Impact of corona on the long-term performance of nonceramic insulators

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-95

  Moreno, V M ^a   Gorur, R S ^a   Kroese, A ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b SALT RIVER PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona discharges; Corona induced degradation; Electric fields; Electro chemical degradation; EPDM; NCI housing materials; NCI long term reliability; Nonceramic insulators; Polymer degradation; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MONOMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; RELIABILITY; SILICONES;

ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER; HIGH TEMPERATURE VULCANIZED SILICONE RUBBER; METAL ELECTRODE; NONCERAMIC INSULATOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0037300002     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2003.1176565     Document Type: Article

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