Recent advances in materials science have underscored the critical role that electric fields play in influencing surface flashover and charge accumulation in insulating materials. This body of ...

In the latest problem to vex BART and its riders, an electrical “flashover” early Friday morning — a short circuit on the third rail — sparked a day full of detours and delays as trains were first ...

Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 was returned to service Saturday after an electrical problem on Sunday. The unit automatically went offline Sunday after a flashover, or electrical arc, ...

PENANG: Tuesday’s blackout that affected Penang island, Seberang Prai and southern Kedah was caused by an electrical flashover (an abnormal electrical discharge) at Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s main intake ...

Power has been restored to over 80,000 homes in south-east Victoria after a fire in high-voltage power lines near the Hazelwood power station this morning. A spokesman for electricity provider SP ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The massive power blackout on Sept 1 affecting five northern states was due to an electrical flashover on the 275KW transmission lines, which resulted in the malfunction of the power ...