University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science

The Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory

We are an active centre for research into dielectric materials and insulation systems, as well as high voltage and related phenomena. We are also a commercial testing house and consultancy service. We have state-of-the-art facilities, supported by a specialist engineering team who are all actively involved in internationally leading research.

Research

HV Research The research activities of the laboratory span a number of topics. More details can be found in the research section of this website.
  

Commercial Testing

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MSc Energy and Sustainability

Lab WikiThis new MSc course will consider aspects of sustainable energy generation as well as the issues concerned with bulk electrical energy transport to the ultimate user.
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Highvoltage News

Richard Chippendale holding his two awards
Richard Chippendale, a PhD student within the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory and Electrical Power Engineering group has been awarded with a Diploma for Young Scientists when he recently attended an International Conference on Lightning Protection in Cagrilari, Italy.

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Some of the critical problems facing the world’s power systems will be discussed by Professor Alun Vaughan in his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 1 February.

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The Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory is hosting the fourth UHVnet colloquium at the Winchester Guildhall on 18 and 19 January.

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Overhead Conductor Sealing End Tower
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have just announced funding of £4.7M for “HubNet: Research Leadership and Networking for Energy Networks” in which the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory will be playing a key part.

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Featured ProjectEffect of oil passivation on the electrical properties of high voltage transformers

In recent years a significant volume of research has been undertaken in order to understand the recent failures in oil insulated power apparatus due to deposition of copper sulphide on the conductors... [more]

Most Recently Added Publications

Vaughan, A. S. (2012) 5th UHVnet Invited Academic Lecture; Nanodielectrics: Opportunities and Challenges. In: The Fifth UHVnet Colloquium, 18-19 January 2012, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. p. 7.

Chippendale, R., Golosnoy, I. and Lewin, P. L. (2012) Two Dimensional Numerical Model to Predict the Thermal-Chemical Degradation of a piece of Carbon Fibre Composite (CFC) due to Laser Ablation. In: The Fifth UHVnet Colloquium, 18-19 January 2012, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. p. 37.

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