DocumentCode
1182721
Title
On-axis field approximations for a (semi-)spheroid in a uniform field
Author
Boggs, Steven
Volume
10
Issue
2
fYear
2003
fDate
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
305
Lastpage
306
Abstract
I have recently been analyzing various problems in the area of breakdown of solids and gases using a highly prolate, conducting spheroid in a uniform electric field as a model for a breakdown channel. The electric field distribution for a prolate spheroid in a uniform field can be solved in spheroidal hyperbolic coordinates. The solution is exact for a conducting prolate spheroid in an infinite, uniform field or a semiprolate conducting spheroid on the surface of a plane electrode with the opposite electrode infinitely far away. In working with these equations, I have developed several approximations, including a very simple equation for the field at the tip of the spheroid and an equation for the field on axis of the spheroid, which may be useful to others.
Keywords
electric breakdown; electric fields; electrodes; breakdown channel; conducting prolate spheroid; electric field distribution; gases breakdown; infinite uniform field; on-axis field approximations; opposite electrode; plane electrode; prolate conducting spheroid; prolate spheroid; semi-spheroid; semiprolate conducting spheroid; solids breakdown; spheroidal hyperbolic coordinates; uniform field; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Gas insulation; Gases; Geometry; Integral equations; Physics computing; Solid modeling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1070-9878
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TDEI.2003.1194115
Filename
1194115
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