Workshop Overview
In current ever-growing industry, it has been reported that there is increasing trend in transformer breakdown since 1990s. Such a breakdown can potentially cause high amount of loss for different industries. Thus, appropriate implementation of transformer life management is of great concern in current state. Whether the transformer has been in operation for long period or is newly operating, urgent actions are required to optimize transformer performance through higher availability.
This customized 3-day workshop aims to provide a thorough understanding of transformer life management and life extension strategies. Understanding of transformer characterization and working principle will be the essential foundation before proceeding with development of management strategies. Overview of transformer design and mechanical construction will also be presented to give comprehensive representation of transformer’s features.
Following that, various implementations of new diagnostic techniques will be presented. Systematic and detailed studies on each diagnostic technique along with appropriate interpretation of these studies will lead to early detection of transformer failure. Subsequently, a certain degree of preventive actions can be implemented for such condition.
This workshop will also include a study of “Substance assessment of transformer”. Delegates will have an opportunity to learn useful methods to assess transformer’s useful lifetime strength. Furthermore, acquisition of latest practical knowledge and application with regards to transformer optimization, i.e. “Optimized Asset Exploitation (OAE)” will also be one of the highlights of this workshop. The course facilitator will attend to specific queries and provide practical recommendations for particular transformer condition. Overall, this workshop will serve as a platform to answer the needs for optimized transformer operation in various industries.
Workshop facilitator profile
The trainer has over twenty years of experiences in dealing with transformer management. Currently the Managing Director of an independent transformer consultancy company, he has successful track record in providing transformer consultancy all around the globe.
His consultancy services exclusively specialize in the areas of condition assessment, ageing behavior, life enhancement and substance evaluation of medium to very large transformers. For each consultancy service, he conducts specific condition assessment to develop customized life management strategies suitable for the transformer. In various countries, he has provided consultancy services to a large number of transformer fleet owners.
As a graduate from an established university in Germany, his educational background had supported him in his early career stage and gave him opportunities to be lead sales engineer in major transformer manufacturing companies, such as Siemens, and ABB. Through his roles in these major companies, he has gained comprehensive knowledge on different types of transformer, ranging from small to large power transformers.
Being a renowned author in this field, he has published numerous papers in view of transformer life management. Some of his outstanding works are in the areas of transformer diagnosis, treatment and life management as well as substance assessment and conservation of power transformers. He has also been a regular presenter in various prestigious workshop and conferences in this industry, such as Eurotechcon 2009, CIGRE 2009, and many more.
Partial list of companies that have benefited from his experience:
- PT Aprilasia Sumatra, Indonesia
- PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk
- Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia
- Malakoff, Malaysia
- Tuticorin, India
- India div.Power stations + substation transfers
- Solvay, Belgium
- KWPA Ramin, Iran
- Pechiney, Greece
- TAVANIR, Iran
- EON Hydropower
- Vattenfall, Germany
- Siemens, Germany
- ABB, Germany
Key benefits for attending this event
- UNDERSTAND characterization of transformer, including its working principle
- IMPLEMENT appropriate diagnostic techniques for timely condition assessment of transformer
- LEARN new Corrosive Sulphur analysis for transformer condition assessment
- IDENTIFY aging behaviour of transformer and prevent early transformer failure
- DEVELOP appropriate maintenance strategies for specific type of transformer
- ENHANCE reliability and safety of transformer operation
- OPTIMIZE transformer and asset exploitation
- IMPROVE life extension strategies and treatment ageing of transformer
Who Should Attend
This workshop is specially designed for those who are involved in developing and implementing life maintenance strategies of transformers in their plant. These include:
- Maintenance Managers | Supervisors | Engineers
- Facilities Managers | Supervisors | Engineers
- Utility Managers | Supervisors| Engineers
- Plant Maintenance Head
- Plant Supervisors | Managers | Engineers
- Electrical Maintenance Managers | Engineers
- Electrical and Test Managers | Engineers
- Head of Engineering
- Manufacturing and Production Managers | Supervisors/ Engineers
- Operations Managers | Supervisors | Engineers
