• 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