Chisholm, William
T&D Consultant, CanadaDr. Chisholm is an expert in the effects of adverse weather on overhead power lines, including lightning and grounding, icing on insulators and thermal rating. He has been an IEEE Fellow for a decade – a distinction given after his long career at Ontario Hydro and Kinectrics.... » READ MORE
De Fina, Laura
R&D Expert for Bushings, GE Grid Solutions, ItalyPollution Design of Outdoor HVDC-UHVDC Bushings
Dr. De Fina received her M. S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Milano Polytechnic University in 2003. After graduation, she joined different companies in Energy and Automation business, working in technical area. Since 2017, she has been working as R&D Expert at GE Grid Solution for HVDC and RIP AC bushings and also in charge of development of HVDC bushings.... » READ MORE
de Nigris, Michele
Director, Sustainable Development & Energy Sources, RSE, ItalyMr. de Nigris is Director of the Sustainable Development and Energy Sources Department of RSE –... » READ MORE
Dollinger, Frédéric
Area Sales & Marketing Manager, Haefely, SwitzerlandBest Practices for Bushing Installation & Diagnostics
Mr. Dollinger received a Master’s Degree in Mechatronics from the renowned French engineering school, INSA, and has worked for Haefely successively as Product & Marketing Manager and now Area Sales & Marketing Manager. His extensive travel to meet customers worldwide has allowed broad application experience and deep product knowledge.... » READ MORE
Mohd Faris Ariffin
Specialist, Distribution Engineering Centre, Asset Management Dept., Distribution Network Div., Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), MalaysiaIr. Ts. Mohd Faris Ariffin earned a Masters in Electrical Engineering from UNITEN, Malaysia (2006) and before that graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona with a BSc. in Engineering (Electrical). He has been working with TNB for 32 years within various Departments including Transmission Lines/Substations Maintenance,... » READ MORE
Fenger, Mark
Sr. Global Technical Director, Kinectrics, CanadaAsset Condition Assessment of Aged HV & EHV Cable Systems
Mark Fenger graduated with an M.Sc.E.E from the Technical University of Denmark and also holds an MBA from York University. In his role as Sr. Global Technical Director with respect to underground transmission cables, he has over 20 years’ experience in condition assessment of insulation systems via field diagnostics and has also been involved with prequalification and type tests of HV &... » READ MORE
Filipović-Grčić, Dalibor
Director, Koncar-Electrical Engineering Institute, CroatiaSuperimposed Impulse Voltage Tests on HVDC Cables Using Coupling Capacitor
Dr. Filipovic-Grcic received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. He joined Končar – Electrical Engineering Institute in 2004 and his main experience has been in the areas of laboratory and on-site testing and R&D of bushings and instrument transformers.... » READ MORE
Freeman, Ryan
Senior Product Manager, Arrester Business Unit, Hubbell Power Systems, United StatesExamining the Evolution of Line Surge Arrester Technology
Mr. Freeman graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering before joining Hubbell Power Systems as a Design Engineer for high voltage surge arresters. He maintained design responsibility for various arrester products including line surge arresters and later transitioned to the Application Engineering team in 2015,... » READ MORE
Fuentes, Diego R.
Seismic & Structural Engineer, Deefe for Structure & Earthquake Engineering, ChileMr. Fuentes R. is a Seismic/Structural Engineer with over a decade of experience in the design and review of electrical equipment. He has expertise in compliance with international seismic codes such as IEEE693-2005, IEEE693-2018, IEC62271-207, IEC62271-300, ETGI-1.020, and others. He utilizes his knowledge of static and dynamic analysis as well as shake-table tests to ensure high standards of safety and reliability.... » READ MORE
Garcia Hernandez, Javier
Technical Director, Insulators, La Granja Insulators, SpainDiagnostic Techniques for Assessing Silicone-Coated Insulators
Mr. Garcia received the Electrical Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and joined La Granja Insulators in 1990. Currently, he is responsible for the insulator technical department, covering all R&D, technical assistance, laboratories, insulator development, etc. He is President of the Spanish Insulator IEC Committee (TC36), a member of Spanish IEC TC 210 “CISPR” and of different IEC WG’s and also an active member of CIGRE,... » READ MORE
Gargano, Teresa
Manager, R&D Technology Center for Bushings, Hitachi Energy, SwitzerlandAdvances in Capacitance Graded Transformer Bushing Technology & Qualification Methods
Ms. Gargano earned an M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University in Milan Italy. After 7 years as an R&D engineer in power electronics, she gained a decade of experience in HV bushings design, in the process contributing to development of new products and technologies.... » READ MORE
GE Pingan
Chairman, Xi’an Tian Gong Electric, ChinaAdvancing MOV Block Technology: Improving Performance, Stability, & Protection
Mr. Ge holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Semiconductor Physics from Northwest University and has been engaged in the industry since 1985. He has worked in various capacities at China XD Group and has 37 years of experience in the research and development of metal oxide varistors.... » READ MORE
George, Jean-Marie
Scientific Director, Sediver, France1. Pollution and Insulators
2. Standards: What Now, What’s Next
3. Coating…of Course
Mr. George received his Electrical Eng. Degree from the HEI School in France and joined Sediver as Research Engineer in 1986. After working as Production Manager for the Composite Insulator Division and Quality Mgr. and Technical Dir. for North America,... » READ MORE
Giraudet, Florent
Consultant, Metarresters, GermanyPerformance of Surge Arc Suppressors for Effective Lightning Mitigation
Mr. Giraudet received a Dipl.-Ing. Degree in Industrial and Electrical Engineering from CESI in Lyon, France in 2010. He joined Siemens, Germany as Area Sales Manager for surge arresters applications and subsequently took on additional responsibilities in business development of overhead line solutions that include application of transmission line arresters as well as polymeric insulators.... » READ MORE
Gulski, Edward
CEO, onsite hv solutions, SwitzerlandTesting & Diagnosis of Long-Length Power Cables of On- & Offshore Wind Farms
Dr. Gulski, an IEEE Fellow, received his M.Sc. in information technology from Dresden Univ. of Technology, a Ph.D. from Delft Univ. of Technology and a Doctor Habilitatus from Warsaw Univ. of Technology. A former Professor at Poznan Univ. of Technology and most recently at Lodz Univ.... » READ MORE