Smart Polymer Dielectrics

Smart dielectric polymers with autonomous functions are expected to be developed to prolong the service life of electrical systems and devices. Inspired by organisms, self-adaptive, self-reporting, and self-healing dielectrics are utilized to prevent, forewarn, and recover electrical damage to avert catastrophic failure of electrical insulation. Compared with traditional dielectrics, bionic smart dielectrics have higher reliability and lower cost. This chapter introduces research on self-adaptive, self-reporting, and self-healing insulating materials, especially at high temperatures, and instructive studies on smart polymers in other fields.