DocumentCode
2046230
Title
Simulation of prebreakdown phenomena at a gas/solid interface in a 10% SF6/N2 mixture stressed by very fast transient voltages
Author
Pfeiffer, W. ; Schoen, D.
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. Darmstadt
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
408
Lastpage
411
Abstract
A two dimensional Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation of streamer propagation at a gas/solid interface is carried out for an inhomogeneous gap configuration. A Monte Carlo Collision module (MCC) is introduced into the usual PIC scheme to simulate the elastic, exciting, ionizing and attaching collisions between electrons and neutral gas molecules or the insulating surface. Photoionization phenomena are also considered using a probabilistic scheme
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; SF6 insulation; electric breakdown; gas mixtures; nitrogen; photoionisation; Monte Carlo collision module; N2; SF6; SF6/N2 mixture; gas/solid interface; inhomogeneous gap; insulating surface; photoionization; prebreakdown phenomena; probabilistic model; streamer propagation; two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation; very fast transient voltage; Discharges; Electrons; Frequency; Gas insulated transmission lines; Gas insulation; Monte Carlo methods; Power system transients; Solid modeling; Surges; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Insulation, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
ISSN
1089-084X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5931-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ELINSL.2000.845536
Filename
845536
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