Analysis of Temperature Sensitivity Parameters in Hydrodynamic Model of Streamer

Abstract

Temperature is an important environmental factor affecting streamer discharge. However, the mechanism and regularity of the influence are still unclear. This paper analyzes the mechanism of how the parameters in the hydrodynamic model are affected by temperature and the finite element method is used to solve three particle continuity equations along with Poisson’s equation simultaneously. The results show that the increase in temperature inhibits the ionization and the attachment process, and the reduction rate of the ionization coefficient is 40 times the attachment coefficient numerically, which means that the streamer is easier to initiate at low temperatures. The increase in temperature accelerates the diffusion and drift of electrons. This effect increases the average velocity of the streamer, and the average velocity increases by about 4.89m/( $\text{s}\cdot \text{K}$ ) with temperature, which means that the fast-moving charged particles at high temperature may affect the discharge signals. The essence of the influence of temperature on the physical quntities in the streamer discharge is its influence on ionization, attachment, diffusion, and drift effects. The results in this paper can comprehensively consider the effects and obtain the effect mechanism of temperature on the micro-process of the streamer, contributing to the research on the insulation design of power equipment and the influence of temperature on the discharge signals.

Keywords

• Streamer
• influence of temperature
• parameters
• hydrodynamic model
• simulation