Table of Contents

The Physics of Air Breakdown and Applications; SF6 Insulation Systems and their Monitoring; Lightning Phenomena and Protection Systems; Partial Discharge and their Measurement; ZNO Surge Arresters; Insulations for Outdoor Applications; Overvoltage and Insulation Co-ordination on Transmission; Earthing; Circuit Breakers and Interruption; Polymer Insulation Power Cable; Numerical Analysis of Electrical Fields in High Voltage Environments; Optical Measurements and Monitoring in High Voltage Environments; Pulsed Power - Principles and Applications.

About the Author

Manu Haddad obtained the degree of Ingenieur d'Etat in Electrical Engineering and then a PhD in High Voltage Engineering in 1990. In 1995, he was appointed as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in electrical engineering at Cardiff University, with responsibility for the High Voltage Research Group and lecturing duties in high voltage engineering, power systems, electromagnetics and electrical circuits. Doug Warne graduated from Imperial College with an apprenticeship at AEI Heavy Plant Divistion at Rugby. He moved on to the Electrical Research Association to work on superconducting generators and subsequently took responsibility for the short-circuit testing station and the HV laboratory. His work there also included development and management of ERA's wind energy research. Since 1990 he has acted as an independant consultant. He is Series Editor for the IEE Power & Energy Series.