A Tutorial on Treeing

Abstract
Test methods for studying electric breakdown in solid dielectric materials through the mechanism of "Treeing" are described. While this tutorial is directed to internally initiated breakdown, the same basic progressive failure occurs in surface initiated breakdown, but at a different rate. Water treeing is discussed briefly, not because it is unimportant, but because in most cases water trees can lead to the development of electrical trees which cause the ultimate failure.
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