The 17th Conference of Dimrus

On 12–14 February 2020, Izolyator participated in the 17th annual Conference of Dimrus ‘Methods and means of control of HV equipment insulation condition’.

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.

The key topic of this year’s conference is ‘Diagnostics and monitoring of high voltage equipment. Modern technical and software solutions’.

More than 200 specialists from Russia, CIS and non-CIS countries took part in the conference. These are the cities: Perm, Yekaterinburg, Cheboksary, Novosibirsk, Moscow, Snezhinsk, Kolomna, Obninsk, St. Petersburg, Novocherkassk, Taganrog, Krasnodar, Sulz (Austria).

The conference was widely represented by Russian enterprises — manufacturers of electrical equipment, diagnostic equipment and transformer oil.

Exhibition of equipment during the 17th Conference of Dimrus in Perm

Izolyator was represented by Deputy Quality Director and Coordinator of CIGRE National Study Committee D1 Vladimir Ustinov and Deputy Quality Director Marina Vladimirova.

Vladimir Smekalov, Head of the Reliability and Assets Management Center of the Research and Development Center at Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (left), Marina Vladimirova and Vladimir Ustinov, participants in the 17th conference of the Dimrus company in Perm

Conference participants presented 36 reports on monitoring methods and tools, diagnostics of high voltage equipment and modern technical and software solutions.

Vladimir Ustinov made a report ‘Monitoring and diagnostics of high voltage equipment based on the results of CIGRE colloquiums in Croatia and India in 2019’.

Vladimir Ustinov at the podium of the 17th Dimrus conference in Perm

During the conference, trainings and workshops were held on the topics: ‘Diagnostics and protection of high-voltage bushings 110–500 kV’, ‘Organization of monitoring and diagnostics of power transformers’, ‘Practical issues of measuring partial discharges. Equipment for measuring partial discharges’ and others.

During the event, a series of meetings was held between representatives of Izolyator and enterprises operating high-voltage bushings of its production. Various aspects of operation and diagnostics of Izolyator bushings were discussed.

Partner meetings at the 17th Conference of Dimrus in Perm

Izolyator representatives also took part in a meeting of the Public Council for the Diagnostics of Power Electrical Equipment.

Participants of the successful 17th Dimrus conference in Perm

We appreciate Dimrus company for their invitation and organizing the conference at a high professional level!