who all helped with the critical design and construction phases of this project. I would like to thank many others whose help on this project and processing this manuscript is appreciated. Some of these include Marie Byrd, Telesforo de la Cruz, Jim Semrad, and Dale Coleman. Some of the voltage distribution data was supplied by Richard Ness, and is greatly appreciated. The financial support by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Texas Tech University is appreciated. I owe my excellent education to the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Finally, I would like to dedicate this work to my parents, C. M. Gordon and Barbara Gordon, who made it possible for me to achieve this goal, and to my wonderful wife, Jeanette, for her patience and encouragement.
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