Monitoring the condition of insulator shed materials in overhead distribution networks

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 612-619

  Birtwhistle, D ^a   Blackmore, P ^a   Krivda, A ^a   Cash, G ^b   George, G ^b  

^a Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BONDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MONOMERS; OVERHEAD LINES; OXIDATION; SAMPLING; SILICONE COATINGS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INSULATOR SHED MATERIALS;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0033334870     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.798118     Document Type: Article

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