Contents
COMMEMORATIVE 100 TH ISSUE
Issue 100 Quarter 2 − 2013 Volume 21 − Number 2
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2 Gratitude Due to So Many...
4 Perspective Has Porcelain Been‘ Hard-Wired’ Into the Minds of Power Engineers?
6 Editorial Don’ t Be Restricted by Tradition
8 In Memoriam
22 What’ s Ahead in the Next 100 Issues?
26 INMR Family Album( Part 1)
40 Commentary by Pigini Urgent Need to Expand India’ s Power Network
42 From the World of Testing Internal Arc Testing is Becoming‘ Hot’
44 Reporting from CIGRE Papers at CIGRE UHV Colloquium in India
46 Transient Thoughts INMR’ s 100th Coincides with Two 50-Year Milestones
50 Scene from China Congratulations to INMR!
52 Woodworth on Arresters Is Overhead Ground Wire Headed for Extinction?
54 Focus On Cable Accessories Trends in Stress Control Design
18 20
YEARS
Q2 2013
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Utility Practice & Experience
58 South African Utility Maintains Key Role Testing Insulator Performance
76 DDGs & Reference Insulators Help Utility Monitor Pollution Across South Africa
92 New 1200 kV Test Station Will Support Development of UHV Network in India
Towers
98 The World’ s Remarkable Transmission Structures( Part 1)
112 Memorable Past Photos from 100 Issues of INMR
( Part 1)
Insulators
124 Tribute to Porcelain Insulators( Part 1)
Production
130 Machinery Supplier Places Focus on Mixing Silicone Under Vacuum
Arresters
134 Protecting Power Plants Against Lightning
Testing
139 Reducing Ice Accretion Using‘ Super-Hydrophobic’ Coatings on Conductors & Insulators
Advertisers in This Issue |
ABB |
69 |
Balestro |
129 |
CSL Silicones- SiCoat |
Outside Back Cover, 31 |
Dalian Ceramic Technic CTC |
119 |
Dalian Composite Insulator DCI |
4, 117 |
Dalian HiVolt Power Systems |
127 |
Dalian Insulator Group |
20-21 |
Dalian Reliable Industrial |
119 |
Dekuma Rubber & Plastic |
96-97 |
Desma Elastomertechnik |
90-91 |
Dextra Power |
19 |
EGU HV Laboratory |
121 |
Eskom |
83 |
Glasforms |
19 |
Hidro Jet |
117 |
Himalayal |
17 |
Hubbell Power Systems |
Inside Back Cover |
Hübers Verfahrenstechnik |
33 |
Imerys Ceramics |
128 |
Integrated Engineering Software |
35 |
Jinan Meide Casting |
111 |
K-Line Insulators |
65 |
KEMA |
43 |
Mace Technologies |
81 |
MacLean Power Systems |
3 |
Motic Electric |
123 |
Nanjing Electric |
85 |
Ofil |
129 |
Omni LPS |
38-39 |
Pergam Suisse |
71 |
Phenix Technologies |
123 |
PK Insulators( Liling Huaxin) |
7 |
Qingzhou Shi Liwang Electric Technology |
87 |
Reinhausen Power Composites |
48-49 |
Rugao Dasheng Line Material |
5 |
SC Electroceramica |
129 |
SGD La Granja |
63 |
STRI |
56-57 |
Shaanxi Taporel Electrical Insulation |
37 |
Sichuan YiBin Global Group SYGG 74-75, 123 |
Siemens, Arresters Div. |
Inside Front Cover, 1 |
TE Connectivity |
55 |
Tianning Electrical Isolating Materials |
107 |
Tridelta Überspannungsableiter |
53 |
Uvirco |
71 |
Wellwin Precision Moulds |
33 |
Wenzhou Yikun Electric |
47 |
W. S. Industries |
129 |
Xi’ an Gaoqiang Insulation |
45 |
Xiangyang Guowang Composite Insulator |
41 |
Yangzhou Xinyuan Electric |
109 |
Yizumi Precision Machinery |
24-25 |
Zhejiang Fuerte |
117 |
Zhejiang Zhongrui |
127 |
Zhengzhou Jingwei Electric |
115 |
Zhengzhou Xianghe Group Electric Equipment |
95 |
Zibo Taiguang Electrical Equipment |
51 |
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