General Information Registration Agenda Speakers Hotel Information Tuesday, August 12, 2014 08:00 08:30 Registration, Meet & Greet   08:30 09:15 Session 1 Introduction and Topics to be discussed         Welcome to Manitoba Hydro High Voltage Lab         Safety             09:15 10:00 Session 2 What is partial discharge and its effects on insulation          Classification         Theory         Apparent charge measurements             10:00 10:30 BREAK               10:30 11:15 Session 3 How partial discharges are measured         Measuring circuits         Calibration procedures          Multi-channel and multi-spectral measurements             11:15 12:15 Session 4 How partial discharge are quantified and displayed         Visualization and evaluation of the data         Measuring partial discharge in pico-coulombs vs. microvolts         What is quasi-peak?         RIV measurements             12:15 13:15 Lunch               13:15 17:00 Session 5 (Group1) Group 1 - Transformer         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Apparent charge vs RIV         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands -On test of 3-phase power transformer rated 1.5MVA, 33000/12480 D-Y                    Instrument Transformer         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Apparent charge vs RIV         Hands On test of 230kV current transformer                       13:15 17:00 Session 5 (Group 2) Group 2 - Cables         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands- On test of MV cable and terminations                   Cable fault Location         Theory of Time Domain Relectometry (TDR) for fault Location         MPD Software for Cable Fault Localization         Hands-On demonstration of TDR and STDR using coaxial cable             Wednesday, August 13, 2014 08:00 10:00 Session 6 Tour of CG Power Transformer Manufacturing Facility             10:00 10:30 Break               10:30 11:45 Session 7 DC measurement         Theory         Standards         Hands-on             11:45 12:15 Session 8 Non-IEC Partial Discharge Measurement             12:15 13:15 Lunch               13:15 17:00 Session 9 (group 2) Group 2 - Transformer         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Apparent charge vs RIV         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands -On test of 3-phase power transformer rated 1.5MVA, 33000/12480 D-Y                    Instrument Transformer         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Apparent charge vs RIV         Hands On test of 230kV current transformer                       13:15 17:00 Session 9 (group 1) Group 1 - Cables         Review of standards         Create a noise-free environment         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands- On test of MV cable and terminations                   Cable fault Location         Theory of Time Domain Relectometry (TDR) for fault Location         MPD Software for Cable Fault Localization         Hands-On demonstration of TDR and STDR using coaxial cable             18:30 19:00 Cocktails Everyone is invited to a dinner   19:00 21:00 Dinner     Thursday, August 14, 2014 08:00 09:00 Session 10 PD measurement for continuous monitoring         Rotating machines         Transformers         Cables             09:00 12:00 Session 11 (Group 1) Partial discharge measurement on rotating machines         Review of standards         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands- On test of stator bar                 Session 11 (Group 2) Acoustic measurement and PD fault localization in Transformers         Review of theory         Review of standards                    Hands-On localization of fault in 3 phase transformer             12:00 13:00 Lunch               13:00 16:00 Session 12 (Group 2) Partial discharge measurement on rotating machines         Review of standards         Measurement circuit preparation         Calibration         Measurement analysis         PRPD patterns         Hands- On test of stator bar                 Session 12 (Group 1) Acoustic measurement and PD fault localization in Transformers         Review of theory         Review of standards                    Hands-On localization of fault in 3 phase transformer             16:00 16:30 Session 13 Group Wrap-Up