Title :
An instrumentation system for measurement of the electrical insulating properties of materials used on spacecraft power systems
Author :
Kothari, I.K. ; Doreswamy, C.V.
Author_Institution :
Tuskegee Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
A test system consisting of three systems to accurately measure DC surface and volume resistivities, capacitance, and dissipation factor of insulating materials used on solar cell arrays on spacecraft power systems, is described
Keywords :
bridge instruments; capacitance measurement; electric resistance measurement; instrumentation; measurement systems; DC surface resistivities; capacitance; dissipation factor; electrical insulating properties; instrumentation system; insulating materials; measurement; solar cell arrays; spacecraft power systems; volume resistivities; Capacitance measurement; Conductivity; Electric variables measurement; Instruments; Insulation; Materials testing; Photovoltaic cells; Power measurement; System testing; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '88., IEEE Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1988.194890