Positive streamer propagation and breakdown in air: The influence of humidity

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 416-424

  Mikropoulos, P N ^a   Stassinopoulos, C A ^a   Sarigiannidou, B C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air gap; Electrical breakdown; Gas discharges; Humidity

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANODES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

POSITIVE STREAMER PROPAGATION; STREAMER INDUCED BREAKDOWN;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN;

EID: 42149108478     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4483460     Document Type: Article

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