Static and dynamic breakdown characteristics of liquid helium for insulation design of superconducting power equipment

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Chigusa, S ^a   Hayakawa, N ^a   Okubo, H ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRODES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE;

INSULATION DESIGN; LIQUID HELIUM; POST QUENCH THERMAL ENERGY DENSITY; SUPERCONDUCTING COIL; SUPERCONDUCTING POWER EQUIPMENT;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

EID: 0033742412     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/94.841823     Document Type: Article

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