Investigation of Corona Effects from Wet Bundle Conductions for Application to UHV Configurations

Abstract

An investigation into the corona effects of wet bundled conductors as determined by applied voltage, subconductor diameter and number of subconductors has been presented in Part I. Configurations tested include a range of subconductor diameters from 0.6" to 2.4", number of subconductors from 4 to 12, and applied phase-to- ground voltages to 550 kV. Part II is an analysis of the test data leading to general design considerations, including proposal of a universal curve of sound pressure level vs voltage.