Characteristics and development mechanisms of partial discharge in SF 6 gas under impulse voltages

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 668-674

  Zhao, Xuefeng ^a   Yao, Xiu ^b   Guo, Zhifeng ^a   Li, Junhao ^a   Si, Wenrong ^c   Li, Yanming ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Huadong Grid   (China)

Author keywords

Impulse voltage; oscillating impulse voltage (OIV); partial discharge (PD); PD inception voltage (PDIV); SF6 gas

Indexed keywords

AC VOLTAGE; ALTERNATING CURRENT; BREAKDOWN CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT CURRENTS; GAS INSULATED SWITCHGEARS; GAS PRESSURES; IMPULSE VOLTAGE; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTICAL METHODS; OSCILLATING IMPULSE VOLTAGE (OIV); PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; PD INCEPTION VOLTAGE; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PRACTICAL TESTS; SF6 GAS; SITE APPLICATION; WITHSTAND VOLTAGE;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; GASES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION;

EID: 79951672877     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2095886     Document Type: Article

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