Corona and Insulation

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn EI-17, Issue 2, 1982, Pages 90-105

  Goldman, M ^a   Sigmond, R S ^b  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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ELECTRIC INSULATION;

EID: 0019549298     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEI.1982.298543     Document Type: Article

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