Mechanism for change in leakage current waveform on a wet silicone rubber surface - A study using a dynamic 3-D model

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 556-565

  Zhu, Yong ^a   Otsubo, Masahisa ^a   Honda, Chikahisa ^a   Hashimoto, Yousuke ^b   Ohno, Akinori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current density; Electric field; Finite element; Leakage current; Odd harmonic component; Polymer insulator

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUBBER; SILICONES; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DRY BAND ARCING; ODD HARMONIC COMPONENT; POLYMER INSULATORS; SILICONE RUBBERS;

LEAKAGE CURRENTS;

EID: 22744440185     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2005.1453460     Document Type: Article

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