DocumentCode
862242
Title
A note on electrothermal breakdown in insulation
Author
Wintle, H.J.
Author_Institution
Inst. fur Elektroakustik, Tech. Hochschule, Darmstadt, West Germany
Volume
24
Issue
1
fYear
1989
fDate
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
139
Lastpage
141
Abstract
Attention is drawn to a simple equation for the maximum temperature in a technical insulator having a finite temperature-dependent electrical conductivity. It is shown how the electric field in the insulator can be made uniform by a suitable choice of the thermal and electrical conductivities
Keywords
electric breakdown of solids; electrical conductivity of solids; insulation testing; thermal conductivity of solids; electric field; electrothermal breakdown; finite temperature-dependent electrical conductivity; insulation; technical insulator; thermal conductivity; Conducting materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Electrothermal effects; Equations; Geometry; Power cables; Temperature dependence; Thermal conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9367
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/14.19879
Filename
19879
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