Polymeric materials enjoy widespread acceptance among electrical insulation design
engineers due to their multi‐functional attributes (eg, excellent dielectric properties, high …

In order to study the effects of the crystallinity of polyethylene with different densities on
breakdown strength and conductance properties, this paper mainly tests the X-ray diffraction …

Dielectrics in Electric Fields explores the influence of electric fields on dielectric—ie, non-
conducting or insulating—materials, examining the distinctive behaviors of these materials …

Considering the title of this paper, one might think that everything has been said, shown,
proven and discussed already on ageing and failure of electrical insulating materials, based …

This paper has the aim of providing a view of a lively debated topic which has broad impact
on the design of electrical apparatus and new insulating materials, that is, the interaction …

From theory and experiments, it can be deduced that materials for DC applications should
not accumulate a large amount of space charge if accelerated degradation of the insulation …

Nanostructured materials are attracting increased interest and applications. Exciting
perspectives may be offered by electrical insulation. Polymeric nanofilled materials may find …

This paper focuses on the effect of nanoparticle surface modification on the DC breakdown
and space charge behavior under DC endurance test of XLPE/SiO 2 nanocomposites. A …

In the present work efforts have been made to investigate the influence of ac aging on space-
charge dynamics in low-density polyethylene (LDPE). LDPE films with 200 μm were aged …

Three areas of considerable progress are identified in the area of polymeric insulation since
the mid 1990s (ie since the inception of the Eric O. Forster Memorial Lectures): the …