Speakers & Topics

1. Externally Gapped Line Arresters: Reviewing 40 Years Service Experience
2. Mechanical Considerations & Service Life of Non-Gapped Line Arresters

Mr. Giraudet received a Dipl.-Ing. Degree in Industrial and Electrical Engineering from CESI in Lyon, France in 2010. He joined Siemens Grenoble where his focus was on retrofit of GIS & AIS switchgear and later Siemens,...  » READ MORE

Innovative Manufacturing Processes & Technologies for Liquid Silicone Rubber

Dr. Grindling graduated from the Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria with a Degree in Polymer Engineering and Science. Later, while working, he completed his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University Paderborn in Germany and his MBA from the University of Zurich in Switzerland. He was employed for 20 years with Ciba Geigy/Novartis,...  » READ MORE

Developments in Test Methods & Acceptance Criteria for On/Offshore Power Cables

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

1. Development of IEC-Based Methodology for Site Severity Assessment
2. Application of Composite Insulators: Perceptions vs. Service Experience
3. Status of Pollution Test Procedures for Insulators Made from Hydrophobicity Transfer Materials

Dr. Gutman received his MSc and PhD in HV engineering from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute and has experience covering 40 years. In 1994 he joined STRI where his main areas of activity included dimensioning and maintenance of insulation in clean and polluted environments;...  » READ MORE

Selecting Optimal Outdoor Insulation Under Heavily Polluted Conditions

Mr. Hafeez obtained his BSc & MSc in Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology & Engineering in Lahore and over his career has had extensive experience in design and control of HV and EHV transmission line projects. He has supervised project planning and scheduling, including conceptual design,...  » READ MORE

Documentation & Technical Evaluation for Product Certification of MV/HV Network Components

Dr. Nik Hakimi received his B.Eng. in Electrical Power Engineering from the Universiti Tenaga Nasional in Malaysia and a Ph.D. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Southampton in the U.K. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Power Engineering and currently is Sr....  » READ MORE

Condition Assessment of Long Length Medium Voltage Underground Cable Using Dual Side Offline Partial Discharge Measurement

Mr. Ts. Huzainie received his Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Portsmouth, U.K. and a Master of Electrical Engineering from Tenaga Nasional University. He is Registered Professional Electrical Engineer and Professional Technologist in Electrical & Electronics....  » READ MORE

Technical, Environmental & Ethical Aspects for Evaluation of Suppliers for Overhead Line Components

Mr. Halsan received a Master of Science in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and has been involved in electro-mechanical engineering of transmission lines at Norwegian TSO, Statnett, since 1988. This work included participating in various research projects on electrical components and engineering tools for transmission lines....  » READ MORE

Deeply Suppressing Overvoltage of 1000 kV AC UHV Power Grid by Low Residual Voltage Surge Arresters

Professor He received a PhD in high voltage engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 1994. Currently, he is a Cheung-Kong Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education of China in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University and leads the university’s High Voltage and Insulation Technology Research Institute....  » READ MORE