Influence of harmonic AC voltage on surface discharge formation in transformer insulation

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2383-2393

  Sarathi, R ^a   Merin Sheema, I P ^a   Sundara Rajan, J ^b   Danikas, M G ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Harmonics; Partial discharges; PRPD; Surface discharge; THD; UHF

Indexed keywords

SURFACE DISCHARGES;

AC VOLTAGE; HARMONICS; PRPD; THD; TRANSFORMER INSULATION; UHF;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

EID: 84908396073     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2014.004448     Document Type: Article

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