Title :
On-axis field approximations for a (semi-)spheroid in a uniform field
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
I have recently been analyzing various problems in the area of breakdown of solids and gases using a highly prolate, conducting spheroid in a uniform electric field as a model for a breakdown channel. The electric field distribution for a prolate spheroid in a uniform field can be solved in spheroidal hyperbolic coordinates. The solution is exact for a conducting prolate spheroid in an infinite, uniform field or a semiprolate conducting spheroid on the surface of a plane electrode with the opposite electrode infinitely far away. In working with these equations, I have developed several approximations, including a very simple equation for the field at the tip of the spheroid and an equation for the field on axis of the spheroid, which may be useful to others.
Keywords :
electric breakdown; electric fields; electrodes; breakdown channel; conducting prolate spheroid; electric field distribution; gases breakdown; infinite uniform field; on-axis field approximations; opposite electrode; plane electrode; prolate conducting spheroid; prolate spheroid; semi-spheroid; semiprolate conducting spheroid; solids breakdown; spheroidal hyperbolic coordinates; uniform field; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Gas insulation; Gases; Geometry; Integral equations; Physics computing; Solid modeling;
Journal_Title :
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TDEI.2003.1194115