Optimum Design of Multiwire Cages for High-Voltage Applications

Abstract

This report examines the parameters for systems of multiwire cages carrying high voltages above ground in order to minimize the maximum electric field on the surface of the wires. For the two-wire case, the following methods of calculation were compared (1) a simple geometric theory (SGT); (2) a complete geometric theory (CGT); (3) an infinite series of images ( exact solution for given constraints); and (4) a computer-based method of moments (MOM) solution. The MOM results were calculated for cages with 2 through 6 wires, and for 12 wires. This work resulted in two design procedures-one based on minimum wire spacing for a given wire diameter, and the other based on minimizing the total wire cross section of the cage. These procedures are presented along with three examples that include antenna and transmission line applications.... Method of moments, Two-wire case, Simple geometric theory, Image theory. Complete geometric theory,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA264310

Entities

People

  • P. M. Hansen

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Design Criteria
  • Diameters
  • Electric Fields
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • High Voltage
  • Infinite Series
  • Method Of Moments
  • Naval Warfare
  • New York
  • Surface Roughness
  • Transmission Lines
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

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