Performance of RTV silicone rubber coatings installed in coastal systems

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-254

  Siderakis, K ^a   Agoris, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Leakage current measurements; RTV SIR coatings

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SILICONES;

LEAKAGE CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; RTV SIR COATINGS; SURFACE ACTIVITY;

RUBBER COATINGS;

EID: 37249031328     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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