• DocumentCode
    1158694
  • Title

    Effect of humidity and temperature on the DC breakdown of rod-rod and rod-plane gaps

  • Author

    Abraham, A. Paul ; Prabhakar, B.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    213
  • Abstract
    Breakdown voltage of air gaps is strongly affected by atmospheric conditions such as temperature and humidity. Detailed information on the effect of atmospheric conditions on the AC breakdown is available. However, similar data on the DC breakdown characteristics, particularly at high humidities, is scarce. DC data on the effects of humidity and temperature existing in tropical countries is presented. Humidity correction factor curves for rod-rod and rod-plane air gaps are presented
  • Keywords
    electric breakdown of gases; spark gaps; DC breakdown; correction factor curves; humidity; rod-plane gaps; rod-rod gaps; temperature; tropical countries; Air gaps; Breakdown voltage; Current measurement; Electric breakdown; Electrical resistance measurement; Humidity measurement; Insulation; Ionization; Temperature; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9367
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/14.135592
  • Filename
    135592