Seismic Dampener For High Voltage Insulator Assembly

A seismic dampened high voltage insulator assembly, comprising:

• an insulator comprising an equipment mount on an upper end of the insulator supporting an equipment load, the insulator further comprising a lower end comprising an insulator base;
• a stand supporting the insulator extending from a foundation to an insulator mounting surface;
• a seismic dampener located inline with the insulator between the insulator base and the insulator mounting surface.

A seismic dampened high voltage insulator assembly, comprising:

• an insulator comprising an equipment mount on an upper end of the insulator supporting an equipment load, the insulator further comprising a lower end comprising an insulator base;
• a stand supporting the insulator extending from a foundation to an insulator mounting surface;
• a seismic dampener located inline with the insulator supporting an equipment load between the insulator base and the insulator mounting surface comprising an alternating series of relatively high modulus layers and relatively low modulus layers compressed between a top plate and a bottom plate.