A comparative study of insulator materials exposed to high voltage AC and DC surface discharges

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-520

  Heger, G ^a   Vermeulen, H J ^a   Holtzhausen, J P ^a   Vosloo, W L ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ESKOM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aging; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric materials; Erosion; HVAC insulation; HVDC insulation; Inclined plane testing; Insulation life; Surface discharges; Test equipment; Tracking

Indexed keywords

AGING; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWNS; HVDC INSULATION; INCLINED PLANE TESTING; INCLINED PLANES; INSULATION LIFE; TEST EQUIPMENTS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COATED MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; MACHINERY; RUBBER; RUBBER COATINGS; SILICONES; SURFACE DISCHARGES; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACES; WATER POLLUTION;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 77951612503     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5448107     Document Type: Article

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