• DocumentCode
    892362
  • Title

    The CRRES IDM spacecraft experiment for insulator discharge pulses

  • Author

    Frederickson, A.R. ; Mullen, E.G. ; Kerns, K.J. ; Robinson, P.A. ; Holeman, E.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Phillips Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    241
  • Abstract
    The internal discharge monitor (IDM), designed to observe electrical pulses from common electrical insulators in space service, is described. The IDM was flown on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellites (CRRES). The 16 insulator samples included G10 circuit boards, FR4 and PTFE fiberglass circuit boards, FEP Teflon, alumina, and wires with common insulations. The samples were fully enclosed and mutually isolated, and space radiation generated 0.02 cm
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; computerised instrumentation; electric current measurement; Al2O3; CRRES; Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellites; FEP Teflon; FR4; G10 circuit boards; PTFE; alumina; fiberglass circuit boards; insulator discharge pulses; internal discharge monitor; wires; Cable insulation; Circuit testing; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrons; Instruments; Pulse circuits; Satellites; Space vehicles; Surface discharges; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.212347
  • Filename
    212347
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=892362