The Formulation of Models for the Description of Streaming Electrification in Transformer Structures

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 920-932

  Nelson, J Keith ^a   Brubaker, Michael A ^b   Palmer, John A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Knott Laboratory Inc ^*

Author keywords

Electrostatic charging; Flow; Modeling; Streaming electrification; Transformers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COOLING; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; HEAT SINKS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUCTION MOTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSIENTS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

DIELECTRIC FLUIDS; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING; STREAMING ELECTRIFICATION;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 1642526639     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2003.1255768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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