 Technological Innovation of Silicone Oil in the Electronic and Electrical Industry
With the rapid development of the electronic and electrical industry, the performance requirements for silicone oil are also increasing. In order to meet market demand, silicone oil production enterprises are constantly innovating in technology and upgrading their products. For example, developing new modified silicone oils with higher temperature resistance and thermal conductivity, such as phenyl silicone oil, fluorosilicone oil, etc; Using nanotechnology to prepare nanocomposite silicone oil, improving the performance and stability of silicone oil; By changing the properties of silicone oil through external stimuli such as light, heat, pH value, etc., it meets the needs of special fields such as medical and intelligent materials.


3、 The future development trend of silicone oil in the electronic and electrical industry
In the future, the development trend of silicone oil in the electronic and electrical industry will mainly be reflected in the following aspects:


High performance: With the development of electronic and electrical products towards high performance and reliability, the requirements for the temperature resistance, thermal conductivity, and electrical insulation performance of silicone oil are also increasing. Therefore, developing high-performance silicone oil products will become an important trend in the future.
Greening: Environmental protection and sustainable development have become a global consensus, and silicone oil production enterprises need to adopt environmentally friendly and sustainable raw materials and production processes to reduce environmental pollution and resource consumption in the production process.
Intelligence: With the rapid development of technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, the demand for smart materials is constantly increasing. Silicone oil, as a material with special properties, can be intelligently applied through technological innovation, such as developing intelligent silicone oil materials with self-healing and self sensing functions.