Speakers & Topics

Criteria & Strategies for Designing, Executing & Testing 132 kV Underground Cable Projects in Urban & Suburban Areas (in Spanish)

Mr. Rubio is an Electrical Engineer graduated from the National Technological University (UTN) in Argentina, with over 13 years of experience in high voltage transmission projects at 132 kV and 220 kV. In his current position,...  » 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

New Generation of Hollow Composite Insulators: Meeting Environmental & Sustainability Aspects (in English)

Dr. Seifert obtained his Ph.D. degree from TU Branschweig in 1998. He has had over 20 years of experience in development of composite materials for high voltage insulating applications. In 2018 he joined the MR Group as Senior Expert for basic development and in 2024 became an independent consultant,...  » 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

Assessing Influence of Nitric Acid Attack on HTV Silicone Rubber Materials: Summary of Research Findings (in English)

Mr. Strumbelj received a B.Sc. Degree from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and a M.Sc. Degree from ETH Zürich in Switzerland. Since 2016, he has worked at Pfisterer, starting as a Development Engineer in Corporate Technology....  » 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

Defining Seismic Performance Requirements Specific to HV Substation Surge Arresters: A Practical Approach (in English)

Mr. Taylor has over 38 years of experience in the electrical industry having held various engineering positions during a career with ASEA, ABB and Hitachi Energy. His work focuses on technical support and application consulting across a broad range of areas,...  » READ MORE

Comparing Sum of Current Versus Voltage Reference for Monitoring Bushings: Pros & Cons as well as Case Studies (in English)

Mr. Tostrud joined Dynamic Ratings in 2006 after working as Construction and Maintenance Supervisor for We Energies, where he led implementation of condition-based monitoring programs. In his new role, he has been instrumental in helping customers incorporate online monitoring into their condition-based maintenance programs....  » READ MORE