[TCML] dry cap voltages and corona
Ed Phillips
evp at pacbell.net
Sat Nov 17 12:53:26 MST 2007
any comments on the 5000 volt rule ??
Thanks,dave"
Not valid at all. Corona depends on the voltage GRADIENT [voltage/distance] and breakdown starts when that gradient exceeds around 25 kV/cm. There is a threshold voltage but it's not in the kilovolt region. Corona will lead to insulation failure eventually wherever it occurs. In oil-immersed home made capacitors there is always some entrapped air and the corona leads to creation of ozone which attacks the insulation.
Ed
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