Theoretical investigation on barrier effect on point-plane air gap breakdown voltage based on streamers criterion

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-174

  Boubakeur, A ^a   Mokhnache, L ^c   Boukhtache, S ^c   Feliachi, A ^b  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE POLYTECHNIQUE   (Algeria)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATNA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR GAP BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN;

EID: 2942650647     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20040155     Document Type: Article

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