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Stabilization of gas-filled surge arrester’s characteristics by use of ionizing radiation
- Source :
- Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 274-283 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, 2012.
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the stabilization of electrical discharges in gases by means of external ionizing radiation. Discharges in a gas-filled surge arrester model were studied in both passive and active regimes of the device. An originally developed model of the gas-filled surge arrester was used. Gas pressure and the interelectrode gap were the variable parameters in our measurements. Applied radiation types included α-particles, γ-rays, X-rays, and neutrons. Measurements were performed under highly controlled laboratory conditions. The combined measurement uncertainty of the applied procedure was estimated as being under the 5% level. The results obtained are followed by a theoretical explanation. The crucial result is the conclusion that ionizing radiation does not necessarily degrade the gas-filled surge arrester’s functionality but that it, rather, improves it under certain conditions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14513994
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f77fa61c6a3249d1a13f14c6076b57a5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1203274B