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In this episode of Energy Talks, Naresh Soni from Akron Energy in India discusses the critical aspects of substation testing and the importance of time optimization in ensuring the reliability and safety of electrical equipment. He shares insights on the challenges faced in the field, the role of advanced technology and data analytics, and the future trends that will shape substation asset management. Naresh emphasizes the need for a systematic approach to testing and the adoption of innovative tools to enhance efficiency and safety.
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Generators and motors produce the electrical power and propulsion needed to move maritime vessels like cruise ships, cargo ships, and tankers. But before any boat leaves a port, all its rotating electrical machines must be in top condition to ensure reliable operation on the high seas. In this episode, Christian Quell discusses how he and his team ensure the reliable performance of rotating electrical machines on ships. Christian is the co-owner and head of testing at E+A (Elektrotechnik und Aggregatebau), a company based in Bremerhaven, Germany, that specializes in rotating electrical machine testing, diagnostics, repair, and refurbishment for all types of ships.
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Working with electricity is always dangerous, especially when dealing with high-voltage electrical equipment, where every task can be a matter of life or death. In this episode, we speak with Jakob Hämmerle, Safety Product Manager at OMICRON. He offers tips for power system testing safety in high-voltage environments and describes how life-saving features are included and continuously optimized in OMICRON power system testing devices.
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In this episode, OMICRON Sales and Application Engineer Jere Polojärvi discusses how continuous training, open communication, and detailed documentation are essential to helping substation engineers work effectively in evolving power grids. He also introduces the critical aspect of red-pen documentation to indicate changes in original substation designs. Jera emphasizes the importance of an active feedback exchange between substation engineers, contractors, and asset manufacturers to reflect actual field experience.
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Welcome to the first episode of our new Energy Talks miniseries, Why Should We Talk About Incident Response? Join OMICRON cybersecurity experts Andreas Klien and Simon Romer as they explore the critical roles of IT and OT in cyber incident response and disaster recovery alongside other experts from the power industry. In this episode, Andreas and Simon discuss disaster recovery from an OT perspective, using a recent CrowdStrike incident as a case study.
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In this episode, we examine the current efficiency of protection relay testing. Protection relays and protection test sets have changed significantly over the last decades. Michael Albert, an OMICRON expert in test automation, discusses the increasing importance of protection testing efficiency and how efficiency measures can be easily implemented, performed, and measured.
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In this episode, two highly experienced protection testing experts – Oliver Skrbinjek and Ignaz Hüber – talk about the challenges protection engineers face over time due to the transformation of energy systems, advancements in protection technology, evolving maintenance requirements, and keeping up with the latest developments to do their work effectively. Oliver and Ignaz describe these challenges and offer their experience and expertise to suggest ways to address them.
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What is important to know about the EN 50522 standard for earthing/grounding systems? To find out, join us in this episode with our two guests, Christian Raunig and Theodor Connor, who are experts in the field of earthing/grounding, and give us an insight into the standard and the work of the standardization committees. Learn interesting details about EN 50522 and the latest revision.
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This episode is Part 8 of our Energy Talks miniseries, Cybersecurity in the Power Grid, in which we provide a 360-degree view of how power grids can best safeguard their infrastructures from cyberattacks.
OMICRON hardware developer Marcel Ströhle describes how hardware cybersecurity is crucial to overall system security because hardware devices are another potential attack vector that can be easily neglected. Through examples of actual hardware attacks, he highlights how important proper cybersecurity is for your hardware applications and offers tips to ensure it. -
In this episode, OMICRON digital transition experts Florian Fink and Juan-Carlos Sánchez discuss how implementing digital tools, such as artificial intelligence (AI), helps optimize power grid reliability. They describe the advantages AI presents to the power industry in removing knowledge barriers and improving the efficiency and accuracy of daily tasks, such as analyzing data to predict and detect failures or to optimize energy distribution.
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This episode is Part 7 of our Energy Talks miniseries, Cybersecurity in the Power Grid, in which we provide a 360-degree view of how power grids can best safeguard their infrastructures from cyberattacks.
In this episode, OMICRON cybersecurity experts Ozan Dayanc, Christoph Rheinberger, and Lukas Schneider describe their involvement in an intrusion detection system (IDS) evaluation project conducted by a Norwegian utility and discuss how they successfully completed it using OMICRON’s StationGuard intrusion detection system. -
In this episode, OMICRON product managers Fred Steinhauser and Andreas Nenning discuss their active involvement in international engineering associations in the power industry. Most importantly, they describe how their direct involvement with these associations has enabled them to collaborate with industry peers to address trends and future end-user requirements.
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In this episode, OMICRON voltage transformer testing experts Thomas Bischof and Felix Feustel introduce the new measurement method they developed to determine C-divider capacitance on capacitor voltage transformers (CVTs) using OMICRON’s VOTANO 100 measurement system. They describe the significance of their new, patented measurement method and how it can now be automatically and reliably performed regardless of the CVT design.
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In this episode, OMICRON partial discharge (PD) expert Caspar Steineke discusses what causes PD activity in Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) and Gas-Insulated Lines (GIL) and when PD monitoring is best applied to closely observe its development. Caspar also explains how PARADIMO 100, the latest scalable PD monitoring solution for GIS and GIL from OMICRON, enables highly reliable risk assessment through defect classification and alerts users when to take action to prevent a failure.
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"The risk of a large-scale and long-lasting power outage in Europe is increasing"—this statement reflects the view of many experts today. Therefore, specific procedures are already in place in the event of an emergency. In this episode, OMICRON Application Engineer Lukas Dieterich describes how specially trained engineers rehearse various scenarios so they can spring into action to restore our energy supply. He also highlights the challenges he faced in successfully supporting the largest grid restoration test to date in Germany.
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Generators and motors are exposed to various stress factors during operation, which can cause damaging faults. Periodic tests are recommended to determine whether machine components must be repaired or replaced.
In this episode, OMICRON rotating machines testing expert, Fabian Öttl, talks about electromagnetic imperfection measurements (also known as ELCID testing), which are performed to assess the condition of and detect damaging faults in the stator cores of large machines. -
This episode is Part 6 of our Energy Talks miniseries called Cybersecurity in the Power Grid, in which we provide a 360-degree view of how power grids can best safeguard their infrastructures from cyber-attacks.
In this episode, Andreas Klien, OMICRON cybersecurity expert and Business Area Manager for Power Utility Communication, discusses the differences and similarities of using OT technology in the aviation and electrical power industry sectors with his guest, Ron Brash, a renowned vulnerability researcher in the aviation industry and Vice President of Technical Research and Integration at aDolus in British Columbia, Canada. -
In this episode, Caspar Steineke, partial discharge (PD) expert and co-developer of OMICRON MPD PD measurement and analysis technology, highlights essential aspects of PD testing on high-voltage electrical equipment. He describes the potential impact of PD and the importance of regular PD testing to know when to take timely action to prevent equipment failure. He also explains why PD testing will increase in importance and describes how easy it is to get started if you have not already.
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This episode is Part 5 of our Energy Talks miniseries called Cybersecurity in the Power Grid, in which we provide you with a 360-degree view of how power grids can best safeguard their infrastructures from cyber-attacks.
In this episode, Andreas Klien, OMICRON cybersecurity expert and Business Area Manager of Power Utility Communication, discusses the security engineering of digital products used in the power grid with his guest, Sarah Fluchs, Chief Technology Officer at admeritia GmbH. Together, they debate the question, “Can power grid operators trust their manufacturers to ensure reliable cybersecurity?” -
Opening a specially wrapped box is cause for great excitement, not just during holidays or birthdays. OMICRON customers experience the same excitement each time they receive and unpack their new equipment.
In this Energy Talks episode, we will learn more about the OMICRON customer unpacking experience, why it is an important aspect of customer care at OMICRON, and what makes it so special for the customers of its power system testing, data management, and cybersecurity products. - Показать больше
