Improved Monte-Carlo simulator of partial discharge

Author

Van Brunt, R.J. ; von Glahn, P.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

20-23 Oct 1996

Firstpage

504

Abstract

A previously introduced Monte-Carlo simulator of partial discharge (PD) has been extended and made more versatile to allow simulation of a wider range of observed discharge behavior. The version of the simulator described here allows simulation of pulsating PD that can be represented as a point process and covers such properties as nonstationary behavior associated with PD-induced modifications of the discharge site and statistical characteristics of multi-site discharges. In the present work, it is shown how the simulator can be applied to gain insight into the physical basis for the previously reported anomalous stochastic behavior of PD generated by applying low-frequency alternating voltages to point electrodes that touch the surface of pure Al₂O₃

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; partial discharges; Al₂O₃; Al₂O₃ surface; Monte Carlo simulation; low-frequency alternating voltage; multisite discharge; nonstationary behavior; partial discharge; point electrode; point process; pulsating PD; statistical characteristics; stochastic behavior; Aging; Dielectric measurements; Electrodes; NIST; Partial discharges; Pulse measurements; Stochastic processes; Surface charging; Surface discharges; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1996., IEEE 1996 Annual Report of the Conference on

Conference_Location

Millbrae, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3580-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEIDP.1996.564520

Filename

564520