Flashover propagation of plasma on a solar panel is considered from a physics standpoint. Although useful as a first attempt to describe the flashover phenomenon, the previous perimeter theory is shown to have many areas in need of improvement before it can be used as a guide for spacecraft solar array design. A new, more physical picture is developed here. Results from the U.S. Round-Robin Experiments on Plasma Propagation Speed are used to elaborate the physical principles. The new model explains simultaneous current onset, peaks, and cutoffs at all distances; multiple peaks moving at different velocities; and nonthermal directed velocities. Further elaboration is needed before such a model can be used as a reliable guide to flashover pulse peaks, widths, and electrostatic discharge; but, as it stands, the model corrects many of the perimeter theory’s deficiencies.


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    Titel :

    Considerations of Flashover Propagation


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    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-08-31


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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