This comprehensive survey of advanced digital and electro-optic techniques covers the design, operations, diagnostics, and testing of electrical insulation in high-voltage power networks. Examines the mechanisms of gas discharge and the air clearances necessary on equipment, the mechanisms that control breakdown in SF6 gas, and the performance of SF6 related equipment. Also explores liquid, solid, and vacuum dielectics, dielectic classification, composite insulation, and polymeric and oil-filled cables. Intended for engineers, polymer chemists, dielectric physicists, materials scientists, and all students of these disciplines. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.