High Voltage Academy 2025
May 19 - 23, 2025 | Ludvika,
High Voltage Academy 2025
May 19 -23, 2025
Hitachi Energy, Ludvika, Sweden
More information will come soon. Registration will open in February.
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 training in Ludvika. Our top experts in the power field 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.
Program from 2024
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Location of filters/reactive power compensation | Transformer fundamentals |
| Filters vs capacitors | Biodegradable oil |
| Selection and design of capacitor units | Shunt reactor fundamentals |
| Cost drivers | Transformer Diagnostics |
| Specify the equipment | Transformer short circuit strength |
| Power quality measurements | TXpand (Explosion proof design) |
| 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 Technology |
| Controlled switching applications | HVDC Classic technology | |
| Future & Innovative breaker solutions substations design | HVDC Light® technology | |
| Breaker service | HVDC configurations | |
| Factory tour | Equipment and Layout topology and disposition, indoor/outdoor areas | |
| Main operation modes | ||
| References | ||
| Factory tour |
| Guest speaker |
| Lunch |
| Program end approximately at 1 pm |
Practical details and cost
Day: May 19, 2024
Place: At Hitachi Energy in Ludvika, Sweden
Participation fee: 2200 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: Credit card upon registration
Hotel
Accommodation will be pre-booked at Grand Hotel Elektra in Ludvika.
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.
