The use or purpose of porcelain in high voltage electrical equipments like transformer bushings, circuit breakers, transmission line, surge arresters, etc, is mainly as insulator. A porcelain is a good insulator of electricity from the ground, however, its brittleness always pose a danger of being shattered.
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