The Mechanism of Leader Breakdown in Electronegative Gases

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 309-324

  Niemeyer, L ^a   Ullrich, L ^a   Wiegart, N ^a  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS--GAS;

ELECTRONEGATIVE GASES; LEADER INCEPTION MECHANISMS; PULSED STREAMER CORONA; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS;

GASES;

EID: 0024646586     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.90289     Document Type: Article

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