Arcing horns bushing insulator - QuickField simulation example
Arcing horns protect bushings in case of the overvoltage.
How to find electric field between arcing horns?
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Set up a 3D QuickField Electrostatics problem for an arcing horn electrode arrangement and evaluate electric field between electrodes from computed field results.
substation bushings, lightning protection fittings, arcing horn assemblies
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Problem Type electrostatics.
Relative permittivity of air ε0 = 1,
Relative permittivity of insulator εr = 6,
HV = 6 kV (RMS).
Calculate electric field stress distribution along the bushing insulator surface and in the spark gap.
Electric field distribution in the spark gap.
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