The possibility of substituting the usage of a radioactive ?-source to
improve the characteristics of the gas surge arrester is considered in
this paper. The solution to this problem is sought in the engineering of
the characteristics by applying different electrode materials and varying
electrode surface topography. Materials that differ in the output work value
were examined. The electrode surface topographies were either polished, or
with engraved regular spikes, or with polished cavities. The paper is mostly
experimental in nature. The experiments were performed under
well-controlled laboratory conditions. The measurement uncertainty of the
experimental procedure was satisfactory. Experimental results were
processed by sophisticated statistical methods of low statistical
unreliability. The obtained results show that it is possible to avoid the
installation of a radioactive source in the gas surge arresters and how it
should be done. In this way, a possible contamination of the natural
environment with extremely dangerous ??radioactive sources would be
avoided.
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