Principles of a new arc-tracking test of cables and wires for spacecraft

Author

Konig, D. ; Frontzek, F.R. ; Dricot, F. ; Reher, H.J. ; Judd, M.

Author_Institution

Tech. Univ., Darmstadt, Germany

fYear

1992

Firstpage

363

Lastpage

369

Abstract

A detailed comparison and review of the available methods for testing the arcing failure characteristics of wire insulation materials has been made, and their applicability to the testing of spacecraft wires has been assessed. The available test methods fall into two general classifications, namely, wet and dry tests. These were developed mainly for the testing of aircraft cable for which normal atmosphere and generally alternating current were considered. Test equipment has been designed to closely simulate the conditions experienced by spacecraft electrical wiring. It is hoped that the results obtained using this equipment will allow one to accurately classify wire insulations with respect to their arc tracking characteristics

Keywords

aerospace testing; arcs (electric); cable insulation; failure analysis; insulation testing; space vehicles; surface discharges; aircraft cable; arc-tracking test; arcing failure characteristics; dry tests; spacecraft; test methods; wet tests; wire insulation materials; wire insulations; Aerospace materials; Aircraft manufacture; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Cable insulation; Insulation testing; Materials testing; Space vehicles; Test equipment; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1992. Annual Report. Conference on

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0565-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.1992.283224

Filename

283224