Effects of low pressure on tracking failure of printed circuit boards

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1379-1384

  Du, B X ^a   Liu, Yong ^a   Liu, H J ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cumulative charge; Low pressure; Printed circuit boards; Pulse discharge; Temperature; Tracking failure

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TRACKING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; EPOXY RESINS; METEOROLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRESSURE; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; RESINS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SURFACE DISCHARGES; WATER POLLUTION;

AMBIENT PRESSURES; APPLICATIONS.; BREAKDOWN PHENOMENON; CUMULATIVE CHARGE; CUMULATIVE CHARGES; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; INSULATION DISTANCES; LOW PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS; LOW PRESSURES; POWER DEVICES; PRESSURE CHAMBERS; PULSE DISCHARGE; PULSE INTERVALS; RELIABLE; REPETITIVE OPERATIONS; TEST SAMPLES; TIME TO FAILURES; TRACKING FAILURE; TRACKING FAILURES; TRACKING PHENOMENON; UNIPOLAR PULSES; VOLTAGE SURGES;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 54949132107     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4656247     Document Type: Article

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