Electron avalanches I-statistics of partial microdischarges in their pre-streamer stage

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 689-699

  Ficker, T ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electron avalanches; Pareto distribution; Partial microdischarges near dielectric barriers; Space charge of electron avalanches; Statistics of electron avalanches; Streamers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELECTRON AVALANCHES; PARETO DISTRIBUTION; PARTIAL MICRODISCHARGES; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0141988554     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2003.1219654     Document Type: Article

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