dielectric strength
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The dielectric strength imposes a limit on the voltage that can be applied for a given plate separation.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Note that the applied voltage is limited by the dielectric strength.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The maximum electric field strength above which an insulating material begins to break down and conduct is called dielectric strength.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
In good enamel wire the insulation will average about one-quarter the thickness of the standard single silk insulation, and the dielectric strength is equal or greater.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
We have to consider in connection with this part of the subject the dielectric strength of air under different pressures and for different thicknesses.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose
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