Behavior of machine insulation systems subjected to accelerated thermal aging test

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1364-1372

  Farahani, M ^a   Gockenbach, E ^a   Borsi, H ^a   Schafer K ^b   Kaufhold, M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated Thermal Aging; Diagnosis; Dissipation Factor; Functional Test; Insulation Resistance; Insulation Testing; Partial Discharge; Qualification; Rotating Machine Insulation; Thermal Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED THERMAL AGING; DISSIPATION FACTORS; FUNCTIONAL TEST; INSULATION RESISTANCE; INSULATION TESTING; QUALIFICATION; ROTATING MACHINE INSULATION; THERMAL EVALUATIONS;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION; STRESSES; TESTING; THERMAL AGING; THERMAL CYCLING;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 77957899991     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2010.5595537     Document Type: Article

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