Short Courses 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
(12:30 – 16:30)
We are proudly offering 3 very special Short-Courses to our attendees. They will happen on Sunday afternoon, from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm (12:30-16:30).
Since the sessions will happen in parallel, you can only attend one of the sessions.
Attending the short-courses will give you the chance to accumulate continuing education credits, from the IEEE Credentialing Program.
How are continuing education credits calculated?
Continuing education credits are calculated based on strictly instructional hours (without breaks) and all educational content must fall within IEEE’s fields of interest (STEM topics). Each learning event must be at least one hour in length to qualify for credits.
– 1 hour of instructional hours = 0.1 CEU/1 PDH
– 10 hours of instructional hours = 1 CEU/10 PDH
See following the short-courses description!
If you have any questions regarding Short Courses please contact: Inna.Kremza@voith.com
Diego Robalino, Ph.D.
Global Industry Director Transformers
Megger
Markus Söller Dipl.-Ing.
Managing Director
Megger
Transformer Insulation Diagnostics – DC, AC, offline and online assessment
Sunday Afternoon -1/2 day course
This course describes the most important methodologies used for transformer insulation diagnostics in the factory and in the field. The topics include time and frequency domain methodologies described in the international literature including insulation resistance, Dielectric Frequency Response and Partial Discharge Testing.
Presenters:
Dr. Diego Robalino is the Global Industry Director Transformers at Megger
Dr. Diego Robalino is the Global Industry Director Transformers at Megger. He specializes in diagnosing complex electrical testing procedures and strategically developing state-of-the-art transformer testing technology, with a career spanning over 25 years. Diego is a CIGRE USA member, and IEEE Senior Member, a member of the IEEE/PES Transformers Committee serving as Secretary of the Dielectric Testing Subcommittee, a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the General Chairman of the IEEE/DEIS 2020 and 2022 Electrical Insulation Conference.
He is the author and co-author of over 50 technical articles on power, distribution, and instrument transformer condition assessment. Diego received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University while researching power system optimization, focusing on aging equipment.
Markus Söller Dipl.-Ing., Managing Director, Megger PD Aachen
Markus Söller finished his studies at the technical university in Aachen (RWTH) as electrical engineer in1997. He provides 27 years of practical experience in measuring and analysing partial discharges in HV laboratories and in the field on various HV equipment such as transformers, rotating machines, MV & HV switchgear and cables
Markus is an active Member of CIGRE, IEEE and VDE. Working Group activity include: WG D1.66 (Requirements for PD monitoring systems for GIS) and IEEE C57.143 (Transformer Monitoring). He is the author and co-author of various published papers. His main activities inlcude: general management, business development, technical support, product management, measurements and trainings, exhibitions & conferences.
Course Outline:
Module 1 – Time Domain Dielectric Response
- Transformer Insulation Resistance
- Factors affecting IR testing
- Recommended practices including use of guard
Module 2 – Frequency Domain Dielectric Response
- Power frequency and 1 Hz power factor (dissipation factor or tand) assessment
- Dielectric frequency Response for HV bushings
- Dielectric frequency response for HV Instrument Transformers
Module 3 – Partial Discharges
- PD testing on power transformers from the factory to the field
- Applicable testing standards and test procedures during FAT
- challenges in test rooms and how to solve
- PD failure investigation strategies and in-depth pattern analysis
- Acoustic PD fault location
- Onsite PD testing, what is different
- Online PD monitoring
Key Benefits:
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the requirements to performs an efficient and safe test procedure in the field
- Understand the challenges encountered in the field for transformer field assessment
- Properly analyze the test data from the field
- Make proper use of advanced features in power factor technology
- Apply sound technical decisions related to transformer insulation diagnostics
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers and Field personnel responsible for the planning and execution of testing practices in the field
- Asset managers, operation managers responsible for condition assessment of critical components in the electrical system
- Industry experts looking at new technological tendencies in the field testing arena
- Consultants who are looking for more advanced and efficient tools to assist and support their customers
Duration and Price:
- 4 hours
- $ 70.00
Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP
MotorDoc LLC
www.motordoc.com
www.empathcms.com
howard@motordoc.com.
Electrical Insulation Forensics
Sunday Afternoon – 1/2 day course (4 hrs)
This half-day seminar covers aspects of root-cause-failure-analysis (RCFA) of electrical insulation systems in electric machines. It will provide participants with a method and examples for approaching system failures utilizing an industry recognized process
Presenter:
Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, MotorDoc LLC, Lombard, IL www.motordoc.com
Howard Penrose is the president of MotorDoc LLC, a past chair of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP), SMRP government relations energy, smart-grid and infrastructure committee chair, and participates in the American Clean Power Association (formerly AWEA) electric machine and powertrain technical committees. He is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and a leader in electrical signature analysis for AC/DC electric machines and related machine learning and augmented intelligence continuous monitoring systems for commercial, industrial, utility and wind industries. Dr. Penrose has been involved in the development of bio-medical electric machines, General Motors hybrid vehicle motorsystems, special high-temperature and inverter motor designs, and a variety of electric machinery (motor and generator) design support for John Deere hybrid 644 and 944 tractors including the development of insulation life studies. He has over 35 years of electric machinery repair, design, academia, and consulting including RCFA studies of electrical machinery and electrical insulation systems failure. MotorDoc is a certified Veteran Owned Small Business and provides consulting, field service and design support related to electrical and industrial reliability.
Course Outline:
Module 1 – An introduction to the RCFA Process
- Simple 5-Why
- Complex utilizing PROACT methodologies
Module 2 – Tools for forensic investigation
- Pre-failure histories such as: vibration, infrared, insulation to ground, voltage, current, electrical signature analysis, partial discharge
- Additional investigative tools such as: microscope, borescope and other visual and investigative methods
Module 3 – Walk-Through Examples:
- Wind Turbine wedge and insulation failures
- 460 Volt induction machine
- 8 kV synchronous machine
- Inverter application
Key Benefits:
- Apply critical thinking to electrical insulation system failures
- Recognize the causes of common insulation system failures
- Understanding operating context in RCFA
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers and technicians responsible for electrical machinery systems
- Non-engineering employees who want a basic knowledge of RCFA techniques
- Managers responsible for electrical machinery systems
- Reliability & Maintenance engineers
Duration and Price:
- 4 hours
- $ 70.00
Mladen Sasic
Manager of Rotating Machines Technical Services
IRIS Power, Canada
Stator Core Interlaminar Insulation Testing
Sunday Afternoon -1/2 day course
The course will cover basic design of stator core, materials used, and preparation for and delivery of interlaminar insulation tests.
Presenter:
Mladen Sasic is Manager of Rotating Machines Technical Services with IRIS Power, Canada
He has 37 years of experience in design and testing of High Voltage Electrical Power Equipment.
Before joining IRIS, Mladen was with ADWEL International LTD., where he was involved in design and application of test equipment for on-line and off-line testing of rotating machines.
Mladen Sasic received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Sarajevo University, Yugoslavia in 1987. He is a Fellow member of the IEEE and is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada.
Course Outline
Module 1 – Introduction
Module 2 – Core Design
Module 3 – High Flux Tests
Module 4 – Low Flux Tests
Key Benefits:
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify need for core testing
- Understand limitations of each test
- Properly analyze test results
- Apply sound technical decisions related to life extension of existing cores, or acceptance of new core
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers and Field personnel responsible for the planning and execution of testing practices in the field
- Asset managers, operation managers responsible for condition assessment of critical components in the electrical system
- Industry experts looking at new technological tendencies in the field testing arena
- Consultants who are looking for more advanced and efficient
Duration and Price:
- 4 hours
- $ 70.00