Influence of humidity on current waveform and light emission of a low-frequency discharge controlled by a dielectric barrier

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 537-543

  Messaoudi, R ^a   Younsi, A ^a   Massines, F ^a   Despax, B ^a   Mayoux, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; ELECTRODES; LIGHT EMISSION; POLYPROPYLENES; SILICONE COATINGS;

CURRENT WAVEFORM; DIELECTRIC BARRIER; LOW FREQUENCY DISCHARGE; POLYPROPYLENE FILMS; SILICON RUBBER PLATE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 0030218566     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.536733     Document Type: Article

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