ABSTRACT
Electrical insulating materials ensure the integrity of desired paths of electromagnetic power flow in electrical systems and equipment . They are materials at very high resistivity and can thus be used as isolators or separator between conductors having different potential (voltage) levels . In its use such as in isolators an insulating materials has the basic function of confining the current flow within the conductive circuit of a given device or part of equipment thus protecting the latter from short circuit current leakage and similar undesirable malfunctions . insulating materials may be solid liquid or gaseous substances , they may be monolithic ( discrete ) materials or may be constituted by physically cohesive composites structured with multiple constituents . Based on the primary functions electric insulation can be categorized as follows :