High voltage design and manufacturing comes with an additional set of disciplines that must be applied in order to produce products with excellent long term reliability, often in harsh environments.

With a clear trend in the electric transmission and heat distribution industry away from glass and ceramic insulation, silicone is seeing increased use in the production of wires and cables—primarily ...

Historically, the design of high-voltage submarine cables includes steel tensile elements (armoring) stranded around the circumference of the power cable core. Typically, the steel tensile elements ...

Charlotte’s Energy Hub expanded has as ABB celebrated the official grand opening of its high-voltage cable manufacturing facility in Huntersville, North Carolina. The new plant, topped off with a ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26% higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are ...

What is partial discharge? Methods for measuring PD. How PD impacts high-voltage cables. Partial discharge (PD) is evidence of a degrading insulation system, which could trigger costly repairs and ...

Isolation is a means of preventing direct current (DC) and unwanted alternating current (AC) between two parts of a system, while still allowing a signal and power transfer between those two parts.

Mwale, L. and Nhlapo, B. (2026) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Technology and DC Grids a Comprehensive ...

NKT, a Danish cable manufacturer, benefits from Europe's energy transition, with strong growth in high-voltage cable orders and a robust financial performance. Despite a saturated production capacity, ...