Understanding discharge activity due to water droplet in epoxy nanocomposites using acoustic emission technique

Journal of Electrical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 294-301

  Sarathi, Ramanujam ^a   Danikas, Michael G ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arcing; Corona; Epoxy resin; Insulation; Nanocomposites; UHF signal; Water droplet

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849132364     PISSN: 13353632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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