The application discloses a vacuum surface flashover
simulation method based on a non-uniform triangular mesh and a related device, and belongs to the field of
finite element simulation. The method comprises the following steps: constructing and initializing an
electric field simulation domain, and dividing a non-uniform triangular mesh which is dense near a
dielectric surface and sparse far from the
dielectric surface; injecting seed electrons at a
cathode three-combination position and updating particle positions; simulating an
electron collision process by using a Monte Carlo method, and determining the number and speed of various particles; distributing the particles to the triangular mesh, calculating a
weight coefficient and a
charge density, and updating a potential and an
electric field intensity; and iterating the above steps until a
simulation condition is met. The method breaks through the limitation of a traditional rectangular mesh, can be adapted to complex boundaries such as grooves and roughening, can comprehensively simulate all stages of flashover such as field emission, secondary
electron emission, gas
desorption and
ionization, can reduce numerical errors and improve simulation reliability, can provide theoretical guidance for new insulation design and protection, and can make up for the limitation of the prior art which only focuses on the initial stage of flashover.