A comparative study of space charge effects on corona current using an indoor corona cage and a monopolar test line

Author

Lekganyane, M.J. ; Ijumba, N.M. ; Britten, A.C.

Author_Institution

High Voltage Direct Current Centre, Univ. of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

fYear

2007

fDate

16-20 July 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The effect of space charge was investigated through corona current measurements. The tests were carried out in an indoor corona cage with and without aluminium foil cover, and on a monopolar test line with a high speed fan to simulate and assess the effect of wind on the space charge. The results obtained demonstrated that the corona current in the cage and the test line is more dependent on conductor voltage and resistance of the air gap. It has also been shown that the blowing of the wind on a test line conductor and the assisted draining away of charge carriers from the corona cage gap had the effect of reducing corona current.

Keywords

conductors (electric); corona; space charge; air gap resistance; conductor voltage; corona current; indoor corona cage; monopolar test line; space charge effects; Africa; Charge carriers; Conductors; Corona; Current measurement; Geometry; HVDC transmission; Space charge; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa, 2007. PowerAfrica '07. IEEE

Conference_Location

Johannesburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1477-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1478-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESAFR.2007.4498035

Filename

4498035