David Pointing
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Power Institute
- Implementing switchgear upgrades on critical infrastructure assets, while maintaining excellent reliability during electrical equipment upgrades
- Improving equipment efficiency through strategic maintenance practices, minimising the need for extended shutdowns
- Ensuring excellent safety standards and compliance during the upgrading of power generation equipment
Malcolm Bambling
Senior Manager Central Power Plant
University of Michigan (USA)
- Is it possible to revive and thrive? Can repair trump brand new?
- What considerations are given to environmental sustainability when deciding between repairing, replacing, or running equipment until the end of its life?
- Weighing potential downtime during repairs against the benefits of extending its operational life
- How valuable are data analytics and condition monitoring to making decisions about equipment maintenance?
Moderator:
Victor Edo
Senior Electrical Engineer - Capital Projects
Alcoa
Panellists:
Martin Boettcher
Lead Asset Engineer
Ventia Engineering
Tony O’Brien
Managing Director
Australian Winders
Kate Summers
Principal Consultant
Ekistica
David O’Hara
General Manager-Projects
Transgrid
- Partial Discharge (PD) Analysis of 11kV/3.9MW High-Voltage Motor
- Investigation of 33kV Switchboard High Voltage Withstand Test Failure
- Investigation of a 230kV/16.5kV/255MVA Generator Transformer post-Lightning Strike
Nishan Wettasinghe
Director, Principal Engineer
Spring Power Solutions
- Existing continuous monitoring challenges on large medium voltage networks
- Taking advantage of the physical principles to simplify the monitoring system requirements
- How AI is helping us in processing large amounts of data point
- Real life example
Luca Garagnani
Chief Operating Officer, OptMonitor
machinemonitor®
- Continuously monitoring power systems to ensure ongoing stability and reliability
- Implementing proactive maintenance strategies to sustain the robustness of power systems
- Anticipating future technological advancements to stay ahead in power system readiness
Robbie Aherne
General Manager of System Resilience
Transgrid
- What role does power electronics play in this transformation?
- What measures are being taken to ensure that the engineering workforce is adequately prepared for the changes brought about by electrification, the energy transition, and the integration of power electronics?
- What challenges and opportunities does the energy transition, coupled with advancements in power electronics, pose for electrical engineers working in power generation and distribution?
- What innovations and technologies, particularly those in power electronics, are emerging in response to the evolving landscape of the energy transition?
Panellists:
Jason Krstanoski
General Manager – Network Operations
Transgrid
Malcolm Ballinger
Principal Electrical Engineer - Energy Hubs
AGL
Dane Thomas
Manager Isolated Networks
Energy Queensland
Kate Summers
Principal Consultant
Ekistica
David Pointing
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Power Institute
- Non-intrusive methods of condition-based monitoring of HV switchgears
- Hazard risk assessments for arc flash prevention and mitigation and upgrading equipment capabilities to prevent failures in the facility
- Case study of a MV switchboard upgrade implementing the above strategies
- Case study of a switchboard failure from a 1985 modification leading to a 2013 turbo generator oil starvation event
Malcolm Ballinger
Principal Electrical Engineer - Energy Hubs
AGL
- Identifying potential hazards and assessing risks
- Employing risk assessment tools to identify and quantify potential hazard
- Lessons from recent safety incidents
David Cliff
Professorial Research Fellow- Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre- Sustainable Minerals Institute
University of Queensland