Risk assessment of desert pollution on composite high voltage insulators

Transmission lines located in the desert are subjected to desert climate, one of whose features is sandstorms. With long accumulation of sand and with the advent of moisture from rain, ambient humidity and dew, a conductive layer forms and the subsequent leakage current may lead to surface discharg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammed El-Shahat, Hussein Anis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123213000982