Observation of the streamer-leader propagation processes of long air-gap positive discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-217

  Gu, Shanqiang ^a   Chen, Weijiang ^b   Chen, Jiahong ^a   He, Hengxin ^a   Qian, Guanjun ^a  

^a STATE GRID ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Discharge; High speed video camera; Impulse voltage; Leader; Long air gaps; Streamer

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; HIGH SPEED VIDEO CAMERAS; IMPULSE VOLTAGE; LONG AIR GAP; OBSERVATION METHOD; POSITIVE DISCHARGES; PROPAGATION PROCESS;

CAMERAS; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE SENSORS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

VIDEO CAMERAS;

EID: 76949090245     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2037004     Document Type: Article

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