The State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment at Xi’an Jiaotong University of China was established in 1991 and formally opened to the public in October 1995. At present, the laboratory is managed by the Director, Professor BIE Zhaohong and the Director of the Academic Committee, Professor CHEN Weijiang who is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of  Sciences.

The objective of the laboratory is to undertake research on electrical insulation material technologies and theoretical principles for electrical insulation so as to enhance the national technical capability of China of state-of-the-art insulation materials and electrical insulation technologies, which is also in accordance with critical national strategies. Under the forthcoming breakthroughs on theoretical principles and core technologies in electrical insulation, SKLEIPE also serves as an outstanding innovative platform for International outreach. The SKLEIPE has been the cornerstone of electrical insulation education and research in China. It will continue to serve as the birthplace of young scientists and future scientific innovations.

The laboratory maintains “Open, Flexible, Cooperative and Competitive” as the core value. We dedicate to scientific research and seek to make contributions for material preparation, structure design, manufacturing and assembly, operation management, life prediction method of electric power equipments. It has become a world-known source and base for remarkable contributions in scientific research, education, academic exchanges, and technology transfer in the general field of electric power equipment in China.