Area dependence of breakdown strength of polymer films: Automatic measurement method

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 263-274

  Laihonen, S J ^a   Gustafsson, A ^a   Gafvert U ^a   Schutte T ^b   Gedde, U W ^c  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b Rejlers Ingenjo̊rer AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Area dependence; Breakdown strength; Capacitor insulation; Dielectric film; Measurement method; Polymer film; Polypropylene film; Weibull distribution function

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRODES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THIN FILMS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

AREA DEPENDENCE; BREAKDOWN STRENGTH; MEASUREMENT METHODS; POLYPROPYLENE FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 34147175518     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2007.344603     Document Type: Article

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