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A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION SOCIETY
February 2016
Volume 23
and Electrical Insulation
Number 1
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VACUUM INSULATION, FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS
Resistance Increase of Vacuum Interrupters Due to High-Current Interruptions.................................................E. Dullni, D. Gentsch, W. Shang, T. Delachaux
Arc Location Predictor on a 2D Composite Surface in Vacuum .........................................................................................................R. S. Joshi and S. B. Gupta
Breakdown Performance of Vacuum Circuit Breakers Using Alternative CF3I-CO2 Insulation Gas Mixture...................P. Widger, A. Haddad and H. Griffiths
Estimation of Flashover Voltage along Cylindrical Insulator in Vacuum .........................................................................................H. Naruse and O. Yamamoto
Recovery of Dielectric Strength after DC Interruption in Vacuum .........................................................................................T. Qin, E. Dong, G. Liu and J. Zou
Control and Suppression of Impulse Surface Flashover in Vacuum Based on Discharge Development Mechanisms
...................................................................................................................................................Y. Nakano, H. Kojima, S. Iitsuka, K. Tsuchiya and N. Hayakawa
Analysis of Conditioning and Damaging Process in Vacuum based on Breakdown Probability Distribution
............................................................................................................H. Kojima, Y. Otake, T. Takahashi, N. Hayakawa, K. Hasegawa, H. Saito and M. Sakaki
Asymmetrical AC Field Emission Current Characteristics of Vacuum Interrupters Subjected to Inrush Current ....Y. Yu, J. Wang, H. Yang, Y. Geng and Z. Liu
Improved Geometry of the Vacuum-Insulator-Anode Triple Junction.....................................................................E. J. Lauer, M. A. Lauer and G. J. Caporaso
REGULAR PAPERS
CABLES
Optimization of Water Terminations for Testing of Solid Dielectric Cable......................................................................A. Sayah, N. Oussalah and S. A. Boggs
On-Line Monitoring Method for Long Distance Power Cable Insulation..................................................................B. Pang, B. Zhu, X. Wei, S. Wang and R. Li
Effects of the Structure and Insulation Material of a Cable on the Ability of a Location Method by FDR...................................................Y. Ohki and N. Hirai
ELECTRICAL TREES
Time-Evolution Phenomena of Electrical Tree Partial Discharges in Magnesia, Silica and Alumina Epoxy Nanocomposites
.......................................................................................................................................................................................C. Nyamupangedengu and D. R. Cornish
On the Conducting and Non-Conducting Electrical Trees in XLPE Cable Insulation Specimens ............................X. Chen, Y. Xu, X. Cao and S. M. Gubanski
Effect of Pulse Frequency on Tree Characteristics in Epoxy Resin under Low Temperature ...............................B. X. Du, M. M. Zhang, T. Han and L. W. Zhu
FILMS
Tailored Wide-Frequency Dielectric Behavior of Polyimide Composite Films with BaxSr1-xTiO3 Perovskites Ceramic Particles
...................................................................................................................................................................................J.-W. Zha, Q. Liu, Z.-M. Dang and G. Chen
Surface Potential Behavior of Fluorinated Polyimide Film under Low Temperature...............................................................................B. X. Du and Y. Q. Xing
Ferroelectric Properties of Polymeric Bilayer Systems ............................................................................D. von Nordheim, A. Austin, B. Ploss and K.-H. Chew
Effects of Water Absorption on Surface Charge and Dielectric Breakdown of Polyimide/Al2O3 Nanocomposite Films
.........................................................................................................................................................................................B. X. Du, Z. Y. He, Q. Du and Y. G. Guo
Electric Characterization of LDPE Films with TSC and Dielectric Spectroscopy........................................................E. Logakis, L. Herrmann and T. Christen
A Model for Calculating Thickness and Surface Conductivity of Water Film on an Inclined Insulator String .................................B. Porkar and M. Farzaneh
Development of Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC) Coatings for Electrical Conductor Wires....................Z. Wang, R. Freer, L. Fang and I. Cotton
GASEOUS DIELECTRICS
Statistical Evaluation of AC Corona Images in Long-Time Scale and Characterization of Short-Gap Leader
................................................................................................................................................X. Li, Q. Ye, W. Gu, R. Chen, Z. Wang, Z. Rao, Y. Hu and Z. Jiang
Nonlinear Modeling of Streaming Electrification Measured in Swinging Cylinder System...................................................................D. Zmarzły and P. Frącz
Reconstructing and Extracting Information on SF6 Decomposition Characteristic Components Induced by Partial Overthermal Fault in GIE
..................................................................................................................................................F. Zeng, J. Tang, X. Zhang, Y. Xie, Q. Yao, Y. Miao and C. Zhang
Classification of Impulse Breakdown Mechanisms under Non-uniform Electric Field in Air
.........................................................................H. Kojima, K. Hotta, T. Kitamura, N. Hayakawa, A. Otake, K. Kobayashi, T. Kato, T. Rokunohe and H. Okubo
Breakdown in Low Pressure Ne Gas: Mechanisms and Statistical Analysis of Time Delay..............................................Č. A. Maluckov and S. A. Mladenović
A Method for Synergistic Effect Evaluation of SF6/N2 Gas Mixtures.............................................................................................C. Guo, Q. Zhang and T. Wen
LIQUID DIELECTRICS
Simulation on the Microvaristor Chain Formation in Liquid Epoxy under Electric Field..................D. Komesu, M. Mori, S. Ishibe, M. Kozako and M. Hikita
Detection of Power Transformer Bushing Faults and Oil Degradation Using Frequency Response Analysis............N. Hashemnia, A. Abu-Siada and S. Islam
Influence of Barrier on Corona Discharge Activity in Liquid Nitrogen under AC Voltages Adopting UHF Technique ..R. Sarathi, L. Mittal and K. Sethupathi
Creepage Discharge of Oil-Pressboard Insulation in AC-DC Composite Field: Phenomenon and Characteristics ..................................B. Qi, Z. Wei and C. Li
Understanding the Ageing Aspects of Natural Ester Based Insulation Liquid in Power Transformer
.........................................................................................................................................................K. Bandara, C. Ekanayake, T. K. Saha and P. K. Annamalai
Comparative Studies on the Aging of Thermally Upgraded Paper Insulation in Palm Fatty Acid Ester, Mineral Oil, and Natural Ester
......................................................................................................................................................................J. Tokunaga, H. Koide, K. Mogami and T. Hikosaka
Charge Transport in Thermally and Electrically Stressed Oil-Impregnated Paper Insulation..................M. Huang, Y. Zhou, C. Dai, W. Chen, L. Lu and Y. Sha
NANODIELECTRICS
Evaluation of Aging in Nanofilled Polypropylene by Surface Discharges...........................................A. B. Poda, R. Dhara, MD. Afzalur Rab and P. Basappa
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OUTDOOR INSULATION
Insulation Contamination of Overhead Transmission Lines by Extreme Service Conditions...........................P. N. Bychkov, I. K. Zabrodina and V. S. Shlapak
288–293
Evaluation of the Retention and Recovery of Hydrophobicity of Insulating Materials in High Voltage
Outdoor Applications under AC and DC Stresses with the Dynamic Drop Test.......................................C. Bär, R. Bärsch, A. Hergert and J. Kindersberger
294–303
Infrared Analysis of Dry-Band Flashover of Silicone Rubber Insulators .....................M. Albano, R. T. Waters, P. Charalampidis, H. Griffiths and A. Haddad
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Evaluation of the Aging Process of Composite Insulator based on Surface Charaterisation Techniques and Electrical Method
.........................................................................................................................................................................................G. Haddad, K. L. Wong and P. Petersen
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