• 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