High Performance PD Accessories: PEA - Space Charge Measuring Equipment
High Performance PD Accessories: PEA - Space Charge Measuring Equipment
High Performance PD Accessories: PEA - Space Charge Measuring Equipment
Space charge observation is becoming the most widely used technique to evaluate polymeric materials for dc-
insulation applications, particularly high-voltage cables.
The pulsed electroacoustic analysis (PEA) can be used for space charge measurements under dc or ac fields.
The PEA method is a non-destructive technique for profiling space charge accumulation in polymeric materials.
The method was first proposed by T.Takada et al. in 1985.
A series of high-voltage pulses of very short time length is applied to an insulation specimen interposed between two
electrodes. Each pulse produces an electric force displacing internal charges and generating pulsed acoustic
pressure waves in correspondence of each charge layer in excess with respect to neutrality. The resultant pressure
pulse is detected by a piezoelectric transducer, so that the charge distribution in the specimen under test can be
obtained from the output voltage of the transducer.
The analysis of space-charge profiles is restricted to one dimension.
PEA DATA SHEET [ENG] – REV.20200325
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