Soil ionization due to high pulse transient currents leaked by earth electrodes

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Ala, G ^a   Silvestre, M L D ^a   Viola, F ^a   Francomano, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 76249113476     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB09022103     Document Type: Article

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