“Dielectric” literally means a substance attracted to electricity in Japanese. The title of the Dakin Award Presentation is tentatively “Attracted to Dielectric Materials Research”.
Climate change, pollution, and limited material resources are some of the most pressing global problems that need to be urgently addressed and will entail a fundamental change in the way modern societies operate. Our community of dielectric and electrical insulation experts has accepted to tackle these challenges and is increasingly working on finding solution.
The purpose of the talk is to give an overview of physical phenomena and challenges in electric insulation systems for airborne applications. First of all, the general context will be remembered. The embedded electric power is expected to significantly increase in future aircrafts. In order to manage this increase, while limiting the mass and volume of electric conductors, there is a need to increase the voltage.