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Activity Report 2014

WG A3.32 Non Intrusive methods for Condition assessment of T&D switchgear

Convener: Nenad Uzelac (USA)Secretary: Christian Heinrich (GE)

Year of Kick-off: Dec 2013

Number of Members: 27

Regular Members: 20

Corresponding Members: 6

CIRED Members: 1

Retiring Members: No retiring members

New Members:All new members. See the list.

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Meetings:

• First meeting in Berlin (December 2013)

• Second meeting scheduled in Chicago (April 2014)

• Third meeting scheduled in Paris (August 2014)

• Fourth meeting to be scheduled in Q4 in Europe

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Team:

• Good attendance at the first meeting – 16 members

• Expecting18 members for the 2nd meeting in Chicago.

• Expecting active participation from WG members.

TEAM:

• Diversified team from CIGRE (equipment manufacturers, utilities, universities). Number of young members!– Looking for additional MV utility members from South America, Europe and Middle

East

• Only one member from CIRED. No CIRED liaison has been nominated.

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Phase 1: Team building and data gathering phase (2014)

• Collected and in process of reviewing 50+ white papers on Condition assessment. Collected individual contributions from the team.

• Creating database of existing diagnostic methods. To compile all methods

• Created definition and categories for Non-Intrusive

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Work progress:

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• Created CIGRE WG websitehttp://a3.cigre.org/WG-Area/WG-A3.32-Non-intrusive-methods-for-condition-assessment

• Created subfolders and tables for document control. Uploaded 50+ white papers and contributions

• Created bibliography and indexed all the documents.

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Work progress:

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Work progress:

• Created 5 page Utility survey (T&D Switchgear Condition Assessment survey).

• Objective is to collect data from utilities around the world to better understand current condition assessment practices and future trends for condition assessment in Power Industry.

• What would be the best way to conduct the survey?

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• 2014 – Contributions / research– Technical Brochure outline– Chapter leads

• 2015– Continue contributions / testing / research – Rough draft of technical Brochure

• End of 2016– Complete technical brochure, Electra Paper, Tutorial

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Schedule:

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• Executive Summary• Introduction• Type of condition assessment methods for T&D switchgear• Benefits of condition monitoring methods• Applications• Diagnostic / Design Switchgear

– Reliability – Proposed methods

• Future Trends• Conclusions / Recommendations

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Initial TB outline:

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Discussion points:

• Best practice for conducting the utility survey

• Liaison with CIRED. Reporting to CIRED.

• Recruiting MV utility members (through CIRED?)

• Reaching out to CIGRE B Technical Committee

• WG Posters in Paris?

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Membershipwith approval of the last SC meeting

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Last Name First Name Country Company Status

1 Nenad Uzelac USA G&W Electric Convener

2 Kopejtko Petr Czech Eaton C

3 Arnold Jack USA National Instruments R

4 Livshitz Albert USA CE Power R

5 Benson Kip USA S&C R

6 Eichhoff Daniel Germany RWTH Aaachen University R

7 Miyamoto Takahiro Japan Mitshubishi R

8 Ito Takashi Japan Mitshubishi R

9 Deck Berhard Switzerland ABB R

10 Heinrich Christian Germany Siemens Secretary

11 Schuepferling Bernd Germany Siemens R

12 Fanget Alain France Alstom R

13 Roldan Jose-Lopez Australia Powerlink C

14 Pater Ryszard Canada Hydro-Quebec R

15 Poirier Sebastien Canada Hydro-Quebec R

16 MacLeod Roderick Jason USA Burns & McDonnell C

17 Fjeld Elin Norway Telemark University R

18 Prof. WANG Xiaohua China Xi’an Jiaotong University R

19 De John Johan Holland Eaton R

20 Cebekhulu Jabulani South Africa Eskom C

21 McCahey Colin Ireland ESBI Energy Innovation R

22 Iwasaki Shinya Japan Kansai Electric C

23 Milosevic Ana Serbia Nikola Tesla Institute R

24 Johan Smith Holland Delft University of Technology R

25 Sicker Robert USA First Energy R

26 Smeets Rene Holland Kema C

1 Venanzio Ferraro France Scheider CIRED