Speakers & Topics

Improving Lightning Performance of 230 kV Transmission Line Using Lightning Arresters Instead of Overhead Ground Wire: Experience in Western Canada (in English)

Mr. Ribon graduated from Western University in London, Ontario with a degree in Electrical Engineering and has over 15 years of experience managing and designing overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines....  » READ MORE

Revision of IEC 61109 on Composite Suspension & Tension Insulators: Impact on Insulator Selection, Specification & Testing (in English)

Mr. Robben, an expert in design of composite insulators and surge arresters, received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in Germany in 2010. He has been working for Siemens AG since 2011 and is currently responsible for development and engineering of composite insulators,...  » READ MORE

Challenges Facing Asset Managers in the Power Utility Industry: Technologies, Trends & Strategies (in English)

Dr. Ross is Director at the Institute for Science & Development, Ede and Professor at HAN University of Applied Sciences. He is also Asset Management Research Strategist for the transmission grid operator in the Netherlands and parts of Germany....  » READ MORE

Field Ageing Behavior of Long Rods Analyzed According to Cigré TB 306 (in English)

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....  » READ MORE

Energized Washing of Contaminated Insulators Based on Condition: Maintenance Strategy to Combat Climatic Impact of El Niño Phenomenon (in Spanish)

Eng. Santana graduated from the National University of Colombia in 1994, and is currently leader of the Reliability and Operations Development Team at ISA INTERCOLOMBIA. For 25 years he has been a specialist in Live Line Working (LLW) in electrical energy transmission systems....  » READ MORE

Assessment of Resistive Leakage Current in Surge Arresters: Monitoring Versus Offline Measurements (in English)

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

Comparing Application Methods for RTV Silicone Coatings: A Study of Dipping Versus Spraying (in English)

Mr. Saunders has a diploma in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from George Brown University and is a certified Electrical Technician registered with the Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and Technologists. He has been a Technical and Application Specialist since 2014 and has assisted on many HVIC projects globally allowing him broad insight into application of RTV coatings....  » READ MORE

1. Identifying Quality Issues with Porcelain & Composite Station Post Insulators (in English)
2. Assessing Condition of Composite Substation Insulators Based on Service Inspection (in English)

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

Improving Calculation of Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines: Constraints on Applying Statistical Distributions of Current Parameters (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

1. To Install or Not to Install EGLAs: An Important Utility Decision (in English)
2. Application of RTV Coated Disk Insulators: Experience, Reliability Improvements & Observations in Australia’s Wet Tropics (in English)

Mr. Stapleton received his Bachelor of Electrical and Computer Engineering followed by a Graduate Certificate in Electricity Supply Engineering from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane....  » READ MORE

HVDC Transmission Line Lightning Protection & Application of EGLAs (in English)

Mr. Strelec received his BSc in Electrical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1997. He is a registered Professional Engineer since 2003 and has more than 20 years of related experience in the electricity utility industry with Eskom. He has gained considerable experience in HV substation and overhead line design as a Project Engineer,...  » READ MORE

Electrical Insulation Characteristics of Aged XLPE Cable Systems (in English)

Dr. Takahashi received his M.S. and Dr. Eng. Degrees from Nagoya University in Japan. After working as an Invited Researcher at Hydro-Quebec’s IREQ facility in Varennes, Canada in 2000, he joined the Central Research Institute of Electrical Power Industry in Yokosuka, Japan, in 2001 and also served as Visiting Researcher at the University of Bologna in Italy....  » READ MORE

Technical-Economic Analysis of the Behavior of 115 KV Transmission Lines Under the Impact of Atmospheric Discharges Considering the Implementation of TLSAs (in Spanish)

Mr. Tauta Rua is an electrical engineer (National University of Colombia), he has a master’s degree in electrical engineering (Universidad de los Andes) and a master’s degree in technological innovation management (ITM)....  » READ MORE

1. Operational Experience with Composite Insulators at German TSO (in English)
2. Optimizing Maintenance of Composite insulators: Results from European Initiative (in English)

Ms. Varli received her M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the Technical University in Dortmund in Germany and started her career in 2015 at German TSO Amprion in the Department of Transmission Technology before being appointed to her present position in 2019....  » READ MORE

1. Development of a Frequency Dependent Temporary Overvoltage (TOV) EMT Model for Gapless Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters (in English)
2. Switching Overvoltage Stresses on Sheath Voltage Limiters Due to Cable Circuit Energization: Failure Investigation & Lessons Learned
(in English)

Mr. Velitsikakis received his M.Sc. in High Voltage Engineering from the Technical University of Delft in 2013 and works as senior expert in the field of Insulation Coordination and Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) studies for HV and EHV transmission systems....  » READ MORE