Tracking and erosion of silicone rubber nanocomposites under DC voltages of both polarities

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-98

  Vas, Joseph Vimal ^a   Venkatesulu, B ^a   Thomas, M Joy ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

HVDC transmission; Inclined plane test; Nano fillers; Nanocomposites; Polymeric outdoor insulators; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

HVDC TRANSMISSION; INCLINED PLANES; NANO FILLERS; POLYMERIC OUTDOOR INSULATOR; SILICONE RUBBER;

ALUMINA; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC LINES; EROSION; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MACHINERY; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICONES; TESTING;

FILLERS;

EID: 84863418933     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2012.6148506     Document Type: Article

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