Machines2019
Maintaining Electrical Assets
The keys to safe and reliable operation
29th - 31st October 2019
The Sydney BoulevaRD HOTEL
The Program
Monday 29th October
Managing the transition to a more renewable, distributed, non-synchronous and user-centric Australian National Electricity Market
Iain MacGill, UNSW Sydney
Electric Motors with Variable Speed Drives – Reducing the Effects of Switching Electronics
Galina Mirzaeva, The University Of Newcastle
Repowering Of Generators For Flexible Operation To Meet The Changing Energy Market
Len Gunn, Kris Bryla, Origin Energy
Asset Failure. What Next? – Recovery Plans! 120MW Turbo Generator Overflux During AVR Compliance Testing
Malcolm Ballinger, AGL Torrens Island Power Station
Failure of a 1.5 MVA Distribution Transformer - From There to Where?
Jacob Gould, CMOC Northparkes Mines
Transformer Oil – An essential refresher!
Philippe Reboul, Nynas Australia
The Data Was Good
Matthew Fallow, Asset Quality
Why Electrical Machines Shouldn't Fail
Mike Davis, machinemonitor®
Tuesday 30th October
Developments in Risk-Based Asset Management Decision Making in the National Electricity Market
Rainer Korte, ElectraNet
Recent Developments in Partial Discharge Monitoring and Data Interpretation
Dr. Greg Stone, IRIS Power
Innovations in Condition Monitoring – Generator Rotor Shorted Turns Detection using Rotor Flux Probe
Peter Burnell, AGL Torrens Island Power Station
Aftermarket/non-OEM Solutions for Speedy Failed Generator Recovery
Russell Chetwynd - National Electric Coil
Partial Discharge Measurements on Medium and High Voltage Assets: How, When, Why?
Luca Garagnani, machinemonitor®
New Tools For Diagnostic Measurements On Rotating Electrical Machines
Michael Krüger, OMICRON electronics GmbH
The Key to Generation System Reliability
Brian Sparling, Dynamic Ratings Inc.
Operational Diagnostics that Change Everything – AGL’s Realtime Data Journey
Mark Faith, AGL
Look Up and Live - Accidental Powerline Contacts in Queensland
Jason Beasley, Ergon/Energex
Wednesday 31st October
Deep Online Analysis Of Dielectric Parameters For Lubricants With An Innovative Oil Sensor System
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred R. Mauntz,cmc Instruments GmbH
Life Cycle Maintenance: Boral Cement - Berrima
Lourens van Schalkwyk, Boral Cement
Snap Crackle & Pop! Three Stages of High Voltage Testing
Andrew Berry, University of Canterbury
Medium Speed Diesel Engine Alternator Failures, Root Cause Analysis And Partial Discharge Repairs
Madawa Jayawardana, Enwave
Case Study: Preventing Major Incidents in Hydro Power Plants
Enes Zulovic, Acutel Consulting
Large Motor Protection – Understanding The Most Vulnerable Components for Correct Discrimination
Ron Scollay, machinemonitor®
The Gallery
The Feedback
“ It’s good to see practising academics providing presentations”
“Really enjoyable and well run event”
“Really enjoyed the conference, I’ll be back”
“I enjoyed the ‘real life’ presentations and sharing of experiences”
“I had a great time and have a lot of good content to take back. Thanks all for a great conference”
“Well structured, well organised event”
“There was a fantastic mix of presentations”
“The conference was so well organised as always for the last 20 years. ( I can’t believe it has been 20 years since the first conference).”