Subject Groups
Dielectric Group Forthcoming Meetings
25 – 27 June 2008
Autrans 2, France
This year, we are running a second workshop in Autrans (25 – 27 June) along similar lines to that of 2005 (for a report of the last meeting please see the December 2007 newsletter).
This time we’d like to focus on the “the void”. We know that voids normally exist in electrical insulation. There are many questions associated with how these lead to degradation and breakdown. Indeed we’ve identified about 50 questions that we would want participants to consider before arriving. These can be downloaded from the link to the powerpoint presentation: “AutransWorkshop2008”. More specifically we don’t want to talk about the “void-precursor” phase, since there are too many uncertainties and anyway the voids may pre-exist. We would like to concentrate on the “void to tree to breakdown” transitions. In particular, we would like to clarify basic discharge mechanisms in voids, clarify tree branch discharges, and look at the effects on and in voids and tree branches. In doing this we’d expect to gain more insight into tree growth as well.
So this workshop is designed to be enjoyable but hard work for everybody. All participants will be welcomed if they are going to participate. Having said that, we will have a special opening session for new and younger workers – so it is also designed to have a tutorial nature too.
For more information, please contact: John.Fothergill@Leicester.ac.uk.
26 - 29 August 2008
Lyon, France
5th international conference on Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and its Applications
August 30 - September 5 2009
Sixth International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems
Venue: Rome, Italy
Recent Meetings
Dielectrics Group AGM 2008
Wednesday 2 April
Phillips Room, Institute of Physics, London, 76 Portland Place, 16.30-17.30
2 April 2008
Institute of Physics, Portland Place, London
Charge Transport in Non-Metallic Solids
The meeting aims to bring together workers engaged in a wide range of investigations of charge transport in non-metallic solids. Topics will include: both ionic and electronic conduction; investigations of the fundamental mechanisms of charge transport; percolation; modelling the conduction process in both natural and man-made composite electrical and electromagnetic materials; the design and development of solids with specified conduction properties and the ac characteristics of non-metallic solids.
8 July 2007
Workshop on Electrical Aging (preceding ICSD 2007)
This workshop will be led by the Dielectrics Group and is being held at The Guildhall, Winchester.
9-13 July 2007 International Conference on Solid Dielectrics (ICSD)
This IEEE meeting is being co-sponsored by the Dielectrics Group and is being held at The Guildhall, Winchester.
22-26 July 2007 BDS 2007
The International Dielectric Society together with the Division of Chemical Sciences and Materials of Russian Academy of Sciences is organizing a workshop entitled Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century and Novel Applications of Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy on 22-26 July 2007 to be held in Suzdal, Russia. For further information go to : http://onlinereg.ru/bds2007
20 September 2007 Electro-active Materials
This one day meeting will explore all types of electro-active materials and their applications. More information is available here.
Possible topics for future 1-day meetings
In addition, the Group are actively considering the following as topics for future 1-day meetings/workshops. The committee would value any comments or expressions of interest, as well as suggestions for new topics.
Modelling of electromagnetic fields and phenomena (lead organiser: Hywel Morgan)
Dielectrics in biology (to be confirmed)
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