<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The testing of various carrier materials for circuit paths on the basis of tracking indices determination is of particular interest for many modern sensing technologies, especially for technologies based on capacitive methods, as well as for the protection of circuitries by means of sealing in insulator material. This paper discusses observations for the determination of the tracking indices for elastic insulators according to the DIN standard EN 60112. The appearance of burn-in patterns on the insulator surface and the peculiar decrease of current peak amplitudes with increasing number of electrolyte droplets are investigated and possible causes are discussed, based on Finite Element Analysis and camera images of conducted experiments</p></abstract>

The testing of various carrier materials for circuit paths on the basis of tracking indices determination is of particular interest for many modern sensing technologies, especially for technologies based on capacitive methods, as well as for the protection of circuitries by means of sealing in insulator material. This paper discusses observations for the determination of the tracking indices for elastic insulators according to the DIN standard EN 60112. The appearance of burn-in patterns on the insulator surface and the peculiar decrease of current peak amplitudes with increasing number of electrolyte droplets are investigated and possible causes are discussed, based on Finite Element Analysis and camera images of conducted experiments

Observations And Restrictions For Tracking Indices Measurement In Materials Testing

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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The testing of various carrier materials for circuit paths on the basis of tracking indices determination is of particular interest for many modern sensing...

Observations And Restrictions For Tracking Indices Measurement In Materials Testing

Published Online: Dec 13, 2017

Page range: 623 - 637

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-311

Keywords
tracking indices, leakage current, elastic insulating material, DIN EN 60112

© 2008 A. Fuchs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Observations And Restrictions For Tracking Indices Measurement In Materials Testing

Published Online: Dec 13, 2017

Page range: 623 - 637

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-311

Keywordstracking indices, leakage current, elastic insulating material, DIN EN 60112

© 2008 A. Fuchs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
tracking indices, leakage current, elastic insulating material, DIN EN 60112