PROCEEDINGS DVD TOPICS - INDEX BY SPEAKER
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Developments in Cable Accessories Ansorge, Samuel Director, Pfisterer-Sefag, Switzerland Samuel Ansorge received his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1994. Subsequently, he worked in the field of cable engineering and particularly the development of cable accessories. In 2006 he was appointed Director of Pfisterer Sefag in Switzerland and Head of the company’s Centre of Competence on Overhead Lines. He is also the Swiss observer in CIGRE Study Committee B2 dealing with overhead lines. |
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Compact Lines - A Cost Effective Solution for the Construction of Overhead Lines Ansorge, Samuel Director, Pfisterer Sefag, Switzerland |
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Silicone Gel - A Prospective Option for a New Generation of Cable Accessories Austermühl, Angelo Chair of HV Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany Angelo Austermühl studied electrical engineering at Kassel University and received his diploma degree in 2009. After that he started working at Chair for the university’s power systems and high voltage engineering department. His area of work includes research on new insulation materials for HV applications. |
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Peripheral Equipment for Manufacturing Composite Longrod Insulators Baumgartner, Carsten Design & Development Manager, Uniflex Hydraulik, Germany Carsten Baumgartner has been with Uniflex for over 6 years and is an expert in the company’s product range in regard to insulators. He is also leader of a research project for optimized die-geometry for the insulator swaging process. |
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Composite Braced Line Posts - Mechanical Considerations Bernstorf, Allen Manager, Engineering Services, Hubbell Power Systems, United States R. Allen Bernstorf has been working professionally with insulators at Hubbell Power Systems since 1977 in positions ranging from Technician to Manager of Engineering Services. He is an active member of IEEE/PES, NEMA HVITC, ANSI C-29, CSA TC127, and the IEC. He currently serves as Chairman of the Insulator Working Group within IEEE and is the Technical Advisor (TA) to the United States National Committee (USNC) of the IEC for TC-36, SC 36B and SC 36C. |
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A Review of Externally Gapped Line Arresters (EGLAs) Bunov, Plamen Product Manager, Siemens Surge Arresters, Germany Plamen Bunov studied electrical engineering at the Berlin University of Technology and received his diploma from the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering. After working in the Marketing and Strategy department at Siemens Surge Arresters, he was recently appointed Product Manager for silicone long rod insulators. |
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Optimizing Insulation Coordination Using Line Surge Arresters Chisholm, William A. Consultant, Canada William A. Chisholm (Ph.D., P. Eng.) is an internationally known expert in the effects of adverse weather on power systems, including lightning, icing and ampacity. The technical excellence of his 30-year career with Ontario Hydro and Kinectrics was recognized in 2007 with an IEEE Fellow award for his contributions to performance assessment of extra high voltage transmission lines. |
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Progress Report on IEEE Std. for Selecting Insulators with Respect to Icing Chisholm, William A. Consultant, Canada |
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Special Considerations in Arrester Condition Assessment Chisholm, William A. Consultant, Canada |
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Dry Transformer Bushings Using Fibreglass Core Insulation Euvrard, Eric President, RHM International, United States Eric Euvrard received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science from the Toulouse Chemistry Engineering School in France as well as an M.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He also has an MBA from IMD, in Lausanne, Switzerland. His work experience consists of leading the development, industrialization and commercialization of advanced materials-based products in several industries, both in Europe and in the U.S. Currently, he serves as President of RHM International in Boston, where his focus is on the development of the new dry bushing technology, along with sister company TR Electric in China. |
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Expertise & Innovation in Bushings up to 1200 kV Falcone, Eugenio Commercial Director, Alstom Grid, Italy Eugenio Falcone received his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Turin Polytechnic in 1980. After a brief involvement in the aerospace field, he joined Passoni & Villa – an internationally known supplier of HV bushings, now part of Alstom Grid. He is presently in charge of worldwide sales & marketing of the company’s large portfolio of condenser bushings for both AC and DC applications. |
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Vacuum Treatment Processing Technologies for LSR Silicones Gehrig, Michel Project Manager, Hübers Verfahrenstechnik, Germany Michel Gehrig studied material science at the Swiss Federal Institue of Technology in Zurich. Subsequently, he worked for nine years as the leader of the laboratory for electrical applications at a multinational supplier of epoxy resin. For several years, he then acted as Managing Director to an equipment supplier and mold maker before taking on his present role as Area Sales and Project Manager at Hübers, a supplier of mixing and metering equipment for thermosetting materials. |
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Failure Modes of Porcelain, Toughened Glass and Composite Insulators Gorur, Ravi Professor, Arizona State University, United States Ravi Gorur has published a textbook and more than 150 papers on the subject of non-ceramic (composite /polymeric) materials and insulators. He has served as Chairman of the IEEE Working group on Insulator Contamination and Dielectric Ageing and also chaired IEEE working groups on polymeric cable accessories. He worked closely in the preparation of the IEEE Standard 1523 on RTV silicone coatings and in the development of several IEEE standards dealing with testing and application of non-ceramic insulators. He serves as U.S. representative for CIGRE Study Committee and is a consultant to companies and utilities worldwide. |
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Overview of Condition Monitoring Methods Based on Field Experience Gorur, Ravi Professor, Arizona State University, United States |
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State-of-the-Art in Modeling Pollution Flashovers Gorur, Ravi Professor, Arizona State University, United States |
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Application and Research of Composite Insulator in China Guan, Zhicheng Chairman of Academic Affairs Committee of Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, China GUAN Zhicheng is a highly acclaimed academician in high voltage engineering, both in China and abroad with numerous awards and publications to his name. He began his career as Lecturer at the Electrical Engineering Dept. of Tsinghua University and over the years moved up to become Professor and Assistant President. He currently serves as Dean of the Graduate School at Tsinghua’s Shenzhen campus. Prof. Guan is a specialist in insulation and electrical discharges applying to line insulators as well as in the field of electrical environment technology. He is Honorary President of the China Electrotechnical Society and also serves on the Steering Committee of the International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH). |
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Overview of Market Developments & Tendencies for Bushings Gubanski, Stanislaw Professor of High Voltage Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Stanislaw Gubanski received his Ph.D. degree in high voltage technology from the Technical University of Wroclaw in Poland. After post-doctoral work in Wales and lecturing in Poland, he became Associate Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Manufacturing and Materials Technology at Chalmers. He has served as Chair of the Nominations Committee and currently is Administrative Vice President of IEEE’s Dielectric and Electrical Insulation Society as well as a Sr. Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. He has also been active as a member of several working groups within CIGRE. |
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Helicopter & Ground-Based Methodologies to Detect Damaged Insulators Gutman, Igor Manager of Insulation, STRI, Sweden Igor Gutman (PhD) has a professional experience in high voltage engineering that covers 28 years. His main areas of activity include dimensioning, maintenance and diagnostics of outdoor insulation with particular emphasis on composite insulators. He is active within CIGRE (A3, B2, C4), IEC (TC 36) as well as IEEE and author of more than 110 papers that have been published internationally. |
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Optimization of AC and DC Insulation Using Software for Statistical Dimensioning Gutman, Igor Manager of Insulation, STRI, Sweden |
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Pollution and Ageing Performance of Composite Apparatus Insulators with Different Profiles Gutman, Igor Manager of Insulation, STRI, Sweden |
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Pollution and Ageing Performance of DC Line Composite Insulators Gutman, Igor Manager of Insulation, STRI, Sweden |
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Pollution Testing of Composite Insulators: Round Robin Tests within CIGRE Gutman, Igor Manager of Insulation, STRI, Sweden |
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Material & Design Requirements for Medium Voltage Cable Accessories Haim, Klaus-Dieter Professor, University of Zittau, Germany Klaus-Dieter Haim studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Zittau earning his Doctor’s degree in 1985 in the field of MV network design and optimization. His career covered a diverse range of assignments, from a research project for EDF to serving as a Professor in Algeria. Between 1994 and 2005, he worked as Head of Production for medium voltage cable accessories at Cellpack before assuming his current position. He is a Senior Fellow for electrical power systems and networks. |
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Quality Aspects & Requirements for HV Bushings Hartings, Ralf Global Product Manager for Bushings, ABB, Sweden Ralf Hartings received his M.Sc. degree in electro-technical engineering from the University of Technology in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Between 1982 and 1987 he worked with circuit breaker R&D at ASEA before entering the area of outdoor insulation in 1987, first at ABB and later in 1989 at STRI, where he was Research Director and Manager of Technology & Consulting Services. In May 2005, he returned to ABB where he was initially responsible for the development of 800 kV DC bushings. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of CIGRE and received the CIGRE Technical Award in 2002. He is also is a former member of SC 33 and has written more than 50 publications and participated in many conferences. |
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Advanced Hollow Composite Insulators for Modern HV Devices Hauck, Jürgen Managing Director, Reinhausen Power Composites, Germany Jürgen Hauck completed his studies in mechanical engineering and business administration at the RWTH in Aachen. In 1992 he started as Project Manager for Logistics at Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen in Germany. Currently, he is serving as Managing Director of RPC, a subsidiary of MR - a position he has held since August 2009. |
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Sensitiy Certification Process for Corona Detection Cameras Henning, Ockert Technical Director, Uvirco Technologies, South Africa Ockert Henning has a background in electronics engineering with 30 years of experience in digital system development for the military as well as industrial sectors. He joined CSIR in 1994 as part of the product development team for a new corona camera prior to his current position. |
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Opening Remarks & Welcome to Delegates Heo, Yup Executive Vice President, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Korea HEO, Yup has served as KEPCO’s Vice President in Charge of Power Supply in Jeju from 2007 and was transferred to the Seoul District in late 2009. Subsequently, he was appointed Vice President in Charge of Distribution Administration before taking on his present role as Executive Vice President responsible for the Construction Division. |
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Shed Profile for Hollow Composite Insulators on HV Apparatus Holmberg, Anders Manager Research & Development, ABB Composites, Sweden Anders Holmberg (PhD) has worked in the development of high performance polymer composite products for the aerospace industry as well as energy sectors since 1990. He currently serves as R&D Manager at ABB Composites. |
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Advantages & Market Progress of RTV Technology Huda, Faisal CEO, CSL Silicones, Canada Faisal Huda oversees all aspects of CSL Silicones’ business including research and product development, production and marketing. He attained his Bachelor of Applied Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Canada in 1998, graduating in the field of Chemical Engineering. In 2003, he earned a Masters in Business Administration in Paris at the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Grande Ecole. |
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Developments in Testing of Cable Accessories Jahn, Heiko Manager, High Voltage Laboratory, FGH Engineering & Test, Germany Heiko Jahn received his engineering degree from the University Zittau in 1995 and continued scientific work at the university during the following years. He then joined Siemens in 2001 while also earning his doctorate degree in engineering from Dresden Technical University. Since 2006 he has been Head of the high voltage laboratory at FGH Engineering & Test and over this period also authored several publications in German and English, focusing mainly on the performance and behavior of non-ceramic insulators. |
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Insulator Configurations Under Icing Conditions Jiang, Xingliang Professor, Chongqing University Stae Key Laboratory of Power Transmission, China JIANG Xingliang graduated from Hunan University in 1982, and received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Chongqing University. His employment experience includes the Wuhan High Voltage Research Institute and the College of Electrical Engineering at Chongqing University. His main research interests are external insulation of high voltage engineering and protection against transmission line icing. He has published over 180 papers and received numerous awards for his work in advancing science and technology. |
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Advantages of Composite Insulators in the High Pollution Environment of
an Iron Ore Plant Kasikci, Ahmet Technical Expert for Ugur Turkyurt, Turkey Ahmet Kasikci graduated from the Electrical Engineering Faculty of Istanbul Technical University and completed his Ph. D. on the topic of performance of HV insulators in polluted environments. He then built his career in the field of HV & EHV transmission, working in Turkey, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam for the German Engineering Company, Lahmeyer International. He returned to Turkey in 2002 and established his own engineering company, which carries out line and substation design projects for clients in Mozambique, Nepal, Macedonia and Bulgaria. |
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Multiphysic Simulation Approach to Manufacture HV Bushings Kasza, Krzysztof Research Specialist, ABB, Poland Krysztof Kasza received his M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering and computational mechanics from the Krakow University of Technology in 2001. He has worked at ABB since 2004 where he is involved in a range of research and development activities with main competence in the field of numerical analysis of mass and heat transfer. |
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Surge Arresters Over the Course of Time: The Siemens Perspective Klausner, Herbert CEO, Siemens Surge Arresters, Germany Herbert Klausner started his career in 1979 at Siemens in Austria before fi nishing the corporate trainee program in 1982 and later graduating from the electrical power engineering college at the TGM Institute in Vienna. In 1992 he joined the Medium Voltage Div. in Erlangen, Germany where he had different assignments in sales, marketing and turnkey management of projects in Brunei, Kuwait and Indonesia. Recently, he was appointed to the position of CEO for the Siemens surge arresters business worldwide. |
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ACM - An Innovative Approach for Arrester Condition Monitoring Klingbeil, Lars Head of Strategy & Product Management, Siemens Surge Arresters, Germany Lars Klingbeil studied electrical engineering at Berlin Technical University and was awarded his doctorate from the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering. After being a member of the development group at the Surge Arrester and Limiter Unit at Siemens, he was appointed in 2004 to the position of Head of Strategy & Product Management of Siemens Surge Arresters worldwide. |
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Metal Oxide Surge Arrester Assessment According to IEC 60099-5 Kristiansen, Hans Ove Marketing Solution Manager, Doble TransiNor, Norway Hans Ove Kristiansen has been with the Doble Company since January 2008 with marketing responsibility for the portfolio of live substation survey instruments and product responsibilities for the company’s leakage current monitoring products. His background is an M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology after which he was employed as Global Support Manager at a biomedical firm. |
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Advantages of Silicones and Coming New Applications in T&D Lambrecht, Jens Technical Manager, Wacker Chemie, Germany Jens Lambrecht studied radio and power engineering, earning a doctorate degree from Dresden University of Technology. Since that time, he has made his career as a development engineer for silicone cable accessories as well as a specialist in application engineering for silicones for both medium and high voltage applications. He joined Wacker Chemie as Technical Manager in 2005. |
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Experience with Composite Insulator Technology at 500 kV DC Lee, Chul Ho Head of R & D, Pyungil, Korea LEE Chul Ho received his Doctor of Engineering degree in electrical insulating materials from Seoul City University. From 1982 to 1995 he served as a senior researcher at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI). Since that time he has worked at Pyungil as Head of the company’s R&D activities. |
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Experience with and Future Plans for Line Insulators at Korea Electric Power Corp. Lee, Dong-Il Vice President, KEPRI, Korea Lee Dong-Il has been serving a Head of Transmission & Distribution at KEPCO’s Laboratory & Research Institute (KEPRI) since 2010. He has 27 years experience in upgrading technology development to 765 kV as well as managing the ± 500kV HVDC research project for KEPCO. He is a member of several CIGRE and IEC working groups and a regular member of CIGRE SCB2. |
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Wacker Chemicals Korea – Global Player in the World of T&D Silicones Lee, Woo-Jae Sales Manager, Wacker Chemicals Korea LEE, Woo-Jae earned his bachelor's degree in electric engineering from the Seoul National University of Technology before starting his career as a sales engineer serving the electrical and electronic industries. In 2009, he was appointed Sales Manager with Wacker Chemical Korea. |
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The Concept and Test Method of Effective Equivalent Salt Deposit Density for Silicone Rubber Composite Insulators Liang, Xidong President Qinghai University & Professor, Tsinghua University, China Liang Xidong is one of the world’s foremost specialists in composite insulator technology with nearly decades in the field. A respected scientist and educator, he is also influential in setting Chinese standards governing the testing and expected service performance of such insulators. He is active in international organizations such as Cigre and IEC, where he is China’s official member of key working groups and maintenance teams in the areas of electrical insulators and insulation materials. Prof. Liang is also first recipient of the Claude de Tourreil Memorial Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of Electrical Insulators. |
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ABB Composite Insulators for Ultra High Voltage Applications Lundborg, Mattias Marketing and Sales Manager, ABB Composites, Sweden Mattias Lundborg (M.Sc) started work for ABB in 1998 and has since then held various positions in different countries in the field of product development, project management, product management and marketing and sales. His present position is Marketing and Sales Manager at ABB Composites, Sweden. |
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Key Design Aspects Related to Conversion of AC Lines to DC Lundquist, Jan Technical Manager - Lines & Substations, STRI, Sweden Jan Lundquist received his M.Sc. and PhD degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and later worked for the Swedish utility Vattenfall as well as ABB. He has worked at STRI since 1999 and is responsible for working on insulation coordination, corona effects, substation reliability and developing computer software. He is a member of CIGRE Technical Advisory Group B2.04 “Electrical performance of overhead transmission lines” and convenerof Working Group B2.41 “Guide to the conversion ACtransmission lines to DC operation”. |
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Optimization of AC and DC Insulation Using Software for Statistical Dimensioning Lundquist, Jan Technical Manager - Lines & Substations, STRI, Sweden |
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Standard LSR Processing Equipment & New V10 Concept Mais, Gerhard Manager, Vogel Moulds and Machines, Switzerland Gerhard Mais holds a diploma in mechanical engineering from the Technical University in Darmstadt. After his studies, he joined Hedrich Vacuum Systems as an engineer in the test field and later on moved to work in both the project and sales departments. He then changed to “OHL process engineering” before rejoining Hedrich in 2008 as board member responsible for sales and engineering. He is also active in a management position at Vogel, a company within the Hedrich Group that manufactures equipent for epoxy and silicone processing. |
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Optimization of Arrester Designs by Using High Energy Metal Oxide Varistors Malpiece, Frederic R&D Manager, Tridelta Parafoudres, France Frederic Malpiece graduated in electrical engineering from the university in Toulouse in 1989 and began his career as a design engineer for low voltage surge arresters. Over the next 20 years, he became involved in the development and testing of medium and high voltage metal oxide surge arresters, especially those incorporating polymeric housing technology. He co-authored many technical publications in the field (e.g. CIRED, CIGRE, ISH) and is member of IEC/TC37 as well as Chairman of the French National Committee dealing with surge arresters. |
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Overcoming Barriers to Broader Adoption of RTV Coating Technology McConnery, Chris Operations Manager, CSL Silicones, Canada Chris McConnery graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1994 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. His career began in the automotive field where he had 15 years experience in developing and optimizing coating processes. He joined CSL Silicones in 2008 where his role as Operations Manager has included design of an automated mobile system for applying RTV silicone coatings. This work resulted in the commercialization of an application tool - the new AMCS - for maximum efficiency and quality. |
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Production Methods & Qualificaiton of HV Hollow Core Insulators Merten, Armin Head of Engineering, Composite Products, Reinhausen Power Composites, Germany Armin Merten received his PhD in 2005 in Materials Sciences at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Before joining Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR), he worked for several years in a materials testing and research laboratory. At RPC he is responsible for the development and engineering of hollow core composite insulators. |
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20 Years' Experience with Extruded HTV Housings for EHV Insulators |
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Bushing Insulation Diagnostics Based on Dielectric Response Ohlen, Matz Director, Transformer Test Systems, Megger Sweden, Sweden Matz Ohlen graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology (M.Sc. EE) in Sweden in 1975 and started his professional career with a consulting company in signal analysis, acoustics and noise & vibration control. He then continued in industrial automation and measurement techniques, specializing in instrumentation for diagnostic testing of power industry components. In 2007, he became Marketing Manager in a firm specializing in test systems for transformers, generators and cables and which was later acquired by Megger. He has presented a number of papers on measurement techniques as well as test and maintenance of power system components and is member of IEEE. |
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Insulation Aspects in Designing UHV AC & DC Lines Pigini, Alberto Consultant, Italy Alberto Pigini was employed at CESI in Italy for over 35 years, first as a researcher, then as Research Manager and finally as Division Director. In this capacity, he coordinated research on external insulation and diagnostics as well as high voltage techniques and also participated in the Italian 1000 kV Project, described in more than 100 publications. He is Distinguished Member of CIGRE, a Fellow of IEEE and active in a variety of their WG’s and Committees. He now acts as a Consultant worldwide. |
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Insulation Challenges When Uprating AC Lines or Converting to DC Pigini, Alberto Consultant, Italy |
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Live Line Working on HV Lines Equipped with Composite Insulators Pigini, Alberto Consultant, Italy On behalf of MacLean Power Systems |
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Overview of Insulator Problems Due to Pollution & Icing Pigini, Alberto Consultant, Italy |
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Multi-chamber Arresters &
Insulator-Arresters for Lightning
Protection of Overhead Distribution &
Transmission Lines Podporkin, Georgij Director of Research, Streamer Electric, Russia Georgij V. Podporkin earned his PhD degree and worked from 1973 until 1991 as a research scientist at the Extra High Voltage Laboratory of St. Petersburg Technical University. Between 1992 and 1995 he served as Scientific Consultant to the CEPEL test laboratories located in Rio de Janeiro. Currently, he serves as Director of Research at Streamer Electric. |
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Silicones - The Material of Choice for the Next Generation Cable Accessories Qin, Jack Sr. Sales Manager, Wacker Chemicals, China Jack QIN earned his MBA degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2002 and joined Wacker Chemicals China the following year as Senior Sales Manager responsible for the sale of silicones to the engineering industry in North China. |
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Experience with Roof Bushing Insulators at DC Cable Termination Station Renton, Andrew Manager, Asset Development Engineering Group, Transpower, New Zealand Andrew Renton has had nearly 25 years of technical & managerial experience as a Qualified Engineer working on behalf various transmission and distribution utilities in New Zealand, Australia and Asia. As Transpower's Asset Development Engineering Manager, he oversees a multi disciplinary engineering team of both in-house and external engineers assigned the evaluation, approval and delivery of line as well as substation projects. |
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Today's Challenges for Power System Asset Engineers & Managers Renton, Andrew Manager, Asset Development Engineering Group Transpower, New Zealand |
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Technical & Market Overview & Developments for MPS Products Rocchetti, Giulio International Sales Director, MacLean Power Systems, France Giulio Rocchetti obtained his Doctoral degree from Bologna University in Italy and also an MBA from the Bocconi Business School in Milan. He has been involved in the electrical insulation industry since 1980, in Italy, France and the U.S. He joined MacLean Power Systems in 2002 and is presently International Sales Director. He is a member of CIGRE and involved in several Study Committees and Working Groups dealing with composite insulators |
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Advanced Primering Process for the Production High Voltage LSR Insulators Röder, Rainer Director, Gardy Technology, Switzerland Rainer Röder is a Consultant for insulation systems using silicone materials. He has had extensive experience in hollow core composite insulators as former Director of an internationally-known component manufacturer for the electrical apparatus manufacturing industry as well as Business Unit Manager of a globally active manufacturing and marketing company for electrical test equipment. |
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Market Overview for Cable Accessories & Manufacturing Technologies Röder, Rainer Director, Gardy Technology, Switzerland |
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Mexican Service Experience with 230 kV Polymeric Bushings Saldivar-Guerrero, Rubén Research Specialist, IIE / CFE, Mexico Rubén Saldivar Guerrero received his PhD degree in polymers from the Chemical Applied Research Center in Saltillo, Mexico and now works at the Department of Materials and Chemical Processes at the Electrical Research Institute (IIE) of the national power grid operator, CFE. His main areas of research include characterization methods for polymeric composites and nanocomposites used in electrical applications. He is also closely involved in development of new formulations employing nanoparticles for electrical insulation of various high voltage equipment. |
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Improved Manufacturing Methods for Cable Accessories & Insulators Schmid, Harald General Sales Manager, Desma Elastomertechnik, Germany Harald Schmid began his career as an apprentice toolmaker and worked in this capacity in Desma’s mould shop. In 1989, he underwent further training, earning the degree of Certified Mechanical Engineer. In 1992, he set up and headed the Project Engineering Department and since 1996 has been the company’s General Sales Manager. |
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Insulation Design from Viewpoints of Corona & Power Arcs Schmuck, Frank Head of R&D, Pfisterer Sefag, Switzerland Frank Schmuck started in the field of high voltage composite insulations in 1988 and completed his PhD in 1992 in Germany. He is a member of several GIGRE and IEC Working Groups and Convener of CIGRE WG B2.21 named “Insulators”. Since 2007, he has written as a Columnist for INMR and is currently employed as a member of the Executive Board and Head of R&D at Pfisterer Sefag’s Centre of Competence Overhead Lines in Switzerland. |
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Influence of Tower Configuration on Insulation Levels Sklenicka, Vaclav Director, EGU HV Laboratory, Czech Republic Vaclav Sklenicka received his electrical engineering degree from the Czech Technical University before joining EGU HV Laboratory where he worked in the field of electric strength of external insulation under pollution. He later received a doctorate degree and expanded his scope of responsibility to include projects on external insulation and insulation coordination. This included AC strength of external insulation, insulation pollution monitoring and diagnostics, electrical insulation for live line work, composite insulators, procedures for station and overhead lines insulation coordination and insulator testing. He is a member of different Working Groups in CIGRE (SC A3, B2 and C4) and also active in IEC and CENELEC TC 11 and TC 36. |
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Recent Developments in Epoxy Materials for Power T&D Applications So, Sam Technology Manager, Casting & Encapsulation (APAC) Huntsman Advanced Materials, Hong Kong K.S. (Sam) So studied chemical technology at Hong Kong Polytechnic University before receiving his Masters degree in Materials Science from the University of Hong Kong. Shortly afterward, he started to work with Huntsman Advanced Materials as Application Engineer for the Electrical Insulation Materials business unit in Asia. In year 2005, he became Team Leader for Application Development for power and electronic applications and then served as the Team Leader for Technical Support for casting, encapsulation, composite & tooling applications. Since 2010, he has served as Technology Manager for Casting & Encapsulation for the Asia Pacific region. |
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Surge Arrester: Standardized Commodity vs. Critical High-Tech Component Stoebe, Kersten Managing Director, Tridelta Surge Arresters, Germany Kersten Stoebe studied Electrotechnical Engineering and Business Administration before starting his career as an engineer for monitoring and controlling systems for power plants. He became member of the Board of Directors in a company producing automation systems and later served as Managing Director in a high voltage instrument transformer business. He is currently Managing Director for Tridelta’s medium and high voltage surge arrester business. Mr. Stoebe is also Chairman of several technical and commercial as sociations and a guest lecturer at the University of Nürnberg. |
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Construction & Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Inspect Lines Stolper, Roel Principal Researcher, CSIR, South Africa Roel Stolper has had a distinguished career in the field of electro-optical engineering where he is engaged in the development of new technologies for a range of innovative products. His main research focus is in the area of imaging instruments that operate in the infrared, visible and ultra-violet spectrums. |
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Application of AC & DC Silicone Insulators on UHV Lines Su, Zhiyi Expert on Outdoor Insulation, EPRI China, State Grid, China SU Zhiyi graduated from North China Electric Power University in 1970. He began his professional career as an engineer at a power plant before joining the China Electric Power Research Institute in 1983. Since that time, he has been engaged in high voltage testing technology and outdoor insulation design. He is one of China’s most respected and influential experts in this field and a Fellow Engineer of EPRI China. |
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Development & Testing of ± 800kV DC Wall Bushings Testin, Giovanni R&D/Engineering Manager, Alstom, Passoni & Villa, Italy Giovanni Testin received his Doctoral Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Milan. In 1985, he started working at Ansaldo Transformers in conjunction with development of important UHV and HVDC projects. He then worked for ABB before joining Areva T&D/ Passoni & Villa (now Alstom Grid), where he is responsible for development of new products and HVDC bushings. He is a member of Italian Committee CT14 for transformers as well as SC 36A for bushings and is also active on several technical committees at both IEC and IEEE. |
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Eco-Friendly Epoxy Solid Insulated Electrical Equipment Tsujimoto, Osamu Commercial Director, Huntsman Advanced Materials, Japan Osamu Tsujimoto is Commercial Director of Huntsman Advanced Materials and responsible for the corporate business in Korea and Japan. He graduated from Konan University in Hyogo, Japan with a degree in Applied Chemistry, and over the past 20 years, has had extensive experience in marketing as well technical service. |
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New Challenges for Russia's Energy Sector Vasina, Katerina Head of Marketing Department, Streamer Electric, Russia Katerina Vasina has been working as Head of the Marketing Department at Streamer Electric since 2008 and in this capacity is responsible for market research focused on lightning protection for overhead lines, developing new brands and international business. She is also an active member of the Russian Marketing Association. |
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Flexible Solutions for Moulding Composite Insulators Wang, Shihai Manager, Yizumi Precision Machinery, China WANG Shihai graduated from South China University of Technology in 1991, where he majored in high polymer processing mechanisms. He has worked many years in the field and has extensive professional experience in the rubber injection molding machinery industry. |
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Smart Monitoring of Surge Arresters on the Grid Westerlund, Håkan Technology Support Manager, ABB, Sweden Håkan Westerlund received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kalmar University, Sweden in 2003. Since 2007 he has been working as design and development engineer for surge arresters at ABB Sweden with his main areas of work being condition monitoring and testing of high voltage arresters. Currently, he is also working towards his Ph.D degree at the Royal Institute of Technology. |
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Advanced Primering Process for the Production High Voltage LSR Insulators Winter, Hans-Joerg Technical Service Manager, Wacker Chemie, Germany Hans-Jörg Winter received his PhD in Chemistry in 1986 at the Free University in Berlin and has been working since 1988 as Technical Marketing Manager for T&D at Wacker Chemie.He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers as well as a number of technical reports and is member of several CIGRE Working Groups and Convener of WG5 (tracking) in IEC TC112. |
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Coming Improvements in Arrester Standards Woodworth, Jonathan Principal, ArresterWorks, United States |
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Future Directions for Arrester Design and Application Woodworth, Jonathan Principal, ArresterWorks, United States |
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The Taming of the Overbuilt Circuit Woodworth, Jonathan Principal, ArresterWorks, United States Jonathan Woodworth is a consulting engineer in overvoltage protection and arresters. After 29 years as Engineering Manager and designer of arresters with Cooper Power Systems, he started his own consulting firm, ArresterWorks. His current focus is to develop ArresterWorks.com into the leading arrester website, and as a consultant assist users and manufacturers in the optimal design and application of arresters. He is active in IEC and IEEE standards development. |
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Processing Technology for Manufacturing High Voltage Hollow Insulators Yi, Foster Export Marketing Manager, Dekuma, China Foster Yi has had an extensive background in the field of rubber injection technology and now works on projects in various overseas markets, including the Middle East, where is responsible for providing turnkey solutions to Dekuma customers. |
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Hubbell Power Systems in Asia Zhang, Connell Managing Director, Hubbell Power Systems, China Connell Zhang has been Managing Director of Hubbell Power Systems in Asia since March of 2008. Before being named to this position, he served as Head of the Tonnage Business within China for Linde AG. He has also served as the China Senior Business Development Director for the BOC Group. Mr. Zhang holds an MBA degree from Yale School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Renmin University in China. |
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The Next Step in the Development of the Insulator Industry Zhang, Desai Professor, Wuhan University, China Professor Zhang is among China's leading authorities on electrical insulators, with over 30 years experience in the development, design and testing of locally-made composite insulators. He is holder of a broad range of patents involving modifications to traditional insulator designs which significantly improve insulator withstand under difficult service conditions. |
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Review of Recent Application Trends for Composite Hollow Cores Zimmerman, Marvin L. INMR, Canada |
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Impact of Desert & Marine Pollution on External Insulation Znaidi, Raouf Consultant, Tunisia Raouf Znaidi has had a long career as an Engineer at STEG, the national power company and grid operator of Tunisia. In his capacity as Director of the Research Division, he was responsible among other things for establishing test stations to monitor the comparative performance of different designs of insulators under various combinations of desert, maritime and industrial pollution. Mr. Znaidi is an active member of CIGRE and recently organized a special session in Tunisia dealing with how best to deal with the impact of pollution on insulators and other line components. |
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Outdoor Test Stations - Optimizing Tool for Insulator Maintenance Znaidi, Raouf Consultant, Tunisia |
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