Abstract :
The ISDEIV Best Paper Award-Japan Prize was established during the 2006 ISDEIV in Mastsue, Japan. Arranged by the Japanese Local Organizing Committee, funds were pooled from various sponsors to establish this award recognizing the best, most significant contribution presented during the symposium. Since one would not know before the end of the symposium which presentation deserves the honor, the recipient is selected after the symposium and the award is presented at the next symposium. Previous recipients of the ISDEIV Best Paper Awards-Japan Prizes for 2006-2010 are listed. The 2012 award is presented to Yingyao Zhang, Xiaofei Yao, Zhiyuan Liu, Yingsan Geng, and Ping Liu for their contribution "Axial Magnetic Field Strength Needed for a 126-kV Single-Break Vacuum Circuit Breaker During Asymmetrical Current Switching" presented at the 25th ISDEIV, 2-7 September, 2012, Tomsk, Russia.
