Abridgment of anomalous conduction as a cause of dielectric absorption

THE two most important properties of an insulating material are high dielectric strength and long life. The close correlation with changes in dielectric loss clearly indicates that an understanding and control of the loss will point the way to longer life. The close relationship between dielectric absorption and dielectric loss has been shown experimentally,³⁷ and in fact the familiar decaying charging current curve under continuous voltage, typical of absorption, has been shown by Tank, Bouasse³⁷ and others to be sufficient to account for the essential characteristics of dielectric loss.