Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1997
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Electrical Engineering
Abstract
The dielectric measurements used for characterizing piezoelectric, ferroelectric or electrostrictive materials sometimes requires the application of a high bias voltage (in the range of kV). However, occasional dielectric breakdown of the sample material causes the entire bias voltage to appear across the measuring instrument whose voltage limit is much smaller (typically several hundred volts) and consequently may damage it permanently. Therefore, a reliable and dependable high voltage terminal protection device was designed and implemented successfully in the EE department's dielectric measurement system at SDSU. The fixtures and cabling of the additional high voltage protection circuitry can affect the measurement results by introducing errors in the form of series resistance, series inductance, parallel capacitance, and parallel resistance. The effects of these error factors on the dielectric measurement results were studied by analyzing them both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the error analysis have been useful in applying to the characterization of lossy ferroelectric materials at SDSU.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dielectric measurements
Ferroelectricity
Composite materials -- Electric properties
High voltages
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
122
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Mostafa, Golam A. S. M., "Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Ferroelectric and Electrostrictive Materials : Error Analysis and High Voltage Terminal Protection" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 298.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd2/298