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Modelling of Positive Streamers in SF 6 Gas under Non-Uniform Electric Field Conditions: Effect of Electronegativity on Streamer Discharges

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  • Francis Boakye-Mensah

    (G2Elab, CNRS/Grenoble INP/Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Nelly Bonifaci

    (G2Elab, CNRS/Grenoble INP/Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Rachelle Hanna

    (G2Elab, CNRS/Grenoble INP/Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Innocent Niyonzima

    (G2Elab, CNRS/Grenoble INP/Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Igor Timoshkin

    (Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

Abstract

The use of SF 6 in electrical insulation and fast-switching applications cannot be overemphasized. This is due to its excellent dielectric properties and high breakdown voltage, which are especially important for practical applications such as gas-insulated switchgears and pulsed power switches where pressurized SF 6 is used. Breakdown in the gas occurs via streamer–leader transition; however, this transition is difficult to quantify numerically at atmospheric pressure because of the electronegativity of the gas. In the present work, streamer discharges in SF 6 gas at pressures of 10 and 100 kPa were studied using a plasma fluid model implementation. Analysis of the electric field in the streamer body, streamer velocity, diameter, and the effect of the high electronegativity of the gas on streamer parameters are presented for positive polarity in a point-to-plane geometry. The streamers in SF 6 for non-uniform background fields are compared to those in air, which have already been studied extensively in the literature.

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  • Francis Boakye-Mensah & Nelly Bonifaci & Rachelle Hanna & Innocent Niyonzima & Igor Timoshkin, 2022. "Modelling of Positive Streamers in SF 6 Gas under Non-Uniform Electric Field Conditions: Effect of Electronegativity on Streamer Discharges," J, MDPI, vol. 5(2), pages 1-22, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jjopen:v:5:y:2022:i:2:p:18-276:d:811811
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    1. Abderrahmane Beroual & Abderrahmane (Manu) Haddad, 2017. "Recent Advances in the Quest for a New Insulation Gas with a Low Impact on the Environment to Replace Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF 6 ) Gas in High-Voltage Power Network Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-20, August.
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