TY - GEN
T1 - Surface flashover under RF and unipolar excitation at atmospheric conditions
AU - Krile, J. T.
AU - Neuber, A. A.
AU - Edmiston, G. F.
AU - Krompholz, H. G.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Flashover along insulators or insulating support structures has to be carefully addressed in the design of any dc, ac, or pulsed high voltage device. Although there is a large body of data on unipolar surface flashover in the atmosphere, which has led to empirical design rules primarily for the power distribution industry, the physics of the involved processes is widely unknown. The major limiting factor in the transmission of High Power Microwaves (RPM) into the atmosphere has been the vacuum-air interface. Both the unipolar and HPM surface flashover cases have been studied under vacuum conditions and have been found to have the same dominant mechanisms. Similarities between HPM window flashover on the air side and unipolar flashover are observed in an atmospheric environment as well.
AB - Flashover along insulators or insulating support structures has to be carefully addressed in the design of any dc, ac, or pulsed high voltage device. Although there is a large body of data on unipolar surface flashover in the atmosphere, which has led to empirical design rules primarily for the power distribution industry, the physics of the involved processes is widely unknown. The major limiting factor in the transmission of High Power Microwaves (RPM) into the atmosphere has been the vacuum-air interface. Both the unipolar and HPM surface flashover cases have been studied under vacuum conditions and have been found to have the same dominant mechanisms. Similarities between HPM window flashover on the air side and unipolar flashover are observed in an atmospheric environment as well.
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U2 - 10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365171
DO - 10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365171
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48349089644
SN - 142440018X
SN - 9781424400188
T3 - Conference Record of the International Power Modulator Symposium and High Voltage Workshop
SP - 7
EP - 12
BT - 2006 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference, IPMC(27th Power Modulator Symposium and 2006 High Voltage Workshop)
T2 - 2006 IEEE International Power Modulator Conference, IPMC(27th Power Modulator Symposium and 2006 High Voltage Workshop)
Y2 - 14 May 2006 through 18 May 2006
ER -