Programme

Day one

09:00	Registration and morning refreshments
09:15	Chair's Welcome Carl Johnstone, Director, i4 Asset Management, UK
09:20	Session 1: Electricity networks – What does the future hold? An overview of our latest Future Energy Scenarios and strategic network plans and the implications for future networks. Paul Obanor, System Capability Manager, National Grid ESO, UK
10:05	Session 2: Renewables integration An understanding of the primary systems and equipment in place to transfer energy created via renewable systems into the grid David Eckert, Global Industry Lead – Partial Discharge, Megger
10:50	Refreshment break
11:10	Session 3: High voltage switchgear Understand the design and testing of HVAC circuit-breakers and the relationship with power system stresses and performance Mark Waldron, Switchgear Technical Leader, National Grid, UK
12:10	Session 4: Design of high-voltage power transformers A brief insight into Design, Manufacture & Testing of Transformers Understanding of main specified parameters Knowledge of what's inside the transformer tank Appreciation of various tests carried out to verify main specified parameters Raj Pal, Senior Transformer Design Engineer, GE Grid Solutions Ltd, UK
13:10	Lunch
14:00	Session 5: High voltage system stresses and insulation coordination Understand the ways in which high voltage can cause insulation systems to fail Understand the role of insulation coordination on the power system Understand the importance of high voltage testing in delivering reliable products" Ian Cotton, Head of Research, School of Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
15:00	Refreshment break
15:10	Walk to the labs
15:30	Practical demonstrations of testing in the HV laboratories
17:30	End of day one

Day two

09:00	Morning refreshments
09:10	Session 6: High Voltage testing techniques Short introduction in High Voltage testing Practical information on partial discharge measurements Background information on failure rates Hans Erik Keizer, Senior Consultant, Asset Management, Energy systems DNV Netherlands B.V., The Netherlands
10:10	Refreshment break
10:40	Practical demonstrations of testing in the HV laboratories
12:40	Lunch break
13:40	Session 7: High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power transmission Understand the situations in which HVDC is used in preference to AC transmission, the types of conversion equipment and the major high-voltage engineering challenges posed by the technology Colin Davidson, GE Vernova
14:40	Session 8: High-voltage cable systems Andrew Barclay, Principal Engineer, Kinectrics International Europe, UK
15:40	Refreshment break
16:00	Session 9: Testing for endurance and reliability: high voltage renewable power systems Improved understanding of testing of cable, GIS and transformer Mario Jochim, HIGHVOLT
17:00	Panel discussion and Q&A Andrew Barclay, Colin Davidson, Hans Erik Keizer and Mario Jochim
17:30	End of day 2
19:00	Course dinner sponsored by Megger at Gusto Italian (pre-registration required)

Day three

09:00	Morning refreshments
09:10	Session 10: Asset management - an industrial perspective interactive session Carl Johnstone, Director, i4 Asset Management, UK
10:10	Session 11: Offshore maintenance Benjamin Smith, Head of Transmission & OFTO, Ørsted
11:10	Refreshment break
11:30	Session 12: Novel high-voltage materials Understand the landscape of novel insulating materials in the market, particularly liquids Gain an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the different options Gain an understanding of the design changes necessary to incorporate novel materials into equipment, with a focus on transformers and dielectric liquids Mark Lashbrook, Technical & Product Lead - MIDEL & MIVOLT, Shell, UK
12:30	Lunch
13:00	Walk to lab
13:20	Practical demonstrations of testing in the HV laboratories
15:20	Refreshment break
15:40	Session 13: Lifetime asset management Carl Johnstone, Director, i4 Asset Management, UK
16:40	End of course