A model for the initiation and propagation of positive streamers in transformer oil

Conference Record of IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 210-214

  O'Sullivan, Francis ^a   Hwang, J George ^a   Zahn, Markus ^a   Hjortstam, Olof ^b   Pettersson, Leif ^b   Liu, Rongsheng ^b   Biller, Peter ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INSULATING OIL; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MECHANISMS; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHARGE-GENERATION; COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS; CRITICAL ENERGY; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELECTRIC FIELD WAVE; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; ELECTRICAL INSULATION; ELECTRO-THERMAL MODELING; FAST ELECTRONS; GAS-PHASE; HEAVISIDE FUNCTIONS; INITIATION MECHANISMS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LIQUID-PHASE; MOLECULAR IONIZATION; STREAMER INITIATION; TRANSFORMER OILS;

ELECTRIC CHARGE;

EID: 52049119733     PISSN: 01642006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ELINSL.2008.4570312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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