A Review of the Charge Simulation Method and its Applications

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 3-20

  Malik, Nazar H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC FIELDS--COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS;

CHARGE SIMULATION METHOD; HV EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LEAST SQUARE ERROR METHOD; OPTIMIZED CHARGE SIMULATION METHODS;

ELECTRIC INSULATION;

EID: 0024612097     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.19861     Document Type: Article

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