The IEEE International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD) took place in Budapest from Sunday July 1 to Thursday July 5, 2018.

The ICD is an interdisciplinary forum of the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society of the IEEEwhich enables scientists and users from the fields of chemistry, materials science and electrical engineering to engage in an intensive exchange on the dielectric behavior of gaseous, solid and liquid materials and their further development.

Around 250 participants from 50 countries took part in this year's conference and presented the scientific results in 45 lectures and 160 posters.

The focus of ICD 2018 was to discuss current studies of dielectric materials and components from the perspective of safe and low-loss energy transmission in the future.

The Department of High Voltage Engineering / Materials / Theoretical Electrical Engineering was represented at the five-day conference by Dipl.-Ing. Heike Herzig and Prof. Stefan Kornhuber with the latest research results from investigations into microstructured silicone surfaces. Ms. Heike Herzig presented the latest findings on the long-term durability of microstructured polymer SIR surfaces under outdoor conditions under the topic "Defined SIR surface structures in long-term tests" and discussed the Zittau results with the international expert audience.

This project was funded by the Free State of Saxony (100235453 - SMWK/SAB Vorlaufforschung 2015 - 2017). 

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