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Determine which portion of a switching impulse front controls electrical breakdown probability across an air gap.

September 1, 1975IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems

Influence of the various parts of the switching impulse front on discharge development

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CMC. MenemenlisUniversity of Patras KIKarolina IsakssonTransport Research Institute

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Experimental study demonstrates breakdown probability mechanics in a rod-plane gap, showing that the active impulse region depends on an absolute voltage threshold.

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Determine which portion of a switching impulse front controls electrical breakdown probability across an air gap.
Tested a 4-m rod-plane air gap stressed by bumped switching impulses.
Evaluated the impact of electrode geometry, gap clearance, and voltage amplitude on the boundaries of the impulse front.
Demonstrated that the lower boundary of the active breakdown region is defined by an absolute voltage threshold rather than a fixed percentage of impulse amplitude.
Showed that electrode shape, gap clearance, and voltage level determine the extent of the active region, directly governing gap breakdown probability and explaining inverted S-shaped distribution curves.

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Menemenlis et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a929bb1363ee85fa149fb37 https://doi.org/10.1109/t-pas.1975.32016

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Experimental study demonstrates breakdown probability mechanics in a rod-plane gap, showing that the active impulse region depends on an absolute voltage threshold.

Influence of the various parts of the switching impulse front on discharge development

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