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

HV Research A wide range of testing capability and technical advice is available for commercial customers. Click here for more information

Internal Wiki

Lab WikiOn-line resources for members of the laboratory.
  

Highvoltage News

Southampton Attendees at ISH 2009
The Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory presented seven papers at the International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2009) which took place in Cape Town during August.

Find out more »

The Phenix Technologies AC dielectric test set type 600C
The Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory has a new system for testing the breakdown and dielectric strength of solid electrical insulating materials at commercial power frequencies.

Find out more »

Overhead electrical transmission lines
A new MSc course - Energy and Sustainability with Electrical Power Engineering - is intended to ensure continued development in energy networks.

Find out more »

PhD Student intake numbers 2006-2009
This academic year has brought a massive growth in the number of PhD students within the EPE group across a range of different research areas.

Find out more »

Featured EPE ProjectRoCiT - Ratings of Cables in Tunnels

The RoCiT project follows on from a number of previous projects (including FEAR - finite element analysis for cable ratings) and examines the methods used to derive current ratings for high... [more]

Most Recently Added Publications