With the research and development of high voltage technologies

electrical materials

computational simulation technologies

and plasma physics

the concept of computational high voltage engineering（CHVE） based on the high voltage technologies and the plasma theory is proposed. As a new discipline

CHVE science is employed to solve or explain practical problems of high voltage engineering with support of applied mathematics and computer science. We introduce the technical and engineering application of CHVE

elaborate its definition

research scope and discipline architecture

and discuss the theoretical research foci and potential engineering application of this subject. CHVE will cover the studies of discharge model

computation of multi physical field coupling

application of cloud computing and super computers

3D printing of insulation components

and the precision testing and measurement of multi physical fields. On the basis of introduction above

we put forward future developments of CHVE and its challenges

which can provide references for the research in CHVE.