Streamers and partial discharge mechanisms in silicone gel under impulse and AC voltages

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1526-1534

  Do, T M ^a   Lesaint, O ^a   Auge J L ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ELECTROTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Partial discharges; Silicone gel and power electronics; Streamers

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION; GELATION; GELS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SILICONES; VISUALIZATION; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

A STABLES; AC VOLTAGES; DISCHARGE MAGNITUDES; DISCHARGE MECHANISMS; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS; FAST VISUALIZATIONS; FIRST DISCHARGES; IMPULSE VOLTAGES; LONG LIFETIMES; LONG TIMES; PD MEASUREMENTS; SELF-HEALING; SILICONE GEL AND POWER ELECTRONICS; STREAMERS; TOTAL CHARGES; VISCOUS LIQUIDS;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 58149127218     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2008.4712654     Document Type: Article

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