Proximity coupled interdigitated sensors to detect insulation damage in power system cables

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1589-1596

  Bhuiyan, Rashed H ^b   Dougal, Roger A ^a,b   Ali, Mohammod ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fringing field; Interdigitated sensor; Nondestructive monitoring; Penetration depth; Water tree

Indexed keywords

FRINGING FIELD; INTERDIGITATED SENSOR; NONDESTRUCTIVE MONITORING; PENETRATION DEPTH; WATER TREE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTS;

SENSORS;

EID: 35648968667     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.908440     Document Type: Article

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