Speakers & Topics

Optimizing Placement of Surge Arresters on O/H Transmission Lines Exposed to Lightning (in English & Portuguese)

Rafael Alipio holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil, where he leads the Electromagnetic Transients Laboratory (LabTEM)....  » READ MORE

Smart Insulation Maintenance: Data Analysis & Machine Learning Approach for Polluted Environments (in English)

Mr. Alonso holds a Degree in Energy Engineering. He specializes in glass insulator qualification, compliance with international standards (IEC, ANSI, and CSA), manufacturing process optimization, and condition monitoring of high-voltage transmission line insulators. Actively involved in the international insulator community through technical contributions to conferences and standardization activities,...  » READ MORE

Advances in Protection of Distribution Lines Against Lightning Induced Effects (in English)

Prof. Andreotti, Sr Member of IEEE, received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University Federico II in Naples, Italy. He is author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications in reviewed journals as well as at international conferences....  » READ MORE

FAT Procedure for Composite Insulators: A State-of-the-Art Review (in Spanish)

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Performance of Coated Glass Insulators Under Corrosive Pollution: 20 Years’ Experience in Peru (in English)

Mr. Asto Soto is an Electrical Engineer, graduated in 2000 from the National University of the Center of Peru (UNCP 2000) with a Masters of Business Administration from the University Ricardo Palma. He has detailed experience in management, planning and supervision of electrical maintenance and projects in mining,...  » READ MORE

Application of Cage Type Surge Arresters: Specification, Substation Design & Service Experience (in English & Portuguese)

Mr. Beretta holds a dual Electrical Engineering degrees from University of Campinas and Queen Mary University of London, with over 13 years of international experience in energy sector. Currently a Principal Engineer at SSEN Transmission – Scotland, specializing in substation equipment specifications,...  » READ MORE

Multi-Scale Structural Regulation & Enhancing Performance of MO Varistors (in English)

Zhuolin Cheng is an Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University. He received his B.S. (2019) and Ph.D. (2025) degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University under the supervision of Prof. Jianying Li. His research primarily focuses on dielectric theory and high-performance metal oxide varistors,...  » READ MORE

Grounding & Lightning Mitigation Strategies for Renewable Energy Plants: Protection & Resilience (in English & Portuguese)

Mr. Costa is an electrical engineer with over 14 years of experience in the electrical sector, specializing in projects and studies, electrical grounding, electromagnetic transients in grounding systems, insulation coordination, impulsive grounding, large grounding systems, current division in grounding systems,...  » READ MORE

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Dr. Da Silva received her M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. She joined the Military Institute of Engineering in 2018, where she works as Adjunct Professor and researcher in areas related to lightning protection,...  » READ MORE

Passive Fire Protection for Insulated Cables installed in Gas-Insulated Substations (in English & Portuguese)

Ms. Damasceno graduated as an Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) as well as an MBA from LACTEC and the Federal Fluminense University and completed postgraduate work in power systems at UFRJ. An active member of CIGRE SC B1 (Insulated Cables),...  » READ MORE

Line Surge Arrester Application and Performance Review: 30 Years of Experience from a Brazilian Utility (in English & Portuguese)

Sandro de Castro Assis received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and D.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2004, 2006, and 2017, respectively. He also completed executive education programs in R&D Project Management at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas) and Business Management at Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) in 2009 and 2019,...  » READ MORE

Pollution Performance of Line Insulators: From Deposition to Flashover (in English)

Michele de Nigris has 40+ years of experience in the research, innovation, standardisation and application of power system components, smart grids and energy system integration. He has developed his professional career in CESI in the field of surge arresters and progressively extended his experience to insulators,...  » READ MORE

Role & Impact of Frequency Dependence on Surge Arrester TOV Duty (in English)

Mr. Pavan Dhulipala is an Energy Advisor in the Power & Energy team at WSP in the Netherlands, where he works on high-voltage cable and substation design, grid studies, and advising project stakeholders on system-level design decisions. His main areas of interest are insulation coordination,...  » READ MORE

Influence of Climatic Variability on Lightning Activity & Transmission Line Exposure: Experience in Colombia (in English)

Mr. Dickson received his Electrical and Electronic Engineering Degree from Technological University of Bolivar in Colombia and holds an MSc in Electrical Power from Newcastle University in England, with specialization in Electric Energy Distribution and Transmission Systems from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia....  » READ MORE

Reducing Engineering Risk in Overhead Line Projects Through Digital Design Validation

Mr. Francklin is an Electrical Engineer from the Federal Center of Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ), Brazil. He has over nine years of experience in overhead transmission line engineering and has worked on projects from 15 kV to 525 kV across Europe, Brazil and Africa....  » READ MORE