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Seminar ON Gaseous Dielectric High Voltage Insulation For Space Application
Seminar ON Gaseous Dielectric High Voltage Insulation For Space Application
Seminar ON Gaseous Dielectric High Voltage Insulation For Space Application
CONTENTS
1)INTRODUCTION 2)DAVID S KOMM & DANIEL J HOPPES WORK 3)CONSTRAINTS OF SF6 4)WHY N2 IS USED WITH SF6 5)PWD TEST 6)MATHEMATICAL EVALUATION 7)CONCLUSION 8)REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
DESCRIBES A MINIATURE HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY FOR SPACE USE THAT IS COMPARABLE TO A TWTA,EPC. SUPPLY USES A GASEOUS MIXTURE OF SF6 AND N2 FOR BULK HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATION RATHER THAN SOLID DIELECTRICS(POTTING) EXPERIMENTAL BREAK DOWN DATA SHOWS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH IONISATION THEORY
CONSTRAINTS OF SF6
1)MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FIELD STRESS 2)SF6 MUST BE GAS OVER DESIRED OPERATING RANGE
strength is a factor
PWB TEST
Pwb test coupons in pressure chamber with chosen gas mix Data shows linear relationship with gap distance(paschen curve)
MATHEMATICAL EVALUATION
TOWNSEND ANALYTICAL RESULT AGREE WITH THEORETICAL DATA
CONCLUSION
SF6 & SF6/N2 GAS MIXTURE IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE LOW TEMP OPERATION IS POSSIBLE
REFERENCE
NEMA, R.S., et al ,IEEE TRANS .ON Elect.insul.,17,no.1,pp.70-75(1982) Hoshina, Y, et al., IEEE POWER ENGINEERING Society Winter Meeting 2000,3,pp 2129-2134. Townsend,j.s.;The Theory of ionisation of gases by collisions;D.Van nostrand co,n.y.(1910)