Bringing an insulation to failure: The role of space charge

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-364

  Montanari, Gian Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

aging models; charge packets; degradation; insulation breakdown; partial discharges; Space charge

Indexed keywords

AGEING FACTORS; AGEING RATES; AGING MODELS; CHARGE PACKETS; CONDUCTION CURRENT; DIELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTRICAL APPARATUS; ELECTRICAL INSULATION; FIELD FEEDBACK; IMPULSIVE VOLTAGE; INSULATION BREAKDOWN; INSULATION DESIGN; SPACE CHARGE; SPACE CHARGES; SPACE-CHARGE ACCUMULATION; ULTRA-FAST;

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SOLITONS;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 79953658766     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2011.5739438     Document Type: Article

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