Investigation of partial discharge activity of conducting particles in liquid nitrogen under DC voltages using UHF technique

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 655-662

  Sarathi, R ^a   Giridhar, A V ^a   Mani, Abirami ^a   Sethupathi, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cryogenic; HTSC; Insulation; Liquid nitrogen; Partial discharges; UHF technique

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; LIQUID NITROGEN; NITROGEN; PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

CONDUCTING PARTICLES; DC VOLTAGES; PARTIAL DISCHARGE ACTIVITY;

LIQUEFIED GASES;

EID: 45849145082     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4543101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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