This book presents a comprehensive overview of research on
environmentally friendly insulating gases, in response to the urgent
calls for developing alternatives to SF6 due to the increasing awareness
of the threat it poses as a greenhouse gas. It covers gas dielectrics,
SF6 and its mixtures, and potential alternative gases, providing
fundamental information on gas discharge and gas insulation and
especially focusing on the development of new environmentally friendly
insulating gases over the last decade. The book begins by describing the
insulating and arcing characteristics of SF6, followed by an
introduction to the gas dielectrics performance of SF6 gas mixtures with
buffer gases. The latest findings on new environmentally friendly
insulating gases are described in detail, and suggestions for practical
application are also provided. Graduate students and teachers involved
in high-voltage and insulation engineering can use the book as teaching
material. Researchers working in plasma science, laser action and
related applied physics fields can also benefit from the book's
analytical approach and detailed data; engineers from the fields of
electric power operation systems and electrical manufacturing will find
it a valuable reference work for solving practical problems.