Breakdown behavior of oil-impregnated polypropylene as dielectric in film capacitors

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 862-868

  Schneuwly, A ^a   Groning P ^a   Schlapbach, L ^a   Irrgang, C ^b   Vogt, J ^b  

^a Institute of Physics   (Switzerland)

^b Novartis CIBA Vision Advanced Research Unit   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF LIQUIDS; IMPREGNATION; INSULATING OIL; POLYPROPYLENES;

FILM CAPACITORS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0032316372     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.740768     Document Type: Article

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