Advances in the Understanding of the Electrical and Thermal Ageing of Nanocomposites
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F: Electrical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2026) | Viewed by 866
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Interests: statistical analysis and data mining; chaos theory; dielectric spectroscopy; charge transport in dielectrics; partial discharge and electrical treeing phenomena; electro-thermal ageing and breakdown; dielectric nanocomposites
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanodielectrics have been proposed as the most promising novel high voltage insulation materials. Over the past 3 decades, numerous nanocomposite systems have been studied and their short-term properties thoroughly research. Nanodielectrics have been shown to have the potential to be ideal high voltage insulating materials as they can be tailored to have higher breakdown strengths, higher permittivity, and greater resistance to surface discharge compared to composite materials traditionally used as electrical insulation. Examples of proposed applications of nanodielectrics as insulating materials include cables for power transmission and energy storage either as capacitors or in Lithium battery cells. Despite the extensive characterization efforts, the long-term performance of such systems has not been investigated in such depths and their ageing behavior is not well understood.
The scope of this Special Issue is to present original research as well as review articles on the latest developments and research efforts about electrical and thermal ageing of nanodielectrics. The papers should enhance the current knowledge of the long-term performance of nanocomposite dielectrics under applied (AC or DC) electrical and thermal stresses. The papers could cover a wide range of topics from experimental investigations to modelling and theoretical works with a particular focus on material ageing and life-time estimations.
Dr. Nikola Chalashkanov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanodielectrics
- modelling and simulation of long-term performance and reliability
- ageing and breakdown
- mechanical and electrical testing
- AC and DC electrical trees
- partial discharges
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