Speakers & Topics

Applying RTV Coatings in Polluted Service Environments: 30 Years Experience & Lessons Learned (in English)

Roy Macey has been involved in design, performance and maintenance of high voltage insulators for five decades. Both his BSc and MSc theses were on outdoor insulation and he established the first pollution severity surveys and energized insulator test stations in South Africa....  » READ MORE

Pre-testing Porcelain Insulators Slated for Seismic Testing (in English)

Mr. Maloney holds a BS ME degree from Purdue University and has worked for PPC Insulators for the past 19 years, coordinating product testing, quality and application engineering. He is active in American Standards Committees, including NEMA and C29 insulator Working Groups....  » READ MORE

Evaluating Performance of RTV Silicone-Coated Glass Insulators in Very High Pollution Environments: Experience in Peru (in Spanish)

Mr. Mariano is an electrical engineer from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru. He has over 10 years of experience in maintenance of electrical systems in mining and high-voltage power transmission with focus on transmission lines located in areas with a high degree of environmental contamination and corrosive environments....  » READ MORE

Comparing Newest Technologies to Inspect Overhead Lines with Traditional Methods: Global Trends & Case Studies (in English)

Mr. Massardo has had more than 30 years professional experience in management with focus on strategy and digital transformation. Over the past years, he has supported power supply companies across Latin America in introducing digitalization and data management into the OHL inspection process aimed at detecting defects....  » READ MORE

1. Managing Corrosion on Insulation of HV Transmission Lines in Areas of Severe Contamination (in Spanish)
2. Factors Affecting Performance of Zinc Sleeves on Glass & Porcelain I-String Versus V-String Insulators Operating in Areas of Marine Pollution (in Spanish)

Mr. Maya is an electromechanical engineer, specialist in automatic control systems. He has 35 years of experience in the maintenance of power transmission lines and electrical substations....  » READ MORE

Comprehensive Analysis of Lightning-Induced Faults & SOTF Protection Malfunctions in 220 kV Transmission Lines: Case Study of Chaglla Hydroelectric Plant (in Spanish)

Mr. Medina is an electrical engineer graduated from the Continental University in Peru, with a Master’s Degree in Maintenance Management from the National University of Callao, Peru. He has specialized the maintenance management of substations,...  » READ MORE

1.Insulators With Best Technical-Economic Performance in Areas of Extreme Pollution Based on 40 Years of Experience (in Spanish)
2. Laboratory Tests to Diagnose Condition of Composite Insulators Operating in Areas of Extreme Contamination (in Spanish)

Mr. Moreno is an electrical engineer graduated from the National University of Engineering in Peru,...  » READ MORE

1. Best Practices for Manufacturing EHV Polymer Insulators (in English)
2. Crimping History and Quality Control for Polymer Insulators (in English)

Mr. Niedospial holds a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Elmhurst College as well as an MBA in Project Management and Marketing from Keller Graduate School of Management at Devry University....  » READ MORE

Testing & Condition Monitoring of Post Insulators for AC & DC Applications: AIS Smart Disconnectors (in English)

Mr. Nosilati is an Electrical Engineer, graduated at the University of Padova with a Masters thesis in collaboration with the Helsinki University of Technology. He started his work experience in 2009 as R&D Test Engineer in Areva and he is currently the Technology Leader of air-insulated disconnectors in GE Grid Solutions....  » READ MORE

Seismic Solutions & Testing for Oil to Air & Air to Air Bushings (in English)

Mr. Pastore received his Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree from the University of Naples Federico II. After graduation, he began his career in R&D and technology in the automotive and railway sectors. In 2012, he joined the power grid business working for Alstom Grid as R&D Mechanical Engineer for product industrialization of through-wall &...  » READ MORE

AC & DC Insulator Contamination Maps Toward Outdoor Insulation Coordination: Experience Worldwide (in English)

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

Increasing Reliability of Overhead Transmission Lines through Application of Line Surge Arresters: Experience in Latin America
(in Spanish)

Mr. Porras graduated from the National University of Colombia in 1996 and earned his Master’s Degree in Engineering in 2015. He currently works on the planning and evaluation of the maintenance of the electrical assets of ISA INTERCHILE and ISA BOLIVIA....  » READ MORE

Optimizing & Validating EGLA Placement Design: Performance Review on 150 kV Transmission Line (in English)

Mr. 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

Statistics & Experience with VLF Withstand Testing & PD Diagnostics of MV Cable Networks (in English)

Mr. Putter received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2007. In his thesis “Investigation of Water Treeing – Electrical Treeing Transition in Polymeric Insulation of Service Aged Power Cables“, he investigated methods to determine the condition of service aged cables using several diagnostic techniques....  » READ MORE

Experience at Swedish DSOs with Composite Line Insulators: Examples of Faults & Impact on Purchasing Policy (in English)

Mr. Radosavljevic obtained his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade and, after working in different positions in the former Yugoslavia, has spent the past 20 years within the Swedish power industry....  » READ MORE