Electrophysicochemical characteristics of a waterpen point coronadischarge

Some interesting electrophysicochemical characteristics of waterpen point-to-plate discharges with DC and AC power have been investigated in a room atmosphere. The metal point electrode of a conventional point-to-plate air gap is severely bombarded by energetic ions from the discharge region near the point. Concurrently, the temperature of the point is greatly increased. There are different characteristics for the waterpen point discharge, because the surface temperature of the waterpen point stays low due to the evaporation of the moisture from the waterpen point. In this paper, the discharges and electrophysicochemical characteristics of a waterpen point and a Pt metal point have been studied to evaluate the differences. It was found that mists and sprays are dispersed from the waterpen point due to the bombardment of ions. Also, a positive corona is effective for mist dispersion, a negative corona disperses sprays, and AC corona disperses both mists and sprays. The AC discharge of the waterpen point generated more ozone of 56 ppm, while it was the negative DC discharge of the Pt point that produced more ozone of 30 ppm. The AC discharge of the waterpen point produced 0.11 ppm at 10 kV, and the Pt point produced 0.10 ppm at 15 kV. The DC discharge of the both points showed no NO formation     

Corona Inception and Breakdown in Nonuniform Field with Insulating Support in Air

Corona inception and breakdown was investigated in air for point-to-plane gaps with cylindrical spacers under 60-Hz ac voltages. The effect of a series gap, between the high-voltage point electrode and the spacer, on corona inception and breakdown voltages was also studied. For epoxy spacers the corona inception voltage decreased but the breakdown voltage increased, compared to an equivalent point-to-plane air gap without a spacer. The corona inception voltage characteristic was found to exhibit a maximum at a certain value of the series air gap. The results are interpreted in terms of recently reported observations of spacer surface charging in air and in other insulating gases and insulating barriers.     

Characteristics of creeping discharge developed in a narrow gap between insulators and effect of a backside electrode

Discharge characteristics have been investigated for a needle–plane electrode configuration containing insulating barriers with a narrow gap which has been placed between the needle and the plane. The characteristics of creeping discharge developed in the narrow gap of the barrier filled with SF₆ are especially considered. In the case of a configuration with a backside electrode below the needle, the corona generated from the needle easily extended to the gap. On the other hand, for a configuration without a backside electrode, the corona has hardly extended to the gap, and on increasing the applied voltage the corona developed greatly in the gap. This difference in corona extension should affect the flashover characteristics in the present system. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 146(2): 27–36, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10248     

Factors affecting corona on twin-point gaps under dc and ac HV

The factors affecting corona formation on twin-point/plane gaps are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical analysis, an electrostatic field computation program based on the charge simulation method was used to get the electric field profile on the plate for different gap lengths and interspacings between the two points. Also, the effect of voltage level, air pressure and gap length on the number of axial streamers occurring across the critical field line was introduced for a constant time duration. The variation of the integral of the ionization coefficient with the axial length from the point was studied. Finally, a study of the effect of air pressure and gap length on both the corona inception voltage and critical length was presented. Corona formation in single and twin-point/plane gaps also was investigated experimentally under both high direct and alternating voltages. There are many factors affecting such corona formation. The investigated factors were the interspacing between the two points, gap length between the point and the plane, ambient temperature, relative humidity, polarity or frequency of the applied voltage, and electrode material. In order to study and explain such phenomena, a photographic investigation together with a simultaneous measurement of both the applied voltage and the corona current were introduced. Curve fitting of the dc corona current vs. gap length and voltage for both single and twin-point/plane gaps gave the conventional relationship, but in case of twin point the power of the gap length varies between 1.2 and 1.3     

Effect of Discharge Electrode Parameters on the Flow Velocity Profile of the Wire?rod Type Electrohydrodynamic Gas Pump Exit

Experimental investigation has been conducted to study the effects of corona wire diameter, pipe length, and corona polarity on outlet flow velocity distribution profile of a wire-rod type electrohydrodynamic (EHD) gas pump. Upon applying negative or positive dc high voltage between a wire electrode (outer diameter (o.d.) 60 μm, 200 μm, or 300 μm) and a rod electrode (o.d. 3 mm) in atmospheric air, corona discharge occurs and EHD gas flow is generated in the direction from the wire electrode to the rod electrode through a cylindrical pipe (inner diameter (i.d.) 20 mm). For both polarities, the discharge current and average flow velocity increase monotonically on increasing the applied voltage before the onset of spark discharge. Using wire electrodes with a smaller diameter, stable corona discharge between corona onset and spark onset is generated in a wider voltage range, and the discharge current becomes larger, resulting in a higher flow velocity. The maximum average flow velocity of 2.0 m/s, corresponding to a flow rate of 38 l/min, was achieved with a wire of diameter 60 μm by applying a voltage of ?16 kV.     

非均匀电场中气固混和体直流电晕特性研究

实验研究了非均匀电场中流化床状态气固混和体的直流电晕特性 ,观察了Al2 O3 气固混和体和聚丙烯气固混和体在不同极性、不同电压下的电晕波形。关于电压极性、占空比以及间隙距离对两种气固混和体起晕电压影响的实验发现 ,起晕电压随占空比增加而降低 ;正极性下Al2 O3 气固混和体的起晕电压比聚丙烯气固混和体低 ,而负极性下则相反     

Influence of ground and corona currents on dielectric behavior of small air gaps

This paper investigates the influence of grounding on the field distribution and on the dielectric behavior of small rod-plate and rod-rod air gaps. This effect can be attributed to the grounding of one electrode. In the different arrangements with one electrode grounded or with the electrodes symmetrically charged the experimental results of the corona and breakdown are recorded and compared to the simulation results of the field distribution. It is resulted that the grounding influences significantly the electric field distribution, the dc corona and the dc breakdown. The field is less inhomogeneous in grounded rod - plate air gaps and in rod-rod air gaps with symmetrically charged electrodes, and consequently the values of the corona onset and the breakdown voltage are higher. In longer air gaps the corona current influences the field distribution and consequently the dc breakdown. The effect of grounding on the breakdown is weakened when the dc polarity of the voltage is negative, otherwise it is enhanced. In air gaps with lengths > 3 cm (negative dc polarity) or >8 cm (positive dc polarity) it is overlapped by the effect of the corona current. Relations between the field strength, the corona current, the corona onset and the breakdown voltage arise. The principle of action-reaction is valid.     

The Sparking Characteristics of Needle-To-Plane Coronas

The sparking voltage (Vs) and maximum presparking corona current (Imax) of needle-to-plane coronas have been measured as independent functions of polarity, tip radius (r), and needle-to-plane spacing (S). For a negative needle, Vs and Imax increase with S but are independent of r. For positive polarity, Vs and Imax increase with both S and r. Thus to increase the corona current while avoiding a spark, one should increase the spacing and voltage. At large spacings, Imax is appreciably greater for negative polarity than for positive. Analysis of the data reveals that for negative polarity the maximum presparking current may be written in the approximate form Imax?Vs(Vs-VO)S-2 where VO is the corona threshold voltage. This is an extrapolation of a relationship previously obtained for Trichel pulse corona. The analysis shows that the transition from negative corona to sparking occurs when the linear space charge density in the gap reaches a critical value Qs/S ?10-10 coul/mm, where Qs is the total space charge in the gap just before sparking occurs. It is shown that this condition amounts to spatial overlap of the multiple ion clouds in the gap, thereby creating a continuous ionized channel between the electrodes.     

交直流复合电压下棒-板电极起晕电压实验分析

为了获得复合电压作用下电极的起晕特性,在室内搭建了复合电压下无锈棒-板电极起晕特性实验平台,采用串联的复合加压方式,即一个电极上施加直流电压,另一个电极上施加交流电压,以紫外光子计数的突变作为电晕起始判据,获得了直流和交流复合电压下的电极起晕特性。同时对比了不同直流电压极性、电极加压方式和不同复合电压升压方式下电极起晕电压的特点,探究复合电压下棒电极半径和棒板间隙对电极起晕电压的影响。实验结果表明:在相同的大气条件及电极布置下,由于空间电荷影响,棒电极正直流、板电极交流加压方式下的起晕电压比棒电极交流、板电极正直流加压方式下的起晕电压高;在棒-板气隙间距0~5cm范围内,定直变交复合升压方式下,交直流分量有效值叠加后的起晕电压随着直流分量的增加而升高,定交变直方式下,该值随着交流分量的增加而下降,且交直流分量间互为线性关系。本文的研究成果可以为进一步研究复合电压作用下电极的电晕机理及起晕电压的准确预测奠定坚实基础。     

空气中电晕放电与绝缘液体中流注放电的测量和分析

Insulation is one of the most important parts in a high voltage equipment.There are gaseous,liquid and solid insulations which are commonly used.In a high voltage transformer for example the insulating materials are all used.During operation of a high voltage equipment high electric stress may occur.Under extreme condition failure of the insulation may take place.Excessive electric field in air may cause corona discharges while in liquid insulation discharges may take place in the form of streamer.This paper reports experimental results on the corona and streamer discharges in air and silicone oil.The discharges were artificially generated around a needle tip in a needle-plane electrode system with gap length of 4 mm under sinusoidal and triangular voltages.The needle was made of steel with tip radius of 3 μm and curvature angle of 30°.The needle was made by Ogura Jewelry.The discharge pulses were measured using personal-computer based partial discharge(PD)measurement system with sensitivity of better than 0.5 pC.The system is able to measure discharge in time sequential.Phase-resolved analysis of the discharges was done to interpret the physical processes behind the discharges.The experimental results showed that corona discharges took place at negative half cycles.The discharges were concentrated around 270° of phase angle of applied voltage.The discharge magnitude and discharge number of corona clearly dependent on the instantaneous of applied voltage.These were strongly supported by the application of triangular voltage.Streamer discharges occurred at both positive and negative half cycles.The discharges pulses concentrated around the peak of applied voltage at phase angle of 90° and 270°.Experimental results under sinusoidal and triangular voltages revealed that streamer discharge magnitude as well as probability of occurrence was strongly dependent on the instantaneous applied voltage.     

Experimental studies of free conducting wire particle behavior between nonparallel plane electrodes with AC voltages in air

When a spherical conducting particle exists in an electrode system where electrical gradient force acts along the electrode surface, the particle tends to move towards the high field region. The possibility of appearance of this phenomenon is experimentally investigated with wire particles, which can easily produce the corona discharge on their ends resulting the action of a reactive force on the particle by a corona wind. The results show that a hovering particle travels deeper into the high electric field regions regardless of the corona discharge. Moreover, it is found that wire particle with corona discharge hovers near the negative electrode under DC voltage in atmospheric air due to different characteristics of corona discharge by the polarity. But under the AC voltage, the particle hovers near the bottom electrode only and invades in the high field region deeper than under the DC voltage.     

Positive corona in air using a point/cup electrode system

The authors have previously published some measurements of negative corona currents in air using a spherically-symmetric point/cup electrode system, and also the related simulations. In this paper the corresponding current/voltage measurements and simulations for positive-point corona, again using the highly symmetric electrode system, are described. Although the corona onset voltages are again predicted with reasonable accuracy for different point radii and air pressures, the currents are very much lower, presumably due to the effect of positive space charge accumulating close to the point electrode (since the simulations assume the absence of space charges). In agreement with this assumption, the streamer pulses are only seen at or just above the onset voltage. Only avalanches occur from about 1 kV above the onset voltage.     

Flow electrification phenomenon in forced air-cooled rotatingelectric machines

The factors affecting air-flow electrification under both HVDC and HVAC of variable frequency have been investigated experimentally on air flow between coaxial-cylinder and point-to-cylinder systems in a synthetic open cycle. Instantaneous measurements of the air flow electrification (AFE) `streaming current' and corona current `radial current' are presented as a function of mass flow rate, air temperature, pressure and relative humidity, electrode configurations, and voltage amplitude, polarity and frequency. The results reveal that both streaming and radial currents augment with voltage, relative humidity, mass flow rate, and temperature. On the other hand, both the streaming and the radial currents do not vary with pressure. Increasing the frequency of the applied HVAC significantly reduces the streaming current, while the radial current increases linearly. Similar trends of the results are observed for both electrode systems. For the point-to-cylinder system under negative HVDC, increasing the mass flow rate drastically reduces both corona inception and breakdown voltages, while positive HVDC gives only a slight effect. The present work confirms the significant role of the AFE on the field failures occurring inside forced air-cooled rotating electric machines. Therefore, such phenomena should be taken into consideration in the design of such machines     

多针对板电晕放电伏安特性研究

实验研究了多针对板电晕放电的放电极性、尖板间距D的变化对伏安特性的影响,近似算得其伏安关系式I=CU(U-US)并确定了正、负电晕放电中的C值,由C与D的关系得出随D的减小,放电功率和电流密度增加的结论,在一定条件下实验结果与推导得到的伏安关系式吻合。最后结合实验和有关文献中的结果讨论了多针对板电晕放电特性。     

Negative corona in air using a point/cup electrode system

Calculations and simulations of potential and charged-particle distributions have been made by various workers for single pulses along the axis of point/plane electrode systems but not for the overall current. The difficult geometry makes this inevitable. In this paper the authors describe measurements of corona currents in air using a high-symmetry `point/cup' electrode system comprising a hemispherical-tipped point which is concentric with a concave hemispherical electrode; and simulations based on a spherically symmetric geometry. The simulations assumed avalanches to originate from the random release of electrons in the inter-electrode gap. The predicted onset voltages and the shape of the experimental curves for corona current vs. Voltage were in good agreement with the experimental results over a range of point-tip radii (0.5 to 3 mm) and pressures (0.02 to 0.10 MPa). Space charge effects were not included in the simulation so it follows that the accumulation of space charge is negligible at the onset voltage in air, although it is likely that it will have an increasing effect as the voltage increases     

空间电荷对SF_6气体正雷电冲击击穿的作用

利用两种实验方法对比测试了预注入单极性空间电荷时,SF_6气体极不均匀场间隙正雷电冲击击穿特性。分析表明;直流叠加冲击电压法不适用于观察空间电荷的作用,而切换直流/冲击电压法能有效地反映空间电荷对冲击击穿的作用。     

Dielectric breakdown characteristics of cryogenic nitrogen gasabove liquid nitrogen

We measured the DC dielectric breakdown characteristics of cryogenic nitrogen gas above a liquid nitrogen surface for needle-to-plane and sphere-to-plane electrode configurations. Experimental results revealed that the DC breakdown voltage of cryogenic nitrogen gas increased, as the distance from the gap axis to the liquid nitrogen surface diminished, i.e. as the liquid nitrogen surface got closer to the gap. The breakdown voltage proved to be enhanced not only by the temperature drop of nitrogen gas due to the existence of liquid nitrogen, but also by an effect of vapor mist arising from vaporization of liquid nitrogen. For the quasi-uniform electrode configuration, the relation between breakdown voltage and the gas density times the gap spacing agreed well with the Paschen curve for nitrogen with both the temperature falling and the vapor-mist density considered. For the nonuniform needle electrode, positive breakdown voltage was higher than negative one; the polarity effect was interpreted in terms of the electric field relaxation at the tip of the positive needle resulting from partial discharges observed only for the positive needle     

气压湿度对负直流电晕特性影响的研究

为得到负直流电晕特性随着气压湿度的变化规律,建立了考虑气压湿度影响的负直流电晕起始电压的物理模型,利用模拟电荷法和计算表面光电子数目的方法求解了负直流电晕起始电压。在人工气候罐中,利用棒–板电极,测量了不同气压湿度下的负直流电晕起始电压和电晕电流。计算和试验结果表明:电晕起始电压随气压下降、湿度升高而减小,主要原因分别是有效电离系数增大导致的电离区域的扩大和高场强区域内碰撞电离能力的增强。当直流电压和电晕起始电压的比值一定时,电晕电流随气压下降、湿度升高而减小;当直流电压一定时,电晕电流随气压降低而增大,随湿度升高而减小。电晕电流和直流电压、电晕起始电压关系式中的系数C随湿度增大的不同变化趋势和正负离子与水分子结合状态的差异有关。     

Characteristics of negative corona discharge using CWT with and without airflow

The Trichel pulse (TP) corona generated in the negative corona discharge has a regular interval and repetition of similar waveforms in nonuniform electric field in a needle-plane gap. An electron avalanche causes the TP. Its repetition is determined by accumulation of negative ions near a needle tip. The electric field intensity near a needle tip is weakened by the negative ions accumulated near the tip. Hence, it is required to clarify the influence of accumulated negative ions on the electric field intensity. We propose to use the continuous wavelet transformation (CWT) technique to study the dependence on both voltage and airflow, and the characteristics of the TP. In this study, the waveform of the TP is measured with a velocity of airflow from 0 to 7 m/s. From the experimental results, it is shown that the region of accumulated negative ions exists within 1 mm from the tip of needle electrode. Therefore, to understand the effect of accumulated negative ions near a needle tip, the authors investigated the influence of accumulated negative ions with and without airflow blown within 1 mm from the tip of the needle electrode using CWT. The repetition rate decreases with decreasing the applied voltage, and with increasing the velocity of airflow in front of the needle tip. The wavelet coefficients with airflow are larger than without airflow at 100 and 250 MHz; but 10 MHz, and the pulse interval for the wavelet spectrum between peaks with airflow is wider than without airflow. The characteristics of the TP waveform are well explained with both the wavelet coefficient and the averaged wavelet spectrum peak interval     

Induction of Waves on a Horizontal Water Film by an Impinging Corona Wind

The electric wind produced by corona discharge of a high-voltage electrode in air is employed for destabilizing a horizontal water film. In wire-to-plane geometry, the phenomenon is characterised by current versus voltage curves and visual observations of the onset of free-surface oscillations. The effect of the following parameters is examined for both positive and negative coronas: distance between the wire and the film (S), film thickness (h), wire diameter (phi) and composition, applied voltage (HV), and relative humidity (RH). The free-surface destabilisation is retarded by increasing d and phi and is insensitive to h in the tested range. The onset of corona discharge is predicted by Peek's law and compared with the experimentally observed threshold. In negative corona discharge, the current values are higher and the film is destabilised at lower HV than in positive polarity. Humidity tends to decrease the corona current at a given HV. Correlations are proposed for the current-voltage curves, in terms of the mean electric field in the inter-electrode gap and of RH, satisfactorily agreeing with the experimental data. Both positive and negative corona currents turn out to be stable for days of operation. The power loss by corona discharge is in any case lower than 12 W. Wave induction on the liquid-gas interface can effectively enhance heat and mass exchange between the two phases.