Title :
Ground level current density and ionised flux lines of DC wire-to-plane corona
Author_Institution :
University of Manitoba, Electrical Engineering Department, Winnipeg, Canada
Abstract :
The nonlinear differential equations of unipolar DC corona in air are solved iteratively using a finite-element based algorithm. The distortion of the flux lines pattern by the corona-generated space charge is accurately demonstrated for the first time. Numerical results for both the current density and electric field on the ground plane show good agreement with experimental data.
Keywords :
corona; current density; electric fields; finite element analysis; iterative methods; nonlinear differential equations; space charge; air; current density; electric field; finite-element based algorithm; flux lines pattern distortion; ground plane; ionised flux lines; iterative method; nonlinear differential equations; space charge; surface discharges; unipolar DC corona; wire to plane corona;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860261
