This publication contains papers presented at the XIIIth International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, and is essential reading for all practitioners and researchers in this sector. The papers are published on enclosed CD, while extended abstracts are made available as hard copy in this book. The papers cover a wide range of important topics including: ¥ Electromagnetic fields; computation, measurement, environmental effects ¥ Transients and EMC; lightning, switching, repetitive transients ¥ Emerging HV technologies, advanced materials and interfacial phenomena ¥ Outdoor insulation and composite insulators ¥ Intelligent systems in HV engineering; data mining and knowledge rules ¥ Asset management of HV equipment: strategies and tools ¥ Diagnostics and on-line monitoring for CBM ¥ Aging, space charge, dielectric measurements and industrial applications ¥ High voltage insulation systems for AC and DC ¥ High voltage measurements, testing techniques and quality assurance ¥ Transformer diagnostics