Abstract
In measurements on Teflon FEP films charged in /spl les/50 /spl mu/m air gaps by microsecond impulse voltages, a uniform charge deposition on the films was observed. A regular increase of the film surface potential from a threshold value of the peak impulse voltage was found. However, for 300 /spl mu/m air gap it was observed that abrupt charging occurs at a lower threshold voltage, indicating breakdown, and the charge deposition on the film becomes nonuniform. The behavior in air gaps <50 /spl mu/m is explained here using Townsend's theory of pre-discharges. It is shown how and why the interposed insulating film acts to make the system self-controlled, thus avoiding breakdown in the air gap, despite the large values of the applied peak impulse voltage.
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