TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of insulating barriers on AC breakdown voltage in inhomogeneous field
AU - Kara, A.
AU - Onal, E.
AU - Kalenderli, O.
AU - Mardikyan, K.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this study, the effect of insulating barriers on the breakdown voltage of air in inhomogeneous field is observed. Tests are conducted in order to measure the 50 Hz AC breakdown voltage of small air gaps (up to 50 mm) formed by hemispherically capped rod-plane electrodes with an insulating barrier between them. Energized rod and grounded plane gaps are studied with the flat insulating barriers that have three different diameters. The results of the test series show how the breakdown voltage varies with the distance between the electrodes, the size and the material of the barrier, the relative position of the electrodes and the barrier between them. As a result, all three materials show nearly same effect when they are used as a barrier, the breakdown voltage varies due to the size of the barriers and the maximum flashover voltages are observed when the barriers are positioned at the nearest point to the rod electrode and the small sized barriers become effective only in very small air gaps.
AB - In this study, the effect of insulating barriers on the breakdown voltage of air in inhomogeneous field is observed. Tests are conducted in order to measure the 50 Hz AC breakdown voltage of small air gaps (up to 50 mm) formed by hemispherically capped rod-plane electrodes with an insulating barrier between them. Energized rod and grounded plane gaps are studied with the flat insulating barriers that have three different diameters. The results of the test series show how the breakdown voltage varies with the distance between the electrodes, the size and the material of the barrier, the relative position of the electrodes and the barrier between them. As a result, all three materials show nearly same effect when they are used as a barrier, the breakdown voltage varies due to the size of the barriers and the maximum flashover voltages are observed when the barriers are positioned at the nearest point to the rod electrode and the small sized barriers become effective only in very small air gaps.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34047104136
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34047104136
SN - 1424400872
SN - 9781424400874
T3 - Proceedings of the Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON
SP - 1206
EP - 1208
BT - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2006 - Circuits and Systems for Signal Processing, lnformation and Communication Technologies, and Power Sources and Systems
T2 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2006
Y2 - 16 May 2006 through 19 May 2006
ER -