A Commentary On Partial Discharge Measurement And Detection

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn EI-22, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 629-653

  Bartnikas, R ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CORONA - MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRIC INSULATION;

CORONA PULSE DETECTION TECHNIQUES; PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT AND DETECTION; PULSELESS OR PSEUDOGLOW-TYPE DISCHARGES;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 0023435785     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEI.1987.299011     Document Type: Article

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