Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Southampton
Numerical modelling of negative discharges in air with experimental validation
Significance of output:
The study formed part of a National Grid plc project (“Charge Development on GIS Spacers”, £119k) and a Vietnamese government research scholarship (£90k) to reduce the risk of failure in gas-insulated-switchgear and high voltage transformers. This international collaboration revealed previously unreported features of negative dielectric barrier discharges, which were fully explained by the numerical model presented in the paper. The resulting understanding has the potential to enhance many industrial processes that exploit barrier discharges (e.g. ozone production units, plasma display panels, thin film deposition facilities, excimer ultra-violet light sources).
