A versatile method to study electrical treeing in polymeric materials

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-178

  Huuva, R ^a   Englund, V ^a   Gubanski, S M ^a   Hjertberg, T ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cable insulation; Electrical treeing, testing; LDPE; XLPE

Indexed keywords

CABLES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; INSULATING MATERIALS; TUNGSTEN; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; WIRE;

BREAKDOWN MECHANISMS; CABLE INSULATION; ELECTRICAL STRESS; ELECTRICAL TREEING, TESTING; ELECTRICAL TREES; ELECTRICAL-TREE INCEPTIONS; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP; HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INSULATIONS; INSULATION MATERIALS; LDPE; POLYMERIC MATERIALS; REAL TIME; SOLID DIELECTRICS; TREE GROWTHS; TUNGSTEN WIRES; VERSATILE METHODS; VOLTAGE STABILIZERS; XLPE;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 61349111544     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2009.4784565     Document Type: Article

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