Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction. Basic concepts of the electrostatic field, Laplace's and Poisson's equations.
2	Planar electrode systems. Concentric spherical electrode systems.
3	Coaxial cylindrical electrode systems.
4	Non-coaxial cylindrical electrode systems. Approximate calculation of max. Electric field.
5	Electrode systems with multi-dielectrics: planar and coaxial cylindrical systems.
6	Uniform stress and high voltage cable and bushing applications. Conformal mapping.
7	Numerical methods for electrostatic field calculations.
8	Introduction to discharge phenomena. Ionization. Townsend theory. Paschen's law.
9	Breakdown mechanism in a vacuum. Streamer theory. Corona discharges.
10	Surface discharges. Lightning phenomenon. Breakdown in liquid dielectrics.
11	Breakdown in solid dielectrics: breakdown theories, affecting parameters. Partial discharges.
12	A basic knowledge origin of overvoltages and protection against overvoltages.
13	High Voltage Transient Analysis and Reflection of Traveling waves at a Junction.