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ECE 669Dielectric Materials

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 669 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

Selected topics from theory of solid insulation breakdown. Conduction process in insulating liquids. Hydro dynamic processes. Theories of breakdown due to gaseous inclusion, moisture inclusion and particle contamination. Kinetic theory of gases. Breakdown mechanism in uniform electric fields. Corona and breakdown in non-uniform electric fields. Compressed gas insulation.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

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Leads to

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Check it elsewhere for Winter 2026

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024