RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION

High Voltage Engineering
Lightning Protection
Overvoltages, Surge Protection, and Insulation Coordination in Power Systems
High Voltage Insulation, and Aging of Polymer HV Cables and Insulators
High Voltage Measurement Techniques

Special Interests:

Lightning Protection
Lightning protection of ships, aircraft and aerostat
Lightning protection of transmission and distribution lines, HV substations
Lightning performance of early streamer air terminals
Lightning control with lasers
Electrical strength of transmission and distribution line insulation (insulators plus wood and fiberglass crossarms, and poles)
   on lightning impulses and steep-front, short duration pulses
High Voltage Insulation
Dielectric strength of insulation on lightning impulses, switching surges and combined dc-ac voltages
Electrical properties and aging of non-ceramic HV insulators
Partial discharges and tree mechanism in polyethelene high voltage cables
Aging mechanisms in polyethelene high voltage cables