Life tests on twisted pairs in presence of partial discharges: Influence of the voltage waveform

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Guastavino, Francesco ^a   Dardano, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging tests; Enamel insulated wires; Life estimation; Partial discharges; Pulsed power supplies; Twisted pairs

Indexed keywords

AGING TESTS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DIFFERENT SLOPES; ELECTRICAL AGING; ELECTRICAL MOTORS; ELECTRICAL STRESS; LIFE ESTIMATION; LIFE-TESTS; LIFE-TIMES; PREMATURE FAILURES; PULSED POWER SUPPLY; PWM DRIVE; STATOR WINDING; SWITCHING VOLTAGES; TEST VOLTAGE; TWISTED PAIR; VOLTAGE AMPLITUDE; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS; WAVE FORMS; WINDING INSULATION;

ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION; TESTING; WINDING;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 84857319844     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2012.6148501     Document Type: Article

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