Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers Book

Part 1 Introduction to polymers and electrical breakdown: polymer structure and morphology
polymers as wide band-gap insulators
overview of electrical degradation and breakdown. Part 2 Treeing degradation in polymers: water treeing degradation
electrical tree degradation
tree-initiated breakdown
factors affecting treeing
routes to tree inhibition. Part 3 Deterministic mechanisms of breakdown: charge injection and transport in insulating polymers
thermal breakdown
electromechanical breakdown
electronic breakdown
partial discharge and free volume breakdown. Part 4 The stochastic nature of breakdown: statistical features of breakdown
stochastic models of breakdown. Part 5 Engineering considerations for breakdown testing and degradation assessment: breakdown testing and analysis
comparison of AC and DC breakdown behaviour
cable assessment procedures
detecting electrical degradation non-destructively.