The 2008 Workshop will continue the tradition of providing a forum for High Voltage Technology issues in defense and commercial
applications. The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate technical exchange of generic (multi-industry) high voltage technology related to
practical issues of design, manufacture, packaging, testing, failure analysis etc. This is a unique workshop intended specifically for researchers,
test engineers, manufacturers, suppliers and all technologists who are concerned with designing, fabricating, specifying or utilizing various types of
high voltage equipment whether it be used in airborne, marine or terrestrial environments.
This one-day workshop will be conducted on Friday, May 30th, in working sessions with Discussion Periods scheduled throughout the program.
The sessions, including invited presentations, will be based upon, but not limited to the following topics.
- High Voltage Electronics
- High Voltage Power Sources
- Insulation Materials Selection
- Insulation Thermal Aging
- High Gradient Structures
- Partial Discharge Testing
- High Voltage Energy Storage
- High Voltage Diagnostics
- High Voltage Analytical Methods
- High Frequency Breakdown
- Breakdown Processes
- Insulation in Low Pressure Environments
Abstracts are invited for oral presentations. Student contributions (with professor's endorsement) are encouraged.
The focus of the abstracts should be on the high voltage aspects of the work with an emphasis on applications of high voltage technology. Abstracts
that do not fit the program will be considered for a High Voltage Workshop poster session or for a Power Modulator Session. The Abstracts for all
accepted presentations will be published in the conference proceedings (No papers required). A maximum four-page paper may be
contributed at the author's discretion. Selected presentations may be recommended to the DEIS publications' Editors as a potential future technical article.
A workshop like atmosphere will be encouraged at all times. Technical information exchange regarding earlier presentations or related
work-in-progress is encouraged during the discusion periods, subject to the discretion of the session chair.
