State of the art in insulation of gas insulated substations: Main issues, achievements, and trends

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 18-31

  Mazzanti, Giovanni ^a   Stomeo, Giovanni ^a   Mancini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

dielectric strength; gas insulated substations; gas mixtures; nitrogen; sulfur hexafluoride

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; GAS MIXTURES; GASES; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; LUBRICATION; NITROGEN; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SULFUR; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; URBAN GROWTH;

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; DIELECTRIC STRENGTHS; ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS; ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE; GAS INSULATED SUBSTATIONS; GAS INSULATED TRANSMISSION LINES; PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF GASES;

EID: 84986296780     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2016.7552373     Document Type: Article

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