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For application in harsh environmental conditions, printed circuit boards (PCB) are usually coated with a protective polymer typically of a 50-µm thickness that provides electrical insulation.

Usability of a new Direct Current Periodic waveform for partial discharge qualification in HVDC systems is exemplified by tests performed on different materials.

Investigations, through a sample evaluation, aiming to evaluate the cause of the high-frequency oscillations presented by distribution transformers in impulse tests reveal that internal imperfections, such as cavities and floating particles, cause these oscillations.

Due to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the world, almost all academic conferences have been forced to change their meeting styles. Although some were canceled or postponed, many conferences were held with the help of IT technologies. The ninth International Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials (ISEIM 2020) was also held online from September 13 to 25, 2020, including an extended discussion

The following seven books are reviewed: Wireless Connectivity: An Intuitive and Fundamental Guide (Popovski, P.; 2020); Analysis of Grounding and Bonding Systems (Mitolo, M.; 2020); The Fundamentals and Applications of Light Emitting Diodes—The Revolution in the Lighting Industry (Nair, G.B. and Dhoble, S.J.; 2020); Optical Properties of Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition (Singh, J., Ed);

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The prehistory of electrets is not known yet, but it is quite likely that the electrostatic charging behavior of amber (Greek: τò ηλεκτρoν, i.e., “electron”) already was familiar to people in ancient cultures (China, Egypt, Greece, etc.), before the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus (6th century BCE)-or rather his disciples and followers-reported it in writing (cf. Figure 1). More than

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IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine is involved, together with its sponsoring society, the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS), in providing leadership, coordination, and communication among those who are concerned with dielectric phenomena and measurements and with electrical insulating materials, including their behavior as it affects their use in electrical and electronic apparatus

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It is a new year and a new team is now handling the editing of your Electrical Insulation Magazine. We were fortunate to have the excellent team of Stan Gubanski and Resi Zarb managing the Magazine for the last 3 years, and as president of DEIS I want to extend to them our thanks for their commitment to excellence and their dedication. The quality of the Magazine has never been higher, so the new team

There is a rainbow at the end of the tunnel and I wish all of you, wherever you are, to see it.

This article provides an overview of research on SF 6 replacement gases for electric power equipment, of existing SF 6 -free technologies, and of worldwide developments in legislation to support these new technologies.

This article demonstrates principles and advantages of PWM voltage source design that allow the minimization of stress imposed on electric machine windings.

This articles describes a novel method and a sensor for detection of inter-turn defects in the insulation of form-wound stator windings of inverter-fed motors under induced impulse voltage.

Power electronics have been playing a big role in many fields of our daily lives. However, as has been well known, at least among high voltage electrical insulation engineers for these two decades, this situation brings about a drastic increase in the risk of partial discharges (PDs). That is, compared with ac voltages with sinusoidal wave shapes at frequencies of 50 or 60 Hz, voltages fed from or

When a material undergoes a phase change such as a solid turning into a liquid, generally energy is absorbed by the material in order to change from a solid to a liquid. This energy absorption, at the phase change point, can be utilized to enhance a heat sink capacity during transient events to control the temperature rise in an electronic component. Phase-change materials (PCM) can be incorporated

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it very difficult to provide you an accurate conference schedule. Instead of holding face-to-face meetings at their scheduled time, some conferences have decided to either hold a virtual conference or delay/cancel their meeting. Please check the conference website to receive the most up-to-date information.

In recent decades, the discovery and the development of new materials, mainly polymer-based, has opened new perspectives for the improvement of extruded high-voltage cables for transmission lines. The implementation of new materials in extruded cables, allows both the raising of voltage limitations for currently used insulation materials; and enables longer application life. Extra-High Voltage DC cables

The 17th International Symposium on Electrets (ISE 17) was successfully held at the Bernal Institute of the University of Limerick, Ireland between 2–6 September 2019. ISE 17 was hosted by the Institute's Modelling Simulation and Innovative Characterisation (MOSAIC) group within the BioMaterials cluster of the Bernal Institute.

Christian Mayoux passed away on the 29th of October, 2020, at the age of 84, in Muret, a small town near Toulouse in the south of France, where he used to live since ten years. Christian was born in Pamiers, France, in 1936. He received the Doctorate degree (PhD) in 1961 from the University of Toulouse from which Paul Sabatier University was established in 1969. From 1963 to 1966, he was lecturer at

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The 2020s are going to be an exciting decade of change in terms of how people interact with the electricity grid. In Australia and New Zealand, the electricity systems are decarbonizing, driven by economics and government policies. New technologies such as rooftop PV, solar, and wind are entering the system. Electrical transport and batteries are expected to become mainstream soon as costs continue

The time has come for us to bid farewell to the Editorship of this Magazine. We have enjoyed contributing to its development for the last two and a half years, but we will be leaving it in capable hands and you will continue to receive interesting and relevant reading.

In Australia, similarly to other countries, the grid was designed and constructed to transport energy from large fossil-fuelled generators to load centers. There has been a very rapid uptake of large renewable generation and their lifecycle costs are continuing to fall. These solar farms are generally located in sparsely populated areas where large packets of land are available. However, the grid infrastructure

Current transformers (CTs) are extensively used in electrical switchyards and substations for metering and protection purposes [1] and are expected to operate properly for at least 30 years [2]. Normally, aging of CTs under service conditions is relatively slow, but they also may fail prematurely due to various reasons, such as design faults, inadequate quality during manufacture, lightning strikes

It is generally recognized that dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is a powerful tool in the diagnosis of insulating liquid filled power equipment. There exist numerous evaluating schemes for the mineral oil filled equipment, nevertheless, the experiences show that a fine tuning and revision of the schemes is required for equipment filled with synthetic esters.

The installation of distribution transformers in environmentally sensitive areas is a growing concern of electric utilities, and everywhere it sees a strong local resistance. Special and costly measures must be taken to address this concern, for example, by reducing the risk of transformer oils being inadvertently released into the environment. To solve this problem, promising natural esters based

The new internet standard 5G offers new possibilities to combine and connect different platforms like artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) which will influence almost all aspects of people's lives. The connectivity of all these things will revolutionize the way information will be transferred and distributed. In 2025 the amount of connected devices will approach 75 billion

Modern society is supported by various technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence), IoT (internet of things), 5G (fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks), etc. Indispensable key components within these technologies are, of course sensors that detect and monitor various physical, chemical, and biological parameters. To monitor mechanical movements, such as vibration and bending

Sensor and actuator applications have exploded in the last several decades and, along with their associated electronics and information processing systems, they are becoming ubiquitous in modern engineering devices and systems. The marketplace demand is huge and growing rapidly, with the global demand for all sensors predicted to exceed $280 billion by 2023 (BCC Research) and the overall actuator market

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an alternative method for producing parts and can be an economical method even when compared to traditional manufacturing methods, especially for low volume and/or high complexity parts. Over the past decade, process and material advances have greatly improved the quality and robustness of AM parts (also referred to as 3D printing) as well as a greater number of material

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The IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC) has been a great opportunity to learn from researchers and expert practitioners, meet old and new friends, and expand our scientific network.

Every two years the IEEE DEIS selects an individual in recognition of sustained leadership, support, and contributions to the advancement of the field of electrical insulation and dielectrics. This award, which was first given in 1992, is named in honor of the late Eric O. Forster for his distinguished service on behalf of DEIS. The award is restricted to DEIS members. It is made biennially, generally

Mr. Bill McDermid, a longtime volunteer for the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society and an IEEE Fellow, passed away after a short illness on August 13, 2020. He was 81 years old. Bill graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1961. After one year as an engineer-in-training with Ontario Hydro, Bill spent the rest of his career with Manitoba Hydro, a Canadian

Charles A. (Chuck) Wilson, 79, passed away on July 13, 2020 in Georgetown, Texas. Chuck was a long-time member and volunteer of DEIS and a regular attendee of the Electrical Insulation Conference since 1983. He participated extensively in specification development efforts acting as Working Group Chair for P1776, P522 and P792 and as contributor to many others. He also served as Chair of the PES Materials

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