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Title: The role of charged particles in the positive corona-generated photon count in a rod to plane air gap

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4819880· OSTI ID:22218147
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  1. Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, 518055 Shenzhen (China)
  2. State Grid Chongqing Nan'an Power Supply Company, 401336 Chongqing (China)
  3. Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, 100875 Beijing (China)

The relationship between the calculated charged-particle densities in positive corona, the rate of streamer production, and the photon count from the corona were investigated and found to be closely related. Both the densities of electrons and positive ions peaked at 11.8 kV, near the corona inception voltage; they then fell rapidly before slowly rising again. This behavior was exactly matched by the measured photon count. The calculation of the charged-particle density in a positive corona was achieved by means of a fluid model.

OSTI ID:
22218147
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English