Experimental investigations on water droplet oscillation and partial discharge inception voltage on polymeric insulating surfaces under the influence of AC electric field stress

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-453

  Nazemi, M H ^a   Hinrichsen, V ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

electric field; hydrophobicity and partial discharge inception voltage; oscillation mode; polymeric insulator; Water droplet

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELD; LOWER HYDROPHOBICITY; OSCILLATION MODE; PARTIAL DISCHARGE INCEPTION VOLTAGE; POLYMERIC INSULATORS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; WATER DROPLETS;

DROP BREAKUP; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EPOXY RESINS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; RESINS; SILICONES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 84877302364     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2013.6508746     Document Type: Article

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