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Issue 79 Quarter One
2008 Volume 16 - No.1


Qtr-1 2008 Issue INMR

Cover:
Repair work underway
on toppled towers of
735 kV line after
ice storm of 1998.

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Editorial

  • From Technical Writing to Fiction / Welcome to Claudia de Tourreil

Reporting from Cigre

  • Properties of Materials Used for Composite Insulation

Transient Thoughts

  • Satellite Sensors for Lightning (& Maybe Even Insulators)

Ravi’s Column

  • Powering India

Scene from China

  • Extreme Weather Hits China’s Power Grid

Pigini Commentary

  • Selection & Dimensioning of HV Insulators Under Polluted Conditions


From the Research View

  • Remotely Controlled Helicopters Revolutionize Insulator Diagnostics

Utility Practice & Experience

  • Ice Storm Blackout of ’98: Act of God or Act of Insulator?
  • Ten Years After the Great Ice Storm of ‘98

Maintenance

  • RTV Coating Supplier Expands Business in Mediterranean

TESTING

  • Evaluating Old Porcelain Cap & Pin Suspension Insulators

Spotlight on China

  • New Year, More New Insulator Factories
  • Porcelain Insulator Manufacturer Moves to New Factory
  • Composite Insulator Supplier Moves onto World Stage
  • Hardware Manufacturer Plans to Extend Range of Insulator Fittings

2008 WORLDWIDE DIRECTORY
OF HV/HP LABORATORIES

  • Laboratory Web Sites by Country
  • Alphabetic Listing of Laboratories