Undergrounding Innovation: Materials Science
Innovation: Early identification, location, and repair of performance issues via factory comparable QC test or Offline 50/60Hz PD tests with 5pC sensitivity.
Description/Definition: Reduced Maintenance Costs & Reduced Installation Cost: Immediate feedback to crews enables use of lower cost, higher risk installation techniques with confidence.
Impact: Increased Life & Reduced Maintenance Costs & Reduced Installation Cost: Reduces the likelihood of common installation mistakes, especially in highly loaded circuit applications.
Jim Codling, PE Sr. Manager - Utilities
Actalent Services, LLC
Jim is a consulting engineering executive with more than 30 years experience in design, construction and operation of utility electrical systems.
Landry Molimbi, VP of Asset Management
Prysmian
Landry maintains 20+ years of work in High Voltage & Medium Voltage Partial Discharge testing/monitoring services and optical sensing products (DAS, DTS).
Jon Busby, Technical Consultant
Burns & McDonnell
Jon brings over 24 years of industry experience as an Associate Electrical Engineer and Project Manager specializing in underground transmission.