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Conductor corona performance is significant in the evaluation of electromagnetic environment for high voltage power transmission lines. The influence of artificial contaminated conductors on corona discharge was studied and turned out to be complicated. The ionized field strength on the corona cage was measured by field mill. Meanwhile, photos of corona plumes were photographed and grayed to quantitate the corona discharge intensity. Subsequently, a calculation model for equivalent electric field strength coefficient was established to evaluate the discharge intensity of conductors in coaxial cylindrical electrode. It could be found the computational results achieved an agreement with the observed experimental phenomena. By means of simulation results, a reasonable explanation was given to the finding that the closer the distance between the two protrusions was, the lower the corona discharge intensity and higher corona inception voltage of the conductors would be. In summary, the distributions of corona sources played an important role in the corona discharge and this work would provide an important reference for the evaluation of corona effects on the surface of contaminated conductors.

Stainless steel (SS)/carbon steel (CS) clad plates were generated by means of the all-around weld of interface and vacuuming (AAWIV) followed by hot rolling, wherein AAWIV was utilized for controlling the interface oxidation during hot rolling. The structure near the interface was analyzed by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mechanical properties of SS/CS clad plates were investigated by tensile and shear as well as bend tests. The SS/CS interface is relatively flat and no visible separation appears. Line scanning analysis shows that diffusion of Cr and Ni from SS to CS and C from CS to SS occurred during bonding. Higher dislocation densities are observed in both layers of parent plates adhering to the interface. The SS/CS clad plates reveal higher yield, tensile and shear strengths. Both macroscopic delamination at the interface and fracture of base CS as well as intergranular fracture appearance of flyer plate are observed in the tensile test. The shear specimen fails in a ductile manner and the bend specimen tested shows no visible crack at the interface. Taking both interfacial structure and mechanical properties into account, the SS/CS clad plates exhibit sound bonding by the process of AAWIV and hot rolling.

In order to study the effect of humidity on the variations of positive DC corona discharge, an artificial climate chamber was developed to perform corona experiments. Based on the testing system, the photon counting rate, the total electric field strength and the ion current density on the ground level were measured by the UV imaging detector, the rotating DC electric field mill and the Wilson plate respectively. The relatively humidity during the experiments was kept within the range 40% to 90%. Moreover, the relationship between the calibration coefficient of the field mill and relatively humidity was also investigated. Experimental results showed that the photon counting rate and the total electric field increased with the raise of relative humidity, while the ion current density and the calibration coefficient decreased with the raise of relative humidity.

High powered pulsed xenon lamp is widely used in laser inertial confinement fusion research as the optical pump source. And the cathode is very important for the performance of xenon lamp when operated as pump sources of lasers. With the development of material and technology new tungsten electrode doped with rare earth elements has been developed as cathode of xenon lamp.

Polystyrene spheres were prepared by soap free emulsion polymerization method. The effects of styrene concentration, polymerization time and self-assemble methods on the diameter of the polystyrene spheres were investigated. Different size of polystyrene microspheres could be obtained by changing styrene concentration and polymerization time. Polystyrene templates with good uniform and highly ordered can be assembled by means of vertical deposition method. Based on this template, three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) perovskite-type oxides LaFeO3 were successfully prepared which were confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was also found that 1mol/L metal precursor solution which used ethanol solution of metal nitrates with citric acid addition gave the best 3DOM perovskite-type LaFeO3 oxides. The pores are uniform, flexible and arranged in a highly ordered form.

A study on the effect of fine particulate matter on the surface morphologies of conductors subjected to high positive dc voltages has been undertaken. A global distribution pattern of particulate matter was observed in the shape of parallel chains consisting of particle agglomerations. Based on a coupling model of electric and force fields, the dynamic progress of particles near conductor surfaces was investigated and the effects of forces exerted on the particles were analyzed. The experimental observations agreed well with calculated results. It was found that the interactions between particles played a critical role in the formation of agglomerations and parallel chains. The surface roughness and the corona discharge intensity of the conductors increased significantly as a result of the variation of surface morphologies.A study on the effect of fine particulate matter on the surface morphologies of conductors subjected to high positive dc voltages has been undertaken. A global distribution pattern of particulate matter was observed in the shape of parallel chains consisting of particle agglomerations. Based on a coupling model of electric and force fields, the dynamic progress of particles near conductor surfaces was investigated and the effects of forces exerted on the particles were analyzed. The experimental observations agreed well with calculated results. It was found that the interactions between particles played a critical role in the formation of agglomerations and parallel chains. The surface roughness and the corona discharge intensity of the conductors increased significantly as a result of the variation of surface morphologies.

Since carbon-based structures of various dimensions, including one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanotubes, two-dimensional (2D) graphene and three-dimensional (3D) carbon foams, have attracted significant attention as microwave absorption fillers, we present an exceptional hetero-junction filler with a 1D–2D–1D feature, achieved by manipulating 2D graphene into 1D carbon fibers in the fiber-extruding process under the electric field. The as-fabricated 1D–2D–1D structural fillers exhibited much-improved dielectric properties and promoted microwave absorption performance in their composites, which is linked to the establishment of enhanced polarization capability, the generation of increased electric loss pathway and the creation of more favorable electromagnetic energy consumption conditions. The results suggest that employing 2D graphene in the 1D–2D–1D nanostructures played the critical role in tuning the electromagnetic response ability, because of its intrinsic electric advantages and dimensional features. To broaden the effective absorption bandwidth, periodic pattern-absorbing structures were designed, which showed combined absorption advantages for various thicknesses. Our strategy for fabricating 1D–2D–1D structural fillers illuminates a universal approach for manipulating dimensions and structures in the nanotechnology.

Since manipulating electromagnetic waves with electromagnetic active materials for environmental and electric engineering is a significant task, here a novel prototype is reported by introducing reduced graphene oxide (RGO) interfaces in carbon fiber (CF) networks for a hierarchical carbon fiber/reduced graphene oxide/nickel (CF-RGO-Ni) composite textile. Upon charaterizations of the microscopic morphologies, electrical and magnetic properties, the presence of three-dimensional RGO interfaces and bifunctional nickel nanoparticles substantially influences the related physical properties in the resulting hierarchical composite textiles. Eletromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance suggests that the hierarchical composite textiles hold a strong shielding effectiveness greater than 61 dB, showing greater advantages than conventional polymeric and foamy shielding composites. As a polymer-free lightweight structure, flexible CF-RGO-Ni composites of all electromagnetic active components offer unique understanding of the multi-scale and multiple mechanisms in electromagnetic energy consumption. Such a novel prototype of shielding structures along with convenient technology highlight a strategy to achieve high-performance EMI shielding, coupled with a universal approach for preparing advanced lightweight composites with graphene interfaces.