Effects of moisture content, impulse polarity and earth electrode's dimension on dry and wet sand under high voltage conditions

European Transactions on Electrical Power

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 461-475

  Nor, N Mohamad ^a   Ramli, A ^b  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Telekom R and D Sdn Bhd ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breakdown test sample; Dry and wet soils; Earthing systems; High impulse conditions; Soil characteristics

Indexed keywords

CURING; DRYING; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; LIGHTNING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; TESTING;

BEFORE AND AFTER; BREAKDOWN TEST SAMPLE; DRY AND WET; DRY AND WET SOILS; DRY SOIL; EARTHING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL MODELING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; HIGH VOLTAGES; HIGH-IMPULSE CONDITIONS; HIGH-IMPULSE CURRENT; IMPULSE CONDITIONS; IMPULSE CURRENTS; IMPULSE GENERATORS; IMPULSE POLARITY; LIGHTNING CURRENTS; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE CONTENTS; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; TEST CELLS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 50249168163     PISSN: 1430144X     EISSN: 15463109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etep.187     Document Type: Article

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