2019 – Richland, WA, USA

Dates & Venue:

  • October 20-23, 2019 – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Richland, Washington, USA
2019 Conference Attendees at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA, USA

Program:

Report on CEIDP 2019:

  • Report on CEIDP 2019: Not available

Proceedings:

Whitehead Lecturer:

  • 2019 Whitehead Memorial Lecturer: Prof. Erling Ildstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.

Title— Challenging Defects of High Voltage Insulation Systems

Abstract— The primary function of high voltage insulation is to prevent the flow of electrical current between oppositely charged conductors. In many cases a gas or a liquid is preferred as insulation, but some kind of solid insulation is always needed to keep the energized conductors mechanically separated. This means that a high voltage insulation system constitute several type of materials, designed to withstand the mechanical stress as well as the electrical and environmental stresses applied during the long expected service life of a power apparatus. In practice, such composite insulation systems therefore contain interfaces, impurities and imperfections that in many cases are very costly to get rid of. In some cases, additives are also necessary for the manufacturing process or to enhance particular material properties, for instance to provide sufficient oxidation stability and mechanical strength. In this lecture it will be shown how important characteristic properties as electrical conduction, dielectric loss, ageing and electrical breakdown strength are limited by typical impurities of solid and liquid dielectrics.  In addition to presenting selected physical mechanisms regarding the impact of ions, particles and interfaces, main emphasis will be directed towards what have to be developed in order to advance the science of High Voltage engineering.

  • 2019 CEIDP Whitehead Lecturer Article on IEEE Xplore: Click Here

Executive Committee:

  • Nicola Bowler, Conference Chair, Iowa State University, USA
  • George Chen, Vice-Chair/Treasurer, Southampton University, United Kingdom
  • Kai Wu, Technical Program Committee Chair, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
  • Thomas Andritsch, Conference Secretary, Southampton University, UK
  • Virginie Griseri, Nominating Committee Chair/Registration Assistance, University of Toulouse, France
  • Sombel Diaham, Publication and Publicity Committee Chair, University of Toulouse, France
  • Davide Fabiani, DEIS Meetings Committee Chair, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Leo Fifield, 2019 Local Arrangements Chair, PNNL, USA

Assisted by:

  • Jane Hegeler, DEIS Webmaster, Evergreen Labs, USA
  • Blake Wright, Meeting and Event Specialist, Discovery Hall, PNNL, USA