Theoretical study of the initial stage of sub-nanosecond pulsed breakdown in liquid dielectrics

  • M. N. Shneider
  • , M. Pekker
  • , A. Fridman

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Abstract

This paper presents a simple theoretical analysis of the initial stage of a sub-nanosecond pulsed high-voltage breakdown in liquid dielectrics. We show that a rapid breakdown is related to a rupture in the continuity of fluid induced by the electrostrictive forces in the inhomogeneous electric field in the vicinity of a needle electrode.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number6311503
Pages (from-to)1579-1582
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • breakdown
  • electrostriction
  • Liquid dielectric

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