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*'''[[:Category:Arc discharges|Arc discharges]]''' - an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing plasma discharge, resulting from a current through a non-conducting medium such as air | *'''[[:Category:Arc discharges|Arc discharges]]''' - an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing plasma discharge, resulting from a current through a non-conducting medium such as air | ||
*'''[[:Category:Avalanche breakdown|Avalanche breakdown]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Avalanche breakdown|Avalanche breakdown]]''' - a form of electric current multiplication that can create large currents in materials that are otherwise insulators | ||
*'''[[:Category:Dielectric breakdown|Dielectric breakdown]]''' - where a material has been stressed beyond its dielectric strength and part of the material goes from an insulating state to a conductive state | |||
*'''[[:Category:Dielectric breakdown|Dielectric breakdown]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Discharges|Discharges]]''' - any flow of electrons through a gas, liquid, or solid | ||
*'''[[:Category:Discharges|Discharges]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Electrostatic discharge|Electrostatic discharge]]''' - static electricity that creates high voltages and can damage solid-state electrical equipment | ||
*'''[[:Category:Electrostatic discharge|Electrostatic discharge]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Partial discharges|Partial discharges]]''' - or PD, the localized dielectric breakdown of insulation under high voltage | ||
*'''[[:Category:Sparks|Sparks]]''' - a kind of electrostatic discharge that occurs when an electric field creates an ionized channel | |||
*'''[[:Category:Surface discharges|Surface discharges]]''' - a kind of dielectric barrier discharge, which develops during an increase in applied voltage | |||
*'''[[:Category:Partial discharges|Partial discharges]]''' | |||
*'''[[:Category:Sparks|Sparks]]''' | |||
*'''[[:Category:Surface discharges|Surface discharges]]''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 25 July 2014
Topics dealing with the reduction of resistance in an insulator, including discharges, sparks and flashover
Subcategories
- Arc discharges - an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing plasma discharge, resulting from a current through a non-conducting medium such as air
- Avalanche breakdown - a form of electric current multiplication that can create large currents in materials that are otherwise insulators
- Dielectric breakdown - where a material has been stressed beyond its dielectric strength and part of the material goes from an insulating state to a conductive state
- Discharges - any flow of electrons through a gas, liquid, or solid
- Electrostatic discharge - static electricity that creates high voltages and can damage solid-state electrical equipment
- Partial discharges - or PD, the localized dielectric breakdown of insulation under high voltage
- Sparks - a kind of electrostatic discharge that occurs when an electric field creates an ionized channel
- Surface discharges - a kind of dielectric barrier discharge, which develops during an increase in applied voltage
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Pages in category "Electric breakdown"
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