Title :
Electric Breakdown of Earth in Coaxial Geometry
Author :
van Lint, V.A.J. ; Erler, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Mission Research Corporation San Diego, CA 92123
Abstract :
The resistance of earth under high electric stress was determined in 90° sector and 360° coaxial geometry by measuring the voltage at various radii. Streamers were observed to propagate outward from the center conductor after delays ranging up to 1 ms. Stable streamer configurations without arc-over between electrodes apparently exhibited relatively few (¿ 6) longer streamers in 360° × 1 m long geometry.
Keywords :
Coaxial components; Conductors; Earth; Electric breakdown; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Geometry; Stress measurement; Voltage measurement;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4336466
