• DocumentCode
    1213864
  • Title

    The electrical performance of metal-oxide valve elements in nitrogen

  • Author

    Kirkby, Peter ; Erven, C.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Ontario Hydro, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    310
  • Lastpage
    315
  • Abstract
    The electrical performance of eight metal-oxide valve elements in nitrogen has been examined in an accelerated aging test. Valve elements were energized with AC voltages in air, and later in nitrogen, with and without collars, at 115°C. The performance was based on the change in power dissipation over time. The power-time changes in nitrogen were insignificant for all the valve elements with collars. Some products had little power increase, whereas others had a large power increase. Much of the power increase was found to be reversible on the reintroduction of air
  • Keywords
    ageing; surge protection; 115 degC; AC voltages; N2; accelerated aging test; electrical performance; metal-oxide valve elements; power dissipation; surge arresters; Arresters; Ceramics; Degradation; Gases; Life estimation; Manufacturing; Nitrogen; Surges; Testing; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/61.108923
  • Filename
    108923