Impulse breakdown voltages of air gaps: A new approach to atmospheric correction factors applicable to international standards

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1498-1508

  Ortega P ^a   Waters, R T ^b   Haddad, A ^b   Hameed, R ^c   Davies, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRENCH POLYNESIA   (France)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HV insulation; HV measurement; IEC; Power system testing

Indexed keywords

HV MEASUREMENT; POWER SYSTEM TESTING;

ANODES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; STANDARDS;

AIR;

EID: 37249002337     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2007.4401234     Document Type: Article

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