{"title":"Vacuum Insulation and Resilience: The Dual Legacy of Rod Latham","authors":"Moein Borghei","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10924662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10924662","url":null,"abstract":"From overcoming wartime educational challenges to advancing the understanding of high-voltage vacuum insulation, Rod Latham's six-decade career is a story of resilience, scientific curiosity, and groundbreaking discoveries—offering fresh insights that continue to challenge conventional theories on prebreakdown current.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 2","pages":"24-27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10924662","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stories from China","authors":"Zepeng Lv","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10924661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10924661","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, the first 31.5-kV environmentally friendly, large-capacity, fast generator circuit breaker (GCB) with a vacuum arc-extinguishing chamber was developed in China and has passed the experts' appraisal.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 2","pages":"32-34"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10924661","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bulletin Board: Invitation to the IEEE EIC 2025 Conference","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10924647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10924647","url":null,"abstract":"We are excited to invite engineers, researchers, and industry professionals from across the globe to attend the 43rd Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC) 2025, which will take place in South Padre Island, Texas, USA, from June 8 to 12, 2025. This international conference will bring together leading experts involved in the design, manufacturing, servicing, and R&D of power equipment, offering a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, present the latest advancements, and collaborate on solutions that will shape the future of our industry. With a focus on cutting-edge research and practical applications in electrical insulation systems, rotating machines, transformers, power generation, and renewable energy integration, the IEEE EIC 2025 will serve as a premier platform for professionals to connect, share insights, and drive innovation.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 2","pages":"47-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10924647","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News from Japan","authors":"Yoshimichi Ohki","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10924663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10924663","url":null,"abstract":"Organic polymers are widely used as insulation and sheath materials for electric wires and cables. Materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene propylene diene rubber, and inorganic silicone rubber are commonly used for low-voltage cables. In low-voltage cables, mechanical properties are often prioritized over electrical insulation properties, influencing the choice of materials used. For instance, the volume resistivity of silicone rubber at room temperature is not so high, being in the order of TΩ·m [1].","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 2","pages":"28-31"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10924663","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transformer Diagnostics and Maintenance: Practical Indications Derived from a Large Transmission System","authors":"Claudio Serafino;Andrea Cavallini","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10794980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10794980","url":null,"abstract":"End-user experience has shown the benefit of partial discharge testing and dissolved gas analysis to find significant problems that were visually confirmed within high-voltage transformers.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 1","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"Mark Winkeler","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10794976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10794976","url":null,"abstract":"There are two featured articles and an interview in this edition of the magazine. The first article, “Partial discharge detection with bushing sensors for switchgear: Separation, location, and recognition,” is a discussion of partial discharge (PD) detection and location in switchgear. The article discusses the limitations of traditional detection methodologies such as ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) and transient earth voltage (TEV) sensors.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 1","pages":"4-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10794976","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bulletin Board: Call for Submissions","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10794814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10794814","url":null,"abstract":"The IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP) 2025 is now accepting abstract submissions!","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 1","pages":"45-45"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10794814","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Join Us at the IEEE International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP) 2025!","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10794810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10794810","url":null,"abstract":"The Organizing Committee would like to cordially invite you to participate in the next offering of IWIPP. IWIPP 2025 will be held April 8 to 10, 2025, on the beautiful campus of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 1","pages":"44-44"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10794810","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stories From China: 35-kV Degradable-Epoxy-Cast Dry Type Transformer","authors":"Zepeng Lv","doi":"10.1109/MEI.2025.10794974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MEI.2025.10794974","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, a 35-kV/800-kVA degradable-epoxy-cast dry transformer has successfully passed the factory test, type test, and field handover test and has been put into trial operation at Ganchen Station #2 of the Laibin Power Supply Bureau of Guangxi Power Grid in September 2024.","PeriodicalId":444,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine","volume":"41 1","pages":"31-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10794974","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142810534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}