Evaluating resistance of polymeric materials for outdoor applications to corona and ozone

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 555-565

  Ma, Bin ^a   Andersson, Johan ^a   Gubanski, Stanislaw M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite insulation; Corona; Housing material; Outdoor insulation; Ozone

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE INSULATION; CORONA DISCHARGES; HOUSING MATERIAL; HOUSING MATERIALS; MONITORING CHANGE; OUTDOOR INSULATION; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; TEST CONDITION;

ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HOUSING; INSULATING MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OZONE; OZONE RESISTANCE; POLYMERS;

INSULATION;

EID: 77951552802     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5448112     Document Type: Article

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