Fundamental and low frequency harmonic components of leakage current as a diagnostic tool to study aging of RTV and HTV silicone rubber in salt-fog

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 128-136

  El Hag, Ayman H ^a   Jayaram, Shesha H ^a   Cherney, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Composite insulators; Erosion; Failure mechanisms; Harmonics; Leakage current; Outdoor insulation; Polymeric insulators; Salt fog; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; EROSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOG; RUBBER; SILICONES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

COMPOSITE INSULATORS; LOW FREQUENCY HARMONICS; OUTDOOR INSULATION; POLYMERIC INSULATORS; SILICONE RUBBER;

LEAKAGE CURRENTS;

EID: 0037299919     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2003.1176575     Document Type: Article

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