Abstract
The sparkover behaviour of sphere-rod gaps under standard impulse voltages is investigated by assessing the influence of gap spacing, impulse voltage waveshape and polarity, and atmospheric conditions on the distribution of the sparkover voltage. At sparkover the growth of streamers of both polarities can be estimated since a value of 2 MV/m is found to be characteristic for the average negative streamer gradient. The IEC atmospheric conditions correction is discussed and compared with a new optimised correction procedure. The feasibility of using the sphere-rod gap as substandard for measuring impulse voltages, replacing the conventional more expensive sphere gap, is examined.
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