DocumentCode
2928298
Title
Dielectric breakdown of amorphous and semicrystalline polymers
Author
Couderc, H. ; David, E. ; Corlu, Y. ; Fréchette, M. ; Savoie, S.
Author_Institution
Ecole de Technol. Super., Montréal, ON, Canada
fYear
2011
fDate
5-8 June 2011
Firstpage
454
Lastpage
458
Abstract
Dielectric breakdown and endurance of polymers have been of great interest for researchers since years. Procedures for the determination of the dielectric strength at power commercial frequencies of solid insulating material are various and will often give different results. This paper presents short-term dielectric breakdown measurements for two different insulating materials at various thicknesses. The effect of thickness, surrounding medium and crystallinity is discussed.
Keywords
dielectric measurement; electric breakdown; insulating materials; amorphous polymers; semicrystalline polymers; short-term dielectric breakdown measurements; solid insulating material; Crystallization; Dielectric breakdown; Electrodes; Films; Polyethylene; Breakdown procedure; cristallinity; thickness;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC), 2011
Conference_Location
Annapolis, MD
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0278-5
Electronic_ISBN
pending
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EIC.2011.5996197
Filename
5996197
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