• DocumentCode
    917808
  • Title

    Prebreakdown current and charge flow in long positive point-plane gaps with impulse-voltage waves having times to crest in the range 15--1200 μs

  • Author

    Jones, B. ; Whittington, H.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Electrical Engineering Division, Leatherhead, UK
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    265
  • Abstract
    Measurements of prebreakdown current and charge flow in long positive point-plane gaps have shown a critical charge injection which is a function of time to peak of the voltage wave. With increasing time to peak, the pattern of current flow changes from a single large-amplitude pulse to a series of discrete pulses of lower amplitude but of similar duration.
  • Keywords
    discharges (electric); electric breakdown; electric breakdown of gases; spark gaps; sparks; charge flow; charge injection; gaps with impulse voltage waves; point plane gaps; prebreakdown current;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19720195
  • Filename
    4235647
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=917808