Fire induced flashovers of transmission lines: Theoretical models

IEEE AFRICON Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 617-622

  Sukhnandan, A ^a   Hoch, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LINES; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; FIRE INDUCED FLASHOVERS; SUGAR CANE FARMING;

FLASHOVER;

EID: 0036995885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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