In the last decade, remarkable developments have concerned the methods of space charge
measurement in the field of insulation systems diagnostic. In particular, methods based on …

The characterization of pyroelectric materials is a necessary stage in the design of a large
variety of pyroelectric-based devices ranging from intrusion alarms to IR cameras. The …

More than fifty years after the publication of the early work on conduction and dielectric
breakdown of solids, we are still unable to describe quantitatively the electrical response of …

Charge distribution in insulators has received considerable attention but still poses great
scientific challenges, largely due to a current lack of firm knowledge about the nature and …

Some of the advances in space charge measurement techniques over the last 5 years are
described. It is concluded that significant further improvements in spatial resolution are …

Space-charge depth profiles in various electret polymers have been measured in both the
time and the frequency domain using thermal pulses and waves, respectively. A comparison …

The space charge accumulation phenomenon has garnered great interest over the last two
decades because of the increased use of direct current in high voltage electrical systems. In …

In 2008, total worldwide energy consumption was 474 exajoules (474× 1018 J) with 80 to 90
percent derived from fossil fuels (1). This is equivalent to an average power consumption …

In recent decades piezo-and pyroelectricity found application in yet another important field of
research. A number of methods have been developed which employ these properties to …

Spatial resolution is a key parameter for the measurement of any distribution. In the case of
space charge distribution measurements, it is difficult to compare technique performances …