• DocumentCode
    1075539
  • Title

    DC Tree Associated with Space Charge in PMMA

  • Author

    Kitani, I. ; Arii, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Faculty of Engineering, Ehime Univeristy Matsuyama, Ehime Japan
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    6/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    303
  • Lastpage
    307
  • Abstract
    DC tree initiation and propagation and treeing phenomena in PMMA under ramped voltages have been investigated by a optical method using a photomultiplier and a close-up camera. The Weibull plot of the initial tree inception voltage for a positive point had a knee at about 35 kV, above which the slope was lower, while the plot for a negative point was linear. The succeeding negative streamer originated from the tips or stem of tree channel as well as from the point cathode, while the succeeding positive streamers originate from only the point anode.
  • Keywords
    Cameras; Dielectric liquids; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Optical propagation; Photomultipliers; Space charge; Switches; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9367
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEI.1987.298994
  • Filename
    4081412