Norasage Pattanadech
Associate Professor, King Mongkut University of Technology, Dika Labs, ThailandDielectric Measurement for Condition Monitoring & Testing of MV Cable:
Experience in Thailand
Dr. Pattanadech received his Dr. Techn. in Engineering Sciences & Electrical Engineering from the Institute of High Voltage Engineering and System Management at Graz University of Technology, in Austria. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of high voltage testing and analysis,... » READ MORE
Pigini, Alberto
T&D Expert Consultant, ItalyEstimating DC Pollution Requirements: Comparison of Simplified IEC Approach & Statistical Approach
Dr. Pigini received a Doctoral Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Milan. He worked for more than 35 years at CESI, first as a researcher, then as Research Manager and finally as Division Director, responsible for a number of aspects of HV electrical system,... » READ MORE
Plath, Ronald
Professor, Technical University of Berlin, GermanyDr. Plath received his PhD in High Voltage Engineering from the Technische Universität Berlin (TUB). He worked at CESI as consulting engineer in the first prequalification tests of AC 380 kV XLPE cables and later became Head of the HV Laboratories at IPH Berlin,... » READ MORE
Priatmadja, Rizally
Assistant Manager of Transmission Maintenance Planning & Evaluation, PLN Persero (Indonesia TSO), IndonesiaMr. Priatmadja received his B.A.Sc. from the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Semarang in 2010 and his M.Sc from the Dept, of Electrical Engineering at Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2019. He has worked for PT PLN (PERSERO) since 2010 and published several conference papers in the area of High Voltage and has 12 years of experience in research and maintenance of transmission systems.... » READ MORE
Purnama, Julius
Electrical Engineering Consultant, FPL (Italy), Teslatama & Wijaya Karya Industri & Konstruksi, IndonesiaDr. Purnama earned his PhD in Materials Science in the Physics Department of Universitas Indonesia. In addition to his consulting activities, he has worked with Wika NGK Insulators and, more recently, served as Visiting Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program of the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS).... » READ MORE
Raschke, Philipp
Manager, R&D Department, Tridelta Meidensha, GermanyArresters with Brains: New Era IoT-Enabled Condition Monitoring Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence
Mr. Raschke graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Cooperative Education in Gera, Germany. He began his career in 2009 as Product Developer working on overvoltage protection electronics for Gigabit Ethernet. He later received his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Leipzig.... » READ MORE
Rehman, Salem
CEO EMCO Industries, PakistanRoss, Robert
Professor Performance of HV Energy Systems at TU Delft & Asset Management Strategy Expert at IWO, The NetherlandsStrategic Role of Diagnostics in Asset Management Under Ageing, Climate Change & Earthquake
Dr. Ross is Director at the Institute for Science & Development, Ede and Professor at TU Delft with chair Performance of HV Energy Systems. He was Asset Management Research Strategist for the transmission grid operator in the Netherlands and parts of Germany. He worked in the past at KEMA in the area of reliability and post-failure forensic investigation and his present fields of specialization include reliability statistics,... » READ MORE
Ruokanen, Markku
PPC Group Quality and R&D Director, PPC Group, Austria
1. Ageing Behaviour & Resistance of Ceramic Insulators
2. Recycling Ceramic Insulators
Mr. Ruokanen has an M.Sc. degree in Materials Science from the University of Technology in Helsinki, Finland. Before joining PPC in 2014, he held several leading technical positions at Maxwell Technologies in both the Ultra-Capacitor and HV Capacitor Divisions. He is a member of Cigré Switzerland.... » READ MORE
Saboo, Ankit
Executive Director, Elektrolites (Power), IndiaExperience-Driven Improvements in Surge Arrester Performance through Short Circuit Testing
Mr. Saboo is an Engineer from BITS Pilani and Purdue University in Indiana, USA. He has experience covering more than 10 years with traction systems – having hands-on experience in designing arresters for traditional 1×25 kV, new age 2×25 kV systems as well as metro rail systems.... » READ MORE
Saifi, Abdulrahim
Power System Stands & Technology Engineer, Petroleum Development Oman, OmanExperience with Animal-Outage Protective Covers in Oman & Lessons for Utilities Worldwide
Mr. Abdulrahim Saifi received a BENG (Hons) Degree in Electrical Power Engineering from the Caledonian College of Engineering and has worked at Petroleum Development Oman since 2002. He is a specialist in overhead lines in terms of review and approval of transmission and distribution design.... » READ MORE
Sakata, Manabu ‘Gaku’
Executive Officer, Dept. of Research & Development, Nippon Katan, JapanWet Snow Accretion Packed with Sea-Salt on Insulator Strings
Mr. Sakata received his M. S. Eng. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University in Tokyo. Over his career, he has had extensive experience in design, construction, maintenance, asset management and research and development of transmission lines. This work experience includes application of polymer insulators and snow-related failures of transmission lines.... » READ MORE
dos Santos, Mario Augusto Caetano
Maintenance Engineering Division, Itaipu Binacional, BrazilMr. Santos received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from UNIDERP, Brazil in 2010 and his MSc in Technology Development from LACTEC Institute, Brazil in 2017. He joined AES Corporation as Area Maintenance Coordinator for distribution power grid in 1998 and later Eletrosul-Eletrobras,... » READ MORE
Schlender, Dennis
President, DBS Energy Services, CanadaTransmission Asset Planning, Management & Future Refurbishments
Mr. Schlender has offered professional consulting and engineering services across Canada for three decades. He previously held positions at TransAlta Utilities, West Kootenay Power and Aquila Networks Canada, with responsibilities in Senior Management, Project Management, Engineering, Line Construction & Maintenance, Substations, Telecommunications, Metering and Material Services. Currently, he is Principal at a firm providing consulting services in transmission design,... » READ MORE
Schubert, Matthias
Discipline Expert, Surge Arrester Technologies, Siemens Energy, GermanyIEC TC37: Major Developments in Standards for Substation & Line Surge Arresters
Mr. Schubert received his Dipl.-Ing. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany. He then joined Siemens in Berlin, where he began as a test and development engineer for surge arresters. In 2001, he was appointed Head of the Arrester Test Laboratory.... » READ MORE