• DocumentCode
    2628932
  • Title

    Computation of the electric field around a wet polluted insulator by analytic and finite-difference techniques

  • Author

    Basappa, Prathap ; Lakdawala, Vishnu ; Gerdin, Glenn

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Norfolk State Univ., VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    478
  • Abstract
    A benchmark problem of a cylindrical insulator with a wet and dry band is formulated. An analytic solution was obtained and numerically evaluated and compared with the solution obtained from a finite-difference technique. The agreement was found to be excellent
  • Keywords
    Laplace equations; finite difference methods; flashover; insulator contamination; surface conductivity; surface potential; Laplace equation; analytic solution; benchmark problem; cylindrical insulator; dry band; electric field computation; finite-difference technique; surface potential; wet band; wet polluted insulator; Benchmark testing; Computer science; Conductivity; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electrodes; Finite difference methods; Geometry; Pollution; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2000 Annual Report Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Victoria, BC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6413-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEIDP.2000.884002
  • Filename
    884002