• DocumentCode
    1074750
  • Title

    Tracking in Polymeric Insulation

  • Author

    Billings, M.J. ; Smith, A. ; Wilkins, R.

  • Author_Institution
    The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, England
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    137
  • Abstract
    Chemical mechanisms of tracking and erosion are reviewed by considering mechanisms of conduction and molecular structure of polymers. It is shown that track formation need not necessarily be by graphite formation and that degradation mechanisms cannot always be predicted by inspection of molecular steriochemistry.
  • Keywords
    Diamond-like carbon; Electrodes; Electrons; Insulation life; Materials testing; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Surface cleaning; Surface contamination; Surface discharges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9367
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEI.1967.298855
  • Filename
    4081332