Accumulation and diffusion of charges in kinetics of polymer electric breakdown

Abstract

In this paper, the distribution in electric durability [Formula: see text] of polymers in constant electric field at low temperatures has been measured. The results of continuous experiments and experiments of field discontinuous effect on polymer samples being remained not disruptive after exposure for time equal to mean value [Formula: see text] have been compared. During the interval, we have varied the time interval, temperature [Formula: see text] and electric intensity of opposite sign [Formula: see text] according to which various degree of regeneration of polymer electric strength properties has been observed. By the degree of regeneration, relaxation time [Formula: see text] of the accumulated charges in polymers causing breakdown has been found. It is established that the process of charge diffusion, which accumulation leads to breakdown has a thermofluctuation behavior and the activation energy of given process depends on the counter field intensity magnitude.