Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012 www.dtec.org.au

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION A conference dedicated entirely to EARTHING for Electrical, Electronic, Control & Communications Engineers.

Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

An invitation from the Electrical Branch It will be a great pleasure to welcome you and your partner to this year’s Down to Earth Conference hosted by the Newcastle Division Electrical Branch Committee of Engineers Australia in association with IEEE PES, EESA and ENA. This is only the second time this conference has been held. The inaugural conference took place in Perth in 2010 and was very well received with nearly twice the number of delegates originally estimated attending. To maintain the momentum of a conference supporting earthing practitioners, it has been agreed that the conference will alternate between the East and West coast on a biennial basis. The second DTEC will build on the successful first conference by providing an opportunity for: • Earthing specialists to present their recent experiences and the latest advances • Engineers to publish peer reviewed technical papers in conjunction with Engineers Australia, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), and the Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) • Asset owners, regulators, educators, and interested engineers to increase awareness of issues significant in the field and discuss how they are being handled • Earthing practitioners, past earthing course attendees, and people new to be field to get together and share experiences • Suppliers and consultants to showcase their capabilities and products. The technical programme will consist of three components: • Presentation of peer reviewed technical papers addressing recent advances in earthing related fields. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and listed in IEEE Explore • Presentations using a less formal approach to cover recent experiences such as technically challenging design applications of tools/methods, report on an incident of wider interest, provide an update of an R & D project, and introduce new tools/materials with supporting analysis. We have received a significant number of submissions in response to our call for papers resulting in a full program schedule that promises a great diversity of content. To help those who are new to the earthing field, or who may have been out of the earthing field for a little while, we have organised for a half day of earthing tutorials to bring you up to speed. The tutorials have been designed to cater for delegates from a broad range of earthing practice. Partners are welcome and to ensure that they are well catered for there will tour of the award winning Hunter Valley Gardens and neighbouring village and another to local boutique vineyards to sample the best food and wine the area has to offer. I look forward to welcoming you to what we are sure will be the pinnacle event for earthing practitioners in the region.

Dr Bill Carman Conference Technical Chair

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Tuesday 9th October Tutorial Sessions BACK TO BASICS 1pm

Earthing foundational principles and building blocks Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting

DISTRIBUTION AND MAJOR SUBSTATION EARTHING 2pm

Step by step through the design process Cameron Shortland and Michael Griffiths: Ausgrid

3pm

Afternoon Tea

BUILDING SERVICES 3.30pm

Lights, power, action! Balancing AS3000 and AS2067. What about communications systems and lightning? Speaker being confirmed

TESTING

MINING 3.30pm

System and mine infrastructure configuration and operating methods; impacts on shock safety performance. Tony Mitton : Mitton Instruments Bill Tocher : Safearth Consulting

INDUSTRIAL PLANT & GENERATION

4.30pm

What to test? How to do it? If all errors can’t be removed what preparation and analysis will be needed? Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

5.30pm

End of Tutorial Sessions

6.30pm

Welcome Reception – All Registrants & Partners Welcome

4.30pm

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Managing earthing and lightning challenges associated with power reticulation in large interconnected systems. Matthew Bale: Safearth Consulting

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Wednesday 10th October 8am

Registration

9am

Welcome and Exhibition Opening Stephen Palmer – Conference Director Principal: Safearth Consulting

9.05am

Introduction to Conference Bill Carman – Conference Technical Chair Manager Network Earthing: Ausgrid

Keynote Address 9.15am

Sydney East Fatality Findings Lionel Smyth Executive General Manager: Transgrid

10am

Morning Tea

Concurrent Sessions MAJOR SUBSTATION EARTHING 1 10.30am

Reducing EPR around an urban major sub-transmission substation. Ashok Parsotam: Ausgrid

DISTRIBUTION EARTHING 1 10.30am

Earthing challenges and solutions in delivering the SmartGrid, SmartCity applications program. Neil Stephens, Daniel Burke: Ausgrid

Effect of distribution network on major substation safety performance. Lachlan Mckerrow: Ausgrid

Neutral earthing options – The European experience. Theodore Connor: Siemens (GER)

Modelling of zone substation secondary earth fault scenarios with application for compliance with probabilistic safety criteria methods. Bill Tocher, Darren Woodhouse, Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting

The motivators and practicalities of a change from isolated distribution earthing systems. Peter Sebire: Safearth Consulting

The challenges of inappropriate site selection. Hooman Dehbonei: Western Power

Should we convert to a resonant earthed distribution system? Peter Woloszyn: Ausgrid

Managing major substation earthing issues within a changing context. Chris Shaw, Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting

3000+ Ausgrid distribution earthing designs over 5 years – what have we learnt? Cameron Shortland, Gordon McMurray, Neil O’Kelly: Ausgrid

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Wednesday 10th October 12.30pm

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions SAFETY STANDARDS 1

1.30pm

3pm

Earthing shock safety standards – Where have they come from and where are they going? Bill Carman, Kerri Mitchison: Ausgrid

DISTRIBUTION EARTHING 2 / MINING AND INDUSTRIAL 1.30pm

Balancing combined risk in distribution networks – separated or combined earthing. Stephen Palmer, Bill Tocher, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

Earthing standards development and application. Sandeep Magan: Western Power

Mine earthing systems – when and where not to separate Sean Lancaster, Matthew Bale: Safearth Consulting

Experiences from the development of a tool for comparing earthing related safety criteria. Ian Griffiths, Bill Tocher: Safearth Consulting

VVVF drives and electrical protection on the mining environment. Tim Wylie, Peter Sepian: Ampcontrol

Telecommunications power interface management – EPR & LFI interference Under review by the ENA working group. Bill Carman: Ausgrid, Stephen Palmer, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting, Bob Adams: Electranet

Network authority earthing connection policy – Case study of an industrial Facility expansion Matthew Bale, Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting

Afternoon Tea

SAFETY STANDARDS 2 3.30pm

Pipeline interference management – what is new in AS/NZS 3835:2012 and the implications of better pipeline coatings and better safety assessment processes. Bill Carman: Ausgrid Bob Adams: Electranet Brian Martin: Brian Martin and Associates ‘IEC61936 HV installation standard and EN50522 HV installation earthing standard - experience with their adoption in Europe’. Theodore Connor: Siemens (GER)

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Wednesday 10th October Earthing risk management – Overcooked or underdone? Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting Vt is not enough – Meeting our duty of care is not a single dimensioned decision. Bill Carman: Ausgrid 5pm

Plenary Panel Session SAFETY STANDARDS FORUM Panel discussion of latest issues and questions relating to the application of safety standards

5.30pm

Close of Day One

7pm

Conference Dinner - All Registrants & Partners Welcome

Thursday 11th October Concurrent Sessions RAIL/MAJOR SUBSTATION EARTHING 2 8.30am

Rail 1500V DC infrastructure – earthing, bonding and isolation solutions. Jeff Russell: Novorail

LIGHTNING 1 8.30am

Developments in IEEE Std 998 with regard to lightning protection of substations. Franco D’Alessandro: PhysElec Solutions

Case study of induction into railway lines from parallel HV lines. Chris Shaw, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

Implications of the use of lightning collection volume method vs rolling sphere models for major substations. Lachlan McKerrow, Kerri Mitchison: Ausgrid

Effective management of EPR through alternative installation strategies for counterpoise conductors. Peter Sebire, Bill Tocher: Safearth Consulting

Lightning design challenges associated with major substations. Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid, Suphachok (Nui) Luekhamhan, Alan Garde : Safearth Consulting

Substation fire & station transformer customer supply transfer voltage issues. Hooman Dehbonei: Western Power

Investigation of transient voltages in a Tokamak building hit by lightning. Francois Grange, Sebastien Journet: IOSIS, Farid Dawalibi, Simon Fortin, Yexu Li: SES Technologies (CAN). Presented by Tim de Grauw

Earth potential rise monitoring of MV substations. Michael Acton, Bill Carman: Ausgrid, Matthew Bastian: Atkins (UK)

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Kattron lightning detection network development & experience of the Australian TLN network. Ken Ticehurst: Kattron

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Thursday 11th October 10.30am

Morning Tea

Concurrent Sessions MAJOR SUBSTATIONS 3 / TRANSMISSION 1 11am

1pm

Metropolitan CBD style substation earthing: the 50kA frontier and beyond. Michael Griffiths, Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid

LIGHTNING 2 / INSTALLATION 1 11am

Using total lightning data in severe storm prediction: Global case study analysis from North America, Brazil & Australia. Sandy Humenik: Earth Networks (USA)

Transient EPR in gas insulated substations. Peter Dick: Rogers, Ali Naderian, Emanuel Petrache: Kinectrics (CAN)

Streamlining a drawing system to produce required construction results. Andrew McDonald, Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid

Assessment of the case for & against the use of primary clearing times in earthing safety criteria. Stephen Palmer: Safearth Consulting

IEEE Std 837 – Test methods used in qualifying permanent connections used in substation earthing. Brenton Williams, Rohit Narayan: Erico

Shocking Conversations on Power / Telecommunications Network Coordination in New Zealand. Alan Marshall: Opus (NZ)

Safety, security & theft issues – Challenges in preventing copper theft. Jim Hickey, Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid

Balancing safety improvements & installation costs in earthing systems. Terry Neimeier, Col Crisafulli: Endeavour Energy

Does bonding a copper earthgrid to reinforced steel structural elements in pile foundations present a corrosion risk? Grant Croghan: Liberty Consulting, Franco D’Alessandro: PhysElec Solutions

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions TRANSMISSION 2 1.30pm

How does current flow in the ground? Darren Woodhouse, Bill Tocher, Matthew Bale: Safearth Consulting

INSTALLATION 2 / GENERATION / TESTING 1 1.30pm

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Major substation earthing construction safety. Michael Griffiths: Ausgrid

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Thursday 11th October

3pm

Pipeline induction & interference coordination. James Derricott, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

Generating station transfer hazard coordination design & testing. Paul Blanchfield: SKM

Overhead Transmission And Distibution Feeder Earthing - Hazards And Design Considerations Phillip A. Wall PowerEarth Technologies Pty. Ltd

Are we trained for inaction? Observations from unannounced interactions with engineers. Kevin Hampson: Ausgrid

Transmission lines – pipeline & telco cable interference cases. Philip Boys: Mitton Electonet (NZ)

Power required for accurate soil resistivity measurement. Michael Gittoes, Bill Carman: Ausgrid, Stephen Palmer, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

Afternoon Tea

Concurrent Sessions TRANSMISSION 3 3.30pm

The impact of sparsely screened HV cables on earthing system performance. Darren Woodhouse, Suphachok (Nui) Luekhamhan: Safearth Consulting

TESTING 2 3.30pm

Case study – Determining the implications of undergrounding a section of 132kV overhead feeder. Carmen Po, Cameron Shortland: Ausgrid Pipeline Earthing - Hazards and Design Considerations Jason C Styles PowerEarth Technologies Pty. Ltd Managing the risk imposed by transition points. Darren Woodhouse. Bill Tocher: Safearth Consulting

5pm

Conference Close

5.15pm

Closing Drinks

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Innovations in station ground testing. Peter Dick: Rogers, Babak Jamali: Metsco (CAN) Cable link box identification for safe inspection & test access. Jim Hickey, Lachlan McKerrow: Ausgrid How much current is required during transmission earthing system testing to provide meaningful results? Jess Foyster, Bill Carman, Cameron Shortland: Ausgrid, Stephen Palmer, Darren Woodhouse: Safearth Consulting

300+ Substations over 15 years and beyond - major substation earthing safety performance review. Gordon McMurray, Bill Carman, Gary Winsor: Ausgrid

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Conference Venue & Accommodation Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley 430 Wine Country Drive Lovedale, NSW www.crowneplazahuntervalley.com.au

Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley features 318 well appointed hotel rooms. Choose from deluxe rooms, luxurious suites and spacious two and three bedroom self-contained villas. All accommodation options include breakfast.

Partners Program Welcome Reception

Tour of Hunter Valley Gardens

Horse Drawn Carriage Winery Tour

Tuesday 9th October 6.30pm – 8pm

Wednesday 10th October 10.30am – 2.30pm

Thursday 11th October 10am – 1pm

Cost: FREE Inclusive for delegates, sponsors and exhibitors

Spanning over 60 acres, enjoy the sensational sights, colours, and fragrances of the ten stunning feature gardens. Explore each garden one-by-one and enjoy an exciting journey through the thousands of flowers, trees, and shrubs with an air of discovery at every turn. Includes bus pick up and time for shopping.

Clip-clop your way along the tree-lined back roads of Pokolbin in our unique western themed Cobb & Co. Stage Coach or Old Style Covered Wagon. Your day includes visiting a selection of wineries, ranging from the smaller boutique style to the larger more commercial wineries. (Carriages hold up to 12 guests)

Cost $39.00 Lunch not included

Cost $80.00 Lunch included

Conference Dinner Wednesday 10 October 7pm – 11pm Cost: $115.00 Inclusive for delegates, sponsors and exhibitors

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

General Information Location The Crown Plaza Hunter Valley is located 2 and a half hours drive from Sydney, situated on Wine Country Drive, 500 metres from Cessnock Airport and the Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism Visitor Centre.

Directions from Sydney CBD Cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge and follow the Pacific Highway towards Hornsby. Before Hornsby (at Wahroonga) take National Highway 1 (F3 Freeway) north towards Newcastle. After 100kms (1 hour), exit the National Highway 1 at the Cessnock/Hunter Valley Vineyards sign. Follow the signs to Cessnock/Vineyards

Airport Transfers For delegates flying into Newcastle airport, the option of coach transfers to and from is available on request (pending sufficient demand). The duration of this trip is 45 minutes each way.

CPD Points Attendance may be credited towards Engineers Australia Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. Engineers Australia members are required to undertake a minimum of 150 hours of CPD every 3 years. The conference qualifies as type 2 CPD.

Conditions and Cancellations Conference: If you are unable to attend the conference, a substitute delegate is welcome at no extra charge. Where no substitute is available a fee of $110 (inc GST) will be deducted from your registration fee for cancellations received by Engineers Australia Newcastle Division Office in writing at least 14 days prior to the event. A 50% refund will be given if cancellations are received in writing between 14 and 7 days prior to the event. Thereafter no refunds will be made, but conference documentation will be sent by mail following the event.

Hotel Cancellations: Cancellations made within 30 days may be subject to the hotel’s cancellation policy and may be charged for one night’s accommodation. On the day of arrival “no shows” and cancellations will be fully charged.

Program Changes The program of papers and speakers may be subject to change. Please refer to the DTEC website for program updates at http://www.dtec.org.au.

Registration To register for the conference and partners program and/or as an exhibitor, please use the forms included in this booklet. Registration forms can be mailed, faxed or emailed to… Engineers Australia 122 Parry St Newcastle West NSW 2302 Tel: (02) 4926 4440 – Joanne Papanicolaou Fax: (02) 4929 7121 Email: [email protected]

Our Privacy Policy By registering for this conference, relevant details will be held on a database by Engineers Australia. A delegate list will be provided to all conference participants (name, position and organisation only). Information may also be made available to parties directly related to the conference including sponsors and/or exhibitors. If you do not wish your information to be used in the manner, please advise Engineers Australia Newcastle Division Office by email to [email protected] or by fax to (02) 4929 7121.

Sponsorship Please direct enquiries for sponsorship and exhibition oportunities to the Conference Secretary Cameron Shortland on +61 428 249 487 or [email protected]

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Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 9th - 11th October 2012

Delegate Registration Form General Details

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Registration Fees (All Prices Include GST) Registration Options

EA & IEEE Members

Two Days (inc. welcome reception, conference dinner, proceedings, presentations and papers)

$

Earlybird (register and pay before 24th August 2012, inc. as above)

$

Earthing Tutorial Session in addition to conference registration

$

Non Members

775.00

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885.00

700.00

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160.00

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810.00 160.00

I am a presenter

Partners’ Program

Cost indicative only. To be paid separately.

Partners Name: Welcome Reception for Partner FREE

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Tour of Hunter Valley Gardens $39.00

Conference Dinner for Partner $115.00

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Horse Drawn Carriage Winery Tour & Lunch $80.00

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