Speakers & Topics

1. Lightning Overvoltages Due to Direct Strikes on Hybrid Overhead Lines (in Portuguese)
2. Mitigating Lightning-Induced Transients on MV Lines (in English)

Prof. Piantini is an Associate Professor and Head of the Lightning and High Voltage Research Center at the University of São Paulo, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1997....  » READ MORE

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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

Influence of Non-Uniform Pollution on AC Insulators (in English & Portuguese)

Mr. Mello studied Electrical Engineering at Rio de Janeiro Federal University where he obtained his Masters Degree. He worked as Research Engineer in the Electrical Energy Research Center (CEPEL) from 1978 to 2013, focusing on high-voltage and pollution tests on insulators for overhead lines and substations....  » READ MORE

Insulator Failure During Arc Furnace Energization: A Case Study in Transformer–Power System Interaction (in English & Portuguese)

Angélica da Costa Oliveira Rocha earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Soon after, she joined Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG), being responsible for the area of studies on electromagnetic transients and power quality....  » READ MORE

Reducing Grid Overload Risk Due to Congestion (in English)

Dr. Ross is an Emeritus Professor at TU Delft with a PhD from Utrecht University. His expertise spans electrical materials, superconductivity, reliability, and asset management. Having previously worked at KEMA, TenneT, and various academies, he is now CEO and principal researcher of IWO, a private research institute focusing on reliability and superconductivity....  » READ MORE

Safe Conditions for Live-Line Insulator Replacement up to 500 kV: Experience from Colombia & Peru (in Spanish)

Eng. Santana is an Electrical Engineer from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, with a specialization in Transmission Systems focused on live-line work from the Universidad Tecnológica Superior de Irapuato (Mexico), and an MBA from Westfield Business School (Spain)....  » READ MORE

Evolution of Infrared Thermography as a Predictive Strategy for Power Substations (in English)

Chair Session 2: Sessão Plenária / Sesión plenaria

Mr. 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

Insulator Testing as a Tool for
Quality Assurance (in English)

Dr. Schmuck has been active in the field of polymeric insulations for high voltage applications since 1987. He worked with manufacturers of composite insulators as technical director as well as general manager for many years. Since 2021 he runs his own company “Schmuck HV Insulation Consulting Ltd”....  » READ MORE

Advanced GIS-Bushings for Alternative Gases (in English)

Dr. Seifert obtained his Ph.D. degree from TU Branschweig in 1998. He has had over 20 years of experience in development of composite materials for high voltage insulating applications. In 2018 he joined the MR Group as Senior Expert for basic development and in 2024 became an independent consultant,...  » READ MORE

Diagnostics & Maintenance of Ageing OHL Conductor Joints (in English)

Chair Session 9: Condition Monitoring & Maintenance

Mr. Sidenvall received his M. Sc. in Materials Science from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He started his career working in R&D at ABB and later moved to high voltage consulting at STRI before starting I2G along with several colleagues in 2017....  » READ MORE

Challenges & Solutions for the Assessment of Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines (in English)

Prof. Silveira received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Doctoral Degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He has worked in the Electrical Engineering Department of UFMG since 2009 and is currently an Associate Professor....  » READ MORE

Operating Experience with Line Surge Arresters Applied on Croatia’s Transmission Network (in English)

Silvia Sinčić received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 2020. Her doctoral thesis focused on reducing the number of lightning-caused outages on high-voltage overhead lines through the application of line surge arresters. She currently works as an advisor in the Executive Office of the Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS),...  » READ MORE

Operating Principles and Performance Analysis of Booster Sheds on Substation Equipment Insulators (in English)

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Field Experience with Alligator Cracking of Polymeric Transformer Bushings (in English)

Mr. Kannan holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree from Western Michigan University and a Masters of Power Engineering from Tenaga Nasional University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer as well as Chartered Electrical Engineer (IET UK) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s Transmission Division and represents the Malaysia National Committee in CIGRE WG A2....  » READ MORE

Risk-Based Assessment of Clearance Violations in Line Rating (in English)

Mr. Tannemaat has a background in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with experience ranging from system-level aspects to detailed component engineering in transmission grids. His main areas of interest are Insulation Coordination, Earthing, and Measurement & Sensing Systems. After working as an Asset Specialist for substation equipment at the Dutch TSO,...  » READ MORE