Machines2018
Maintaining Electrical Assets
The keys to safe and reliable operation
29th - 31st October 2018
The Crowne Plaza Coogee
The Program
Monday 29th October
Comparison of Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Partial Discharge Measurement
Connor Chan, IRIS Power LP
The future Australian National Electricity Market – how renewable, how distributed, how synchronous, and how much storage?
Dr Iain MacGill, UNSW Sydney
Generator De-Gassing & Purging: Best Practices for Safe Plant Operation
Gus Graham, Environment One Corporation
On-Site Condition Assessment of High-Voltage Insulation Systems in Rotating Machines
Fabian Oettl, OMICRON electronics
How To Achieve 40+ Years Operational Life From Your Next Rewind
Russel Chetwynd, National Electric Coil
Innovations in Condition Monitoring – Broken Rotor Bar Detection using Numerical Relay
Malcolm Ballinger & Peter Burnell, AGL
Plugging Of Stator Cooling Water System: Root-Cause Analysis And Chemical Cleaning
Dr Thomas Bauer, SvoBa Tech, Inc
Installation and Commissioning of Electric Motors – Best Practice
Mike Davis, machinemonitor®
Tuesday 30th October
The Journey of Snowy’s Oldest Hydro Generator
Kapila Nanayakkara & Evan Bayliss, Snowy Hydro Limited
The Application of the Motor Current Signature Analysis in Diagnosis of Broken Rotor Bars in Squirrel Cage Induction Motors
Majid Malekpour, UNSW
It’s All About Torque
Ron Scollay, machinemonitor®
Understanding Condition and Risk of High Voltage Assets Workshop
Hosted by Mike Davis
Monitoring Condition of Large Slow Speed Rotating Equipment - Hydro and Mills
Hosted by Robert Butina
Reliability Centered Maintenance Applied to Rotating Machines Workshop
Hosted by Ron Scollay
Power Transformer Life Management Workshop
Hosted by Ken Budin
Electrical connections - what they are, how they fail and ways to manage them.
Bryan Slade & Richard Stuart, PyrOptic Pty Ltd
Beginner Guide to the Internet of Things Radio Networks
Robert Burke, WMAC.Cloud
Wednesday 31st October
Experiences testing large machines with high-voltage partial-core transformers
Dr Andrew Lapthorn, University of Canterbury
Synthesis of Problems Identified using Conventional and Unconventional Partial Discharge Measurement Sensors – NCPA Hydro-plant PD Monitoring Experience
Dr Raja Kuppuswamy, Dynamic Ratings
Identification Of Hydro-Unit Stiffnesses, Vibrating Masses And Critical Speed(S) Based On Vibration Measurements. A Case Study: Pump-Generating Unit 180 Mw
Ozren Orešković, Veski
Achieving Reliability with power transformer field maintenance
Ken Budin, Budin Philipp Partners Pty Ltd
Strategic Motor Condition Based Operating Management
Matt Leonardi, Glencore EHM
Partial Discharge Testing - Determining Failure Modes and Maintenance Requirements on HV Machines
Mike Davis, machinemonitor®
The Gallery
The Feedback
“Speakers were very knowledgeable and informative”
“Always able to leave with something new”
“Certainly as always, good very good topics,
people, knowledge, and overall atmosphere.”
“Learning and having fun at the same time”
“Really enjoyed the event, it was more than what I expected. I am planning to come back next year to attend the event. Learnt a lot from all the presenters”
“Thanks - I enjoyed the conference thoroughly
- learned a lot!”
“Excellent Event, learned heaps, enjoyed myself and want to come back next year.”
“Conference was brilliant, many thanks to Austorque”