Welcome
Welcome to High Voltage Academy that will give you more and deeper insights and the latest findings within the energy business. At High Voltage Academy you will gain crucial knowledge about different aspects of the power technology and insights into power products on our way towards a sustainable energy future.
Meet with our experts and network with industry colleagues from all over the world.
Join us on May 27 - 31, 2024 in Ludvika, Sweden.
About High Voltage Academy
Since 2013, the business in Sweden has organized High Voltage Academy, inviting professionals worldwide, every year on site for five days in Ludvika. Our top experts in power share their knowledge and experience.
The High Voltage Academy is a unique training opportunity for power professionals. We have brought together our leading power product experts as instructors – with the aim to help you take part of the latest findings in power products in order to make the best possible investment and technology decisions.
Preliminary program
| Welcome and evening dinner |
| Surge Arresters | Transformer components | Grid automation |
|---|---|---|
| Theory | Bushing fundamentals | Protecting renewables-challenges and solutions |
| Standards and testing | Tap-changer fundamentals | Topology aspects |
| Electrical and mechanical considerations | Transformer components | The series component networks |
| Installation and maintenance | Bushing design and quality | Protection schemes |
| Specification and selection | How tap-changer support the transition to new energy | Factory tour: HV surge Arresters or Transformers components |
| Applications | Factory tour | |
| Open forum | ||
| Factory tour |
| Capacitors and filters | Power transformers | Substations and electrification |
|---|---|---|
| Location of filters/reactive power compensation | Transformer fundamentals | Sustainability from a “Plan-Build-Operate” perspective |
| Filters vs capacitors | Biodegradable oil | Sustainability in substation design |
| Selection and design of capacitor units | Shunt reactor fundamentals | Increasing demand for advanced system studies for grid connections |
| Cost drivers | Transformer Diagnostics | Interaction between protection relays and HV-apparatuses |
| Specify the equipment | Transformer short circuit strength | IEC 61850 for Smart Energy |
| Power quality measurements | TXpand (Explosion proof design) | Factory tour: Power transformers or Capacitors and Filters |
| DC Dry Capacitors | Transformer design and calculation | |
| Factory tour | Factory tour |
| Circuit breakers | Power Quality Solutions | HVDC |
|---|---|---|
| Breaker design | Introduction to Power Quality | A changing Energy System-HVDC role in the macro trends |
| Insulation stresses | Shunt compensation | Why HVDC – Main values and selection criteria |
| Breaking stresses | Series compensation | HVDC applications – Where HVDC is used and why |
| Mechanical stresses | Factory tour with HVDC team | HVDC Classic technology |
| Controlled switching applications | HVDC Light technology | |
| Future & Innovative breaker solutions substations design | HVDC configurations | |
| Breaker service | Equipment and Layout topology and disposition, indoor/outdoor areas | |
| Factory tour | Main operation modes | |
| Factory tour with Power Quality Solutions team |
| Guest speaker |
| Lunch |
| Program end approximately at 1 pm |
Meet with some of our presenters
Practical details and cost
Day: May 27 - 31, 2024
Place: At Hitachi Energy in Ludvika, Sweden
Participation fee: Around 2050 EUR (VAT not included)
Included in fee:
Technical training by Hitachi Energy experts
Course literature
Transfer: Stockholm Arlanda Airport - Ludvika - Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Lunch: Tuesday-Friday
Dinner: Monday-Thursday
Snacks and coffee
Payment: Invoice
Hotel
Accommodation will be pre-booked at Grand Hotel Elektra in Ludvika.
Hotel charge is around 1550 SEK/night, and shall be covered at participants own expense.
About Ludvika
The city of Ludvika is sometimes called a world center for power transmission. The operations in Ludvika are renowned for a rich track record of innovation that has contributed to shaping the world’s power industry over the past century.
Our business in Sweden has been a leader in high voltage technology for 120 years and is the home to some of the world´s leading power technology experts.
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