Impulse breakdown of short rod-plane gaps and the influence of humidity

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 141-146

  Mikropoulos, P N ^a   Stassinopoulos, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

50 breakdown voltages; Humidity correction factors; Impulse voltages; Rod plane gaps

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CORONA; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SHORT-ROD PLANE GAPS;

ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS;

EID: 0032120542     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:19982106     Document Type: Article

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