DocumentCode
1396700
Title
Equivalent network modeling to simulate electrical discharges
Author
Giannetti, Romano ; Tellini, Bernardo
Author_Institution
Dept. de Electron. y Autom., Univ. Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
Volume
36
Issue
4
fYear
2000
fDate
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
971
Lastpage
976
Abstract
This paper presents an integral method developed to simulate the current waveform generated by electrical discharges in overvoltaged air gaps. The electrodes/dielectric physical configuration is modeled with a schematic grid of nonlinear impedances and the resulting circuit is solved utilizing the standard SPICE network simulator. Different electrode geometries have been investigated and experimental data have been used to validate the simulation results
Keywords
SPICE; air gaps; digital simulation; discharges (electric); electrodes; equivalent circuits; integration; modelling; SPICE network simulator; current waveform generation; electrical discharge simulation; electrode geometries; electrodes/dielectric physical configuration; equivalent network modeling; integral method; nonlinear impedances; overvoltaged air gaps; schematic grid; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Dielectrics; Discrete event simulation; Electrodes; Fault location; Geometry; Impedance; Solid modeling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.877604
Filename
877604
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