Performance of nonceramic insulators under tropical field conditions

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 355-360

  Fernando, M A R M ^a,b   Gubanski, S M ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH VOLTAGE POLYMERIC INSULATOR; HYDROPHOBICITY CLASS; NONCERAMIC INSULATORS; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PORCELAIN; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; SILICONES;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0033702944     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.847273     Document Type: Article

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