PLENARY SESSION Monday , Sept . 9 AM / Stanley Park Conference Room Chairman : Marvin Zimmerman , INMR , Canada
2013 INMR MINI-CONFERENCE in Chinese
Monday , Sept 9 , AM / Oak Conference Room Chairman : Guan Zhicheng , China
Key Note Address Marvin L . Zimmerman , Publisher , INMR , Canada
Retrospect to Prospect : What Happened in the Past & What to Expect in the Future A . J . ( Tony ) Carreira , President K-Line Insulators , Canada
Arresters – Life Insurance of the Grid : Trends & Developments Herbert Klausner , CEO Siemens Surge Arresters , Germany
RTV Silicone HVIC : Advancing the Value Proposition Faisal Huda , CEO , CSL Silicones , Canada
New Concept & Innovations Regarding Lightning Arrester Solutions Jonathan Zahnbrecher , Managing Director Streamer International , Switzerland
Development of Aesthetic Towers & Structures for HV Overhead Power Lines Rasmus Jessing , Project Manager ( top ) Erik Bystrup , Principal ( bottom left ) Jørgen Krabbenhøft Chief Technical Manager ( bottom right ) Bystrup Architecture Design & Engineering Denmark
Design & Testing of New WINTRACK Compact Transmission Line Peter Kolmeijer , Key Account Manager DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability Netherlands Transmission Line Design Considerations for Polymer Insulators Nathan Vogt , International Business Development Manager , Hubbell / Ohio Brass Insulators United States
Impact of Key Market Trends on Silicone Formulations & Technical Support Toby Vick , Technical Marketing Manager Wacker Chemical , United States
Development & Testing of Composite Insulating Cross-Arm for Lattice Towers Simon Rowland , Director of Research University of Manchester , United Kingdom
Arrester Lifetime as a Function of Quality Wolfgang Welsch , Director , Sales & Marketing Tridelta Surge Arresters , Germany
Overview of Situation in China Regarding Outdoor Insulation Guan Zhicheng , Professor , Tsinghua University China
Operational Aspects of Composite Insulators at China Southern Power Grid Zhang Fuzeng , Senior Engineer , Electric Power Research Institute , China Southern Power Grid China
Quality Control Issues for Insulators Liu Pingyuan , Contract & Materials Departmenrt China Southern Power Grid , China
Research on Electrical Performance of Icicle and Its Impact on Ice Flashover Due to Morphology Difference Deng Yu , Doctoral Student , Tsinghua University China
Heavy Rain Flashover Test Method for EHV / UHV Vertical Bushings & Flashover Characteristics Under Pollution Su Zhiyi , Chief Expert , State Grid Corp . of China / China Electric Power Research Institute , China
Abnormal Heating & Irregular Fracture of In-Service Composite Insulators Wang LiMing , Professor , Tsinghua University China
Corrosion Problems Affecting Porcelain & Glass Line DC Insulators in China Mei Hongwei Post Doctoral Student , Tsinghua University , China
Analysis & Prevention of External Insulation Failures on Potential Transformers at ± 500 kV Converter Stations Wei Jie , Research Engineer China Electric Power Research Institute , China
Artificial Contamination Test for Insulators Zhang Chuyan , Doctoral Student Tsinghua University , China
Composite Insulator Performance Under High Wind Wang Xilin , Post-Doctoral Student Tsinghua University , China
* Subject to change at a later date
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