Abstract
The paper deals with a laboratory investigation into the influence of rain on the switching impulse sparkover characteristics of large-sphere and toroid plane air gaps. Tests were also carried out on coneterminated rod-plane gaps for reference purposes. The factors investigated include the high voltage electrode geometry, nature of the surface, rain intensity as well as the impulse form and polarity. Attention is also paid to the influence of rain on the statistical dispersion of the sparkover voltage and on the nature of the cumulative probability curve. A general correlation, valid for a wide variety of electrodes, has been established between the mean spark-over voltage gradient for positive switching impulses under dry conditions, and the corresponding influence of rain on the breakdown voltage.
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