Speakers & Topics

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

Optimizing Specification of RTV Coated Insulators Based on Practical Applications (in English)

Mr. Okawa received his B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering from the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. He joined NGK Insulators in 1992 and served as Manager of the Product Engineering Section at NGK-Locke Polymer Insulators in the U.S. from 2008 to 2016....  » READ MORE

CIGRE and the Energy Transition (in English)

Dr. Papailiou studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig and earned his doctorate at ETH Zurich. He is Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Dresden in High-Voltage Overhead Lines and was Chief Executive Officer of the Pfisterer Group until 2011. From 2010 to 2016 he chaired the CIGRE Study Committee on Overhead Lines....  » 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

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

Technology & Application of Medium Voltage Spark Free Arresters (in English)

Bio coming soon....  » READ MORE

Experience in Superimposed Impulse Voltage Testing of HVDC Cables Using Coupling Capacitor (in English)

Ms. Radecic received her Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. Her thesis was conducted in collaboration with the R&D department of Électricité de France (EDF) in Paris and focused on application of EMT tools in studying resonance phenomena in hybrid HVAC-HVDC networks....  » 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

1. Preconditioning Methods & Options for Pollution Testing of Hydrophobic Insulators (in English)
2. Precautions to be Taken in Field Application of RTV Silicone Coatings: Brazilian Experience with Failures (in English)
3. Pollution Mapping of Power Networks: Experience in Brazil(in English)

Mr. Mello studied Electrical Engineering at Rio de Janeiro Federal University where he obtained his Masters Degree....  » READ MORE

Dealing with Variability of Lightning Discharges Density: Experience Protecting Transmission Lines in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula(in English and also in Spanish)

Dr. Ramírez Pacheco received his Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Puebla, his Master of Science Degree from the National Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland....  » READ MORE

Guidelines for Specification, Selection & Lifetime Management of Multi-Column High-Energy Surge Arresters for HVAC & HVDC Systems
(in English)

Mr. Raschke graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Cooperative Education in Gera, Germany. He began his career in 2009 as Product Developer working on overvoltage protection electronics for Gigabit Ethernet....  » READ MORE