RTV silicone rubber pre-coated ceramic insulators for transmission lines

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 237-244

  Cherney, E A ^a   Gorur, R ^b   Marzinotto, M ^c   El Hag, A ^d   Meyer, L ^e   George, J M ^f   Li, S ^g   Ramirez, I ^h  

^a EACH Engineering Inc   (Canada)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c TERNA   (Italy)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^e REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^f SEDIVER ^*  (France)

^g XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ceramic insulators; porcelaininsulators; pre coated; RTV; silicone rubber; toughened glass insulators

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC INSULATORS; PORCELAININSULATORS; PRE-COATED; RTV; SILICONE RUBBER; TOUGHENED GLASS;

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC LINES; SILICONES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84873690892     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2013.6451363     Document Type: Article

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