Title:
Atmospheric Icing of Power Networks
Date:
Friday, December 3, 2010 from 10:30am
Location:
E2-155 EITC Building, University of Manitoba Fort Garry Campus
Speaker:
Dr. Masoud Farzaneh
Abstract:
In many parts of the world, overhead power lines and outdoor substations are affected by atmospheric icing, sometimes causing serious failures and damage with major socioeconomic consequences. The disruptive effects of icing are mainly the result of the accumulation of large amounts of ice or snow, and the subsequent jumping of cables and conductors as the accumulations shed. Other potential sources of failure are dynamic phenomena such as galloping and bundle rolling, or electrical faults like flashovers across insulators or between phase conductors and the ground or ground wires.
Major icing events in the last decades sparked sustained and substantial research and development projects in several countries, many in collaboration with academia and industry. Above all, this resulted in considerable advancement of knowledge in many areas of atmospheric icing, bringing innovation and improvement to overhead power network design, including construction and operation. However, in spite of the progress made, the knowledge base on this complex and unpredictable phenomenon is still lacking. All the more when considering the increase in extreme meteorological events likely caused by climate change. Further, continuous increase in energy consumption and the need for upgrading existing networks, and constructing more reliable transmission lines, call for innovative solutions to icing issues.
This presentation is an overview of the state of our knowledge about atmospheric icing of power networks, including the main phenomena involved, methods for securing these networks, and future challenges.
Speaker Bio:
Masoud Farzaneh is currently Director of the International Center on Icing and Power Network Engineering (CENGIVRE), as well as Chairholder of the CIGELE NSERC/Hydro-Quebec Industrial Chair and of the INGIVRE Canada Research Chair on Engineering of Power Network Atmospheric Icing at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC). His research is in the field of power engineering, including atmospheric icing of power network equipment, outdoor insulation and physics of discharge. He authored or co-authored more than 460 technical papers, and 18 books or book chapters. Throughout his career, he has so far trained more than 100 postgraduate students. Active in IEEE and CIGRÉ for many years, Dr Farzaneh has been Convenor of WG B2.29 and WG B2.44 as well as member of the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation and Chairman of the IEEE DEIS Outdoor Insulation Committee. He was recently elected as IEEE DEIS Technical Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of CIGRÉ Canada. Professor Farzaneh is a member of a number of learned societies. He is Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). His contributions and achievements in research and teaching have been recognized by the attribution of a number of prestigious prizes and awards at national and international levels.
Cost:
This will be a free event.
Contact:
For questions or more information: Behzad Kordi 474-7851
