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High Voltage Laboratory
HIGH VOLTAGE SURVEY
Website: http://www.ece.msstate.edu/high-voltage-lab/Email: [email protected]
Results from Academia and Industry
Joni Klüss, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor 📞 662-325-3199 ✉ [email protected]
Mississippi State University • Electrical and Computer Engineering216 Simrall Hall • 406 Hardy Road • Box 9571 • Mississippi State • MS 39762 • USA
Survey sent to 220
member of
academia an
industry
33 answers (15 %)
by December 2015(24 academia, 9 industry)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
USA
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Sweden
South Africa
Norway
Netherlands
Nepal
India
Greece
Germany
Finland
Denmark
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Responses
ACADEMIA RESULTS
Academia Results (12/2015)
Note: not all capabilities identified for a nation are within a single research center
ArgentinaImpulse 1001 – 1500 kVAC 100 – 250 kVDC 100 – 250 kV10 kA impulse (1 kA cont.)
BrazilImpulse 2001 – 3000 kVAC 751 – 1000 kVDC > 2000 kV
CanadaImpulse 501 – 1000 kV
AC 251 – 500 kVDC 251 – 500 kV
USAImpulse 2001 – 3000kV
AC 751 – 1000 kVDC 501 – 750 kV
1 MA impulse1 MW microgrid
UKImpulse 1501 – 2000 kV
AC 751 – 1000 kVDC 501 – 750 kV
10 kA
South AfricaImpulse 251 – 500 kVAC 251 – 500 kV
NepalImpulse < 100 kVAC 100 – 250 kVDC < 100 kV
IndiaImpulse 1501 – 2000 kVAC 1001 – 1500 kVDC 100 – 250 kV200 kA impulse
GreeceImpulse 1501 – 2000 kVAC 251 – 500 kVDC 251 – 500 kV80 kA impulse
FinlandImpulse 2001 – 3000 kVAC 751 – 1000 kVDC 1001 – 1500 kV3 kA cont.
DenmarkImpulse 751 – 1000 kV
AC 100 – 250 kVDC 100 – 250 kV
SwitzerlandImpulse 1501 – 2000 kVAC 751 – 1000 kVDC 751 – 1000 kV3 kA impulse
NetherlandsImpulse 2001 – 3000 kV
AC 751 – 1000 kVDC 100 – 250 kV
GermanyImpulse 2001 – 3000 kV
AC 751 – 1000 kVDC 1001 – 1500 kV
3 kA cont.
Academic
research
capabilities
Focus Areas in Electrical
Engineering
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
ConditionMonitoring
Energy Storage
Environment
High Voltage
Material Science
Other (Photonics,telecommunications, data processing)
Power Electronics
Power Quality
Power Systems
Reliability
Renewable Energy
Smart Grid
TODAY
0123456789
High Voltage
Condition Monitoring
Material Science
Power Quality
Renewable Energy
Smart Grid
Energy and PowerEngineering
Environment
HealthCommunication
Power Systems
Reliability
Cyber Security
Power Electronics
Electric Vehicles
Sensors
Asset Management
FUTURE
Academia Results (12/2015)
High Voltage Education
91%
5%
4%
N = 23 (96%)
Yes, separate courses
Only high voltage engineering
Only power systems
Do you offer HV
courses?
67%
33%
N = 21 (86%)
Yes No
Interested in
distance/online
high voltage
courses?
Academia Results (12/2015)
87%
13%
N = 23 (96%)
Yes, the university should prepareindividuals for future challenges inhigh voltage
Conditional (depends on educationalprogram and facilities)
17%
83%
N = 23 (96%)
Yes No
Can high voltage
engineering be
taught without a
HV laboratory?
Should high voltage
engineering be
taught at a
university?
What is the most important skill (or
knowledge) students should acquire at a
university to prepare them for work in the
electrical industry?
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Self Guidance
Safety
Laboratory Experience
Theoretical Knowledge
Interprative and Analytical Skills
Design Skills
Motivation
Communication
Writing
How many provide safety training (certified/uncertified)?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6electromagnetics
circuits
measurements
machines
electronics
energy systems
EE fundamentals
high voltage
power systems andtransmission
mathematics
Theoretical Knowledge
Academia Results (12/2015)
High Voltage Facilities
81%
19%
N = 21 (86%)
Yes No
Do you offer evaluation
(testing) services to
external customers?
50%50%
N=18 (75%)
Yes No
Would you be interested in joint equipment
procurement (e.g. portable modular sources) and the
establishment of a distributed research
infrastructure focusing on HV engineering?
Academia Results (12/2015)
High Voltage Facilities
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Other (update control and automation)
Adapt (flexibility to customize capabilities)
Expand (new services or capabilities)
Downgrade (decrease capabilities)
Replace and restore (maintain capabilities)
Upgrade (increase capabilities)
Renovation of laboratory without financial restrictions
Academia Results (12/2015)
01234567Cables
Partial Discharge andDielectric Breakdown
Materials (compositeand nanomaterials)
Measurementtechniques and
technologies
Modelling
HVDCCondition
Monitoring andDiagnostics
Circuit Breakers
Asset Management
Gas Insulation
UHV Equipment
Current focus areas in high
voltage research
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7Materials
MeasurementTechniques
EMC and EMI
Smart Grids
Renewable Energy
Pulsed Power
Plasma ScienceElectrical Vehicles
Microgrids
ComponentDevelopment
Environment
Protection schemes(lightning, UHV,…
Asset management
Interdisciplinary Potential with HVE
Interdisciplinary potential
with high voltage
engineering
Academia Results (12/2015)
High Voltage Research
INDUSTRY RESULTS
Focus Areas in Electrical
Engineering
Electronics
HVDC
Smart Grid
UHV PowerTransmission
Efficiency
RenewableGenerationIntegration
Energy Storage
High Voltage
Materials
AssetManagement
ConditionMonitoring
TODAY
Materials
HVDC
Smart Grid
Ageing
Environment
InfrastructureRenewal
FUTURE
Industry Results (12/2015)
High Voltage Education
89%
11%
Universities should prepare individuals for future challenges in high voltageengineering
Universities should provide some basic knowledge, to be complementedby industry.
Industry Results (12/2015)
Skills and knowledge fresh graduates should
have acquired from university
Industry Results (12/2015)
Personal Skills18%
Theoretical Knowledge
46%
Practical Laboratory Experience
36%
Open-minded
Multi-focused
Analyticalproblem-
solving skillsTeam work
Project work
Yes100%
Is laboratory experience an advantage when applying for
work?
37%
38%
25%
What is more important?
Hands onexperience
Theoreticalexpertise
Both
High Voltage
CircuitTheory
Materials
MachinesPower
Electronics
NumericalAnalysis
Safety
What should high voltage education
focus on?
Electrical performanceof materials (including
breakdown)
Innovation (futurechallenges)
Measurement andtesting techniques
Comprehensivecoverage of all HV
aspectsOvervoltage protection
Insulator design
Existing challenges andproblems
Industry Results (12/2015)
Yes37%
No63%
Testing and Evaluation Services
Yes37%
No63%
Main Equipment tested:• Cables• Insulators
Test types:• Withstand (AC, DC, impulse)
• Dielectric testing• Partial Discharge
Price3.2
Availability3.8
Location3.0
Certification4.1
Reputation4.3
Criteria for selecting
testing laboratory
Scale: 1 (not important)
5 (very important)
Other criteria: knowledge of personnel
Is an annual contract for testing a good idea?
Report format?
Reduced price for testing without evaluation report?
Yes25%
No75%
37 % Simple display of data and results
63 % Comprehensive analysis including theoretical background
Do you need
independent third-party
testing services?
Industry Results (12/2015)
If you feel that this is not an accurate
representation of the current state of
high voltage engineering and its role in
academia and industry, please
forward the results and invite more
participants to the survey.
Each answer is valuable!
Survey available online (MSU website):
http://www.ece.msstate.edu/high-voltage-lab/high-
voltage-survey/
Thank you!