Experimental study on high-voltage solar array sustained arc discharge induced by high charging

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-220

  Li, Kai ^a,b   Xie, Erqing ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Liu, Yanxia ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Sun, Yanzheng ^c   Cui, Xinyu ^c   Mai, Shengli ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF POWER SOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Electrostatic discharge; High voltage solar array; Mechanism; Sustained arc discharge

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (BATTERIES); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

HIGH CHARGING; SOLAR ARRAY; SUSTAINED ARC DISCHARGE;

SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34247195105     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-007-0007-3     Document Type: Article

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