Sixteenth Annual Conference of Dimrus Company

From February 12 to February 14, 2019, Izolyator took part in the Sixteenth Annual Conference Methods and Means for Monitoring the Isolation of High-Voltage Equipment organized by Dimrus in Perm.

Dimrus Ltd develops, manufactures and implements a variety of modern diagnostic equipment, namely systems of stationary control. The company operates in more than 45 countries. Monitoring systems for main equipment control of power companies are also made by the company. All monitoring systems and portable devices are coming with expert diagnostic software. The information, obtained with Dimrus expert systems, represents ready recommendations on operation, maintenance and repair of high-voltage equipment.

Main topic of this year’s conference is Methods and means of monitoring, diagnostics of defects, testing high-voltage cable lines.

The conference was attended by over 250 Russian and foreign specialists from the cities of Perm, Yekaterinburg, Cheboksary, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Milan (Italy), Ludvika (Sweden).

Conference Hall of the Sixteenth Annual Conference, organized by Dimrus in Perm (photo: Dimrus)

The conference participants made 28 presentations on various issues relating to methods and means of monitoring, defect diagnosis, testing of high-voltage cable lines.

Representatives of the Russian Study Committee D1 Materials and Emerging Test Techniques of the Russian National Committee of CIGRE (RNC CIGRE) took an active part in the conference.

Izolyator was represented by Alexander Slavinsky, EngD, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Izolyator, Head of CIGRE Russian Study Committee D1, and Deputy Quality Director at Izolyator, Coordinator of CIGRE Russian Study Committee D1 Vladimir Ustinov, who made a presentation on The Main Directions of Monitoring, Diagnostics and Testing of Electrical Equipment on the basis of the 47th CIGRE Session (12,8 МБ ).

Vladimir Ustinov at the sixteenth annual conference of Dimrus company in Perm (photo: Dimrus company)

Also, CIGRE Russian Study Committee D1 was represented by the following participants and reports: - Valery Rusov, Ph.D., chief engineer at Dimrus with presentation on Diagnostics and monitoring of cable lines using the methods of control of partial discharges and presentation on Dimrus New Technologies of high-voltage equipment testing, - Irina Davidenko, Doctor of Technology, Professor of the Ural Federal University (UrFU) with presentation on Order of power transformers maintenance and repair operations with consideration of their technical condition and assessment of risk of failure.

Participants of the 16th annual conference of Dimrus company in Perm (photo: Dimrus company)

The conference hosted a working meeting of the Public Council of Specialists in Diagnostics of Power Electrical Equipment at the Engineering and Technical Center (ETC) UralEnergoEngineering, in which A. Slavinsky and V. Ustinov also participated.

During the meeting participants made presentations on the work of the council and decided on the topic and venue of the plenary meeting in 2019.

We appreciate Dimrus for invitation and warm hospitality as well as top-level conference organization!

Pictures below are obtained from the company Dimrus.