A new dielectric response model for water tree degraded XLPE insulation - Part A: Model development with small sample verification

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1131-1143

  Thomas, Andrew J ^a   Saha, Tapan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Cross linked polyethylene insulation; Dielectric loss; Dielectric measurements; Finite element method; Nonlinearities; Space charge; Water trees

Indexed keywords

CABLES; DEGRADATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PAPER; SULFATE MINERALS; UNDERGROUND CABLES; WATER ANALYSIS;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CONDUCTIVITY; CROSS LINKED POLYETHYLENE INSULATION; DIELECTRIC LOSS; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; NONLINEARITIES; POWER CABLE INSULATION; PULSED ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC; SMALL SAMPLES; SPACE CHARGE; WATER TREEING; WATER TREES; WATER-TREE DEGRADATION; XLPE INSULATED CABLES; XLPE INSULATION;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

CABLES; CONDUCTIVITY; CROSS LINKING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INSULATION; POLYETHYLENE; SULFATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 49449091637     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4591236     Document Type: Article

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