Mechanisms behind positive streamers and their distinct propagation modes in transformer oil

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-174

  Hwang, J George ^a   Zahn, Markus ^a   Pettersson, Leif A A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electric breakdown; Insulating oil; Ionization; Partial discharges; Streamers

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; AROMATIC MOLECULES; CHARGE GENERATION; CHARGED JETS; COMPREHENSIVE MODELING; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY; FAST MODE; FIELD IONIZATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; HIGH FIELD; HIGH VOLTAGE; HIGH-MOBILITY ELECTRONS; HYDROCARBON MOLECULES; IONIZATION ENERGIES; IONIZING WAVES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; PREBREAKDOWN; PRELIMINARY MODEL; PROPAGATION MODE; SHARP NEEDLE ELECTRODES; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STREAMER BRANCHING; STREAMER MODES; STREAMERS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; IONIZATION; MOLECULES; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POSITIVE IONS;

INSULATING OIL;

EID: 84857298338     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2012.6148515     Document Type: Article

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