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The 18th conference of Dimrus ‘Methods and means of monitoring the insulation of high-voltage equipment’

On 15 and 16 February 2022, the Izolyator Group and the CIGRE National Study Committee D1 took part in the 18th annual conference of Dimrus ‘Methods and means for monitoring the insulation of high-voltage equipment’ 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. Izolyator bushings from 330 kV and higher are equipped with a Dimrus DB-2 connection device designed to monitor the condition of the high-voltage bushing.

The CIGRE National Study Committee D1 ‘Materials and Emerging Test Techniques’ (NSC D1) was created on the basis of Izolyator Company as a regular collegial body reporting to the Technical Committee of the Russian National Committee of CIGRE (RNC CIGRE). The NSC D1 deals with theoretic research in electric insulating materials application in high-voltage equipment. In accordance with agreement No. 12-23 of 11 February 2016, Izolyator was granted the status of the Leading Scientific and Technical Partner of RNC CIGRE with the possibility of extending the agreement every five years. Dr. Alexander Slavinsky, CIGRE Study Committee D1 Regular Member, Chief Executive Officer of Izolyator Plant LLC heads the NSC D1.

A special focus of this year's conference: ‘Monitoring, diagnostics and testing of cable lines, switching equipment and cells of complete switchgear’.

More than 140 specialists from Russia, neighboring countries and far abroad took part in the conference. Those are technical specialists of energy companies, researchers, representatives of companies and enterprises producing diagnostic and technological equipment.

Chief Engineer of Dimrus, Member of CIGRE National Study Committee D1 PhD Valery Rusov opened the conference and also made several reports during its work.

The 18th conference ‘Methods and means of monitoring the insulation of high-voltage equipment’ is being opened by the Chief Engineer of Dimrus, Member of CIGRE National Study Committee D1 PhD Valery Rusov

Izolyator Group and NSC D1 were represented at the conference by Director of Moscow Branch of Izolyator Plant, Coordinator of NSC D1 Vladimir Ustinov and Technical Director of the Izolyator-AKS Plant PhD Viktor Pshennov, who made a presentation ‘High-voltage cable accessories 126–252 kV developed and produced by the Izolyator-AKS enterprise’.

Viktor Pshennov is making a presentation about the products of the Izolyator-AKS high-voltage cable accessories plant

CIGRE National Study Committee D1 was also represented by:

  • Dr. Irina Davidenko, Professor of the Department of Electrical Machines, Ural Federal University;
  • Alexander Monastyrsky, PhD, Leading Engineer, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
  • Dr. Vladimir Kozlov, Kazan State Power Engineering University;
  • Aidar Sabitov, PhD, Kazan State Power Engineering University.

The report of Professor of the Department of Electrical Machines, Ural Federal University, Member of the CIGRE National Study Committee D1 Dr. Irina Davidenko

The report of Alexander Monastyrsky, PhD, Leading Engineer, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

In total, the conference participants presented 37 reports on methods and means of monitoring the insulation of high-voltage equipment, diagnostics and monitoring of high-voltage cable lines, solutions for monitoring and controlling the condition of circuit breakers and switchgear cells.

Also, samples of diagnostic equipment from Russian manufacturers were widely presented at the conference.

Exhibition of diagnostic equipment at the 18th conference of Dimrus

During the conference, workshops and practical exercises were held in the following areas:

  • monitoring and diagnostics of cable transmission lines 6.9–40.5 kV,
  • measurement and analysis of partial discharges,
  • optical methods of control of oil parameters.

Along with the conference events, Vladimir Ustinov took part in a working meeting of the Council of Diagnosticians of Power Electrical Equipment at the UralEnergoEngineering Center. The Izolyator Group has been a voting member of it since 1994.

The meeting, which was chaired by the Chairman of the Council Alexey Utepov, was devoted to the work plan in 2022 and the choice of the topic and venue for the plenary meeting of the Council.

The working meeting of the Council of Diagnosticians of Power Electrical Equipment at the UralEnergoEngineering Center is chaired by Chairman of the Council Alexey Utepov

During the conference, the employees of the Izolyator Group held a number of meetings with representatives of operating organizations on the issues of operation and diagnostics of high-voltage bushings.

We appreciate Dimrus for the invitation and holding the conference at a high professional level!

Based on materials of Dimrus.