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Award Summary: ASAsoft™ Consultants Co (proprietary company) developed the innovative medium-to-high voltage 1.0 Lightweight Insulator technologies and introduced them to South Asia resulting in stunning success. 

High-level characterization of de-icing salts on polymer composite insulator Award Summary: To evaluate the long-term effects of corrosive conditions (particularly the use of de-icing salts) on the hydrophobicity of silicone used on polymer composite electrical insulators. Used a variety of analytical methods to better understand the effects of simulated ageing on polymer samples. These methods…

ASAsoft™ licensed Kortick of Hayward, California to bring its Lightweight Insulators to the United States of America.  On January 28, 2016, ASAsoft™ licensed Kortick of Hayward, California to bring its Lightweight Insulators to the United States of America.  ASAsoft™ of Victoria, British Columbia, began as an insulator technology company and is currently a Lightweight Insulators…

Authors: Harrison P. Fletcher, Andrew Macdonald, Chris Secord, Mark Lenckowski, Rajkumar Padmawar, Dennis K. Hore Journal: Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Publication Date: FALL 2020 Volume: 43, Issue: 4 On Page(s): 342-349 Print ISSN: 0840-8688 Online ISSN: 0840-8688 Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/CJECE.2020.3005092 This account details the design and construction of a sophisticated tracking wheel for the…

Award Summary: To date, testing of some materials such as silicone and EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubbers has been carried out, and some general findings exist, but it remains to be understood how the materials respond to weathering under their electrical load. In this project, a combination of surface-specific spectroscopy, microscopy, and macroscopic measurements…