Abstract
Positive leader current spikes were observed in long air gap discharge. However, there has been no explanation on this phenomenon so far, and some leader advancement models can only produce the current without spikes. Therefore, it is necessary to figure out this phenomenon in order to deepen the understanding of leader discharge. In this paper, experiments of leader development were carried out in a 10 m rod-plane gap under positive switching impulse. The discharge current and high speed photographs of discharge process were recorded synchronously. Then the high speed photographs during the period when the leader current fluctuated were carefully analyzed. The experimental results showed that the leader current spikes were with leader branching. Finally, the effect of branching on the spikes of positive current was explained qualitatively and a hypothesis on leader branching was proposed.
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