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Issue 83 Quarter One
2009 Volume 17 - No.1


Qtr-1 2009 Issue INMR

Cover:
New Substation in Lijang
(Yunnan Province of China).

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Editorial

  • Thank You, Composite Insulator Technology

Reporting from Cigre

  • Status of Test Procedures for FRP Cores of Composite Insulators

Transient Thoughts

  • After Hydrophobicity, Icephobicity?

Ravi’s Column

  • India's Largest Event in Power Transmission

Scene from China

  • Sampling Based Maintenance for Silicone Insulators

Pigini Commentary

  • 2nd International Symposium on Standards for UHV Transmission

From the Research View

  • Smart Grids? They're Already Here

Woodworth on Arresters

  • Why Electrical Equipment in the U.S. is Grey

Utility Practice & Experience

  • Thermal Inspection Program Finds Failing Dead-End Polymeric Insulators
  • High Tech Sleuths at U.S. Utility See Success in Battling Lightning
  • Chinese Utility Inspects Insulators Using Ultraviolet Detection Technology

Insulators

  • A More Rational Approach to Evaluate Flashover Performance
    of Composite Insulators

Arresters

  • The Disconnector - A Reliability Sentienl with the Last Word in
    the Life of an Arrester

Spotlight on China

  • The Shortest World Book Records
  • Chinese Supplier Looks to New Factory to Ensure Continued Growth
  • Composite Line Insulator Manufacturer Targets Growing Export Business
  • Chinese Professor Challenges Basic Concepts of Outdoor Insulation (Part 2 of 2)