Verhoeven, Bas

Trends & Lessons from Laboratory Testing of Power Cables

Mr. Verhoeven received an M.Sc. in Power Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology before joining KEMA in 1991 as R&D Specialist on digital protection systems for high voltage networks. Starting 1995, he worked as consultant on international projects for network design and protection before being appointed in 2000 as Manager of KEMA’s High Voltage Laboratory, which became the world’s largest commercially operated laboratory under his guidance. He was assigned Director of KEMA Labs, including the High Power Laboratory and the High Voltage Laboratory, in 2011. He is a Member of the Board of the NEC, the Dutch IEC and Member of the Board of the International Short Circuit Test Liaison (STL). He has authored numerous papers on testing and certification of power components.