Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers

by Ingrid Holly Kaiter, Diviner, Mirjam Kaiser

Overview

The book is in five parts: Part I introduces the physical and chemical structure of polymers and their breakdown; Part II reviews electrical degradation in polymers, and Part III reviews conduction and deterministic breakdown in solids. Part IV discusses the stochastic nature of break-down from empirical and modelling viewpoints, and Part V indicates practical implications and strategies for engineers. Much of the discussion applies to non-crystalline materials generally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863411960
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publication date:	01/28/1992
Series:	IEE Publication Series
Pages:	620
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

G. C. Stevens

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction to polymers and electrical breakdown: polymer structure and morphology
polymers as wide band-gap insulators
overview of electrical degradation and breakdown. Part 2 Treeing degradation in polymers: water treeing degradation
electrical tree degradation
tree-initiated breakdown
factors affecting treeing
routes to tree inhibition. Part 3 Deterministic mechanisms of breakdown: charge injection and transport in insulating polymers
thermal breakdown
electromechanical breakdown
electronic breakdown
partial discharge and free volume breakdown. Part 4 The stochastic nature of breakdown: statistical features of breakdown
stochastic models of breakdown. Part 5 Engineering considerations for breakdown testing and degradation assessment: breakdown testing and analysis
comparison of AC and DC breakdown behaviour
cable assessment procedures
detecting electrical degradation non-destructively.

Editorial Reviews

Both an introduction and a comprehensive review, covers: water and electrical treeing; charge transport; classical and filamentary thermal, electromechanical, electronic and partial discharge breakdown models; the stochastic nature of breakdown and statistical characterization techniques; and engineering considerations for testing and assessment. For those new to the field, includes description of the nature of the polymers, basic solid-state physics, and an introduction to degradation and breakdown. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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