Speakers & Topics

(as of Oct 24, 2023)

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Chisholm, William

T&D Consultant, Canada

1. Balancing the Budget for Renovating Lines: Groundwires, OPGW, Insulation, Earthing & Arresters
2. Selecting Insulators by Adapting & Calibrating Satellite & Ground-Based Measurements of Air Pollution

Dr. 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, Italy

Pollution 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

Dollinger, Frédéric

Area Sales & Marketing Manager, Haefely, Switzerland

Best 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), Malaysia

Application of Lightning Protection Device onto 33 kV Lines with High Soil Resistivity to Mitigate Transient Interruptions Due to Lightning

Ir. 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, Canada

Asset 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, Croatia

Superimposed 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 States

Examining 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, Chile

Seismic Qualification of Surge Arresters through Shake Table Testing: Importance of Considering Support Structure

Mr. 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, Spain

Diagnostic 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, Switzerland

Advances 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

Giraudet, Florent

Consultant, Metarresters, Germany

Performance 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