Díaz, Luis

Creating a Maintenance Policy for Composite Insulators: Application to Asset Management & Diagnostics for Live-Line Work (in English)

Dr. Diaz obtained his Engineering Degree from the University Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. He then furthered his education with a Master of Science in Power Engineering in 2012, later earning a Ph.D. in High Frequency Electronics from the University of Limoges in France through a CIFRE program in collaboration with EDF R&D. He specializes in the technical specification of composite insulators and line surge arresters and his current research is focused on diagnosing composite insulators and measuring lightning current in line surge arresters. Over the years, he has contributed to this field with more than 20 published articles on topics such as lightning transient studies, high voltage engineering and insulation coordination. He is the French member of IEC TC 36 and 37: Insulators and surge arresters, respectively and contributes to these standardization activities. In CIGRE, he serves in both B2 and C4 Committees, contributing to several Working Groups.