Unlock the Secrets of Overhead Line Metallurgy
The Metallurgy of Overhead Lines course is an holistically crafted two-day program designed to provide early career engineers within utility networks, consultancies, and suppliers with specialized knowledge. Presented by Michael LEE, a Metallurgical Engineer with over three decades of experience, this course is a rare opportunity to delve into the intricacies of conductor fleet properties from conception to the end of life.
Course highlights:
In-depth conductor insight: Gain comprehensive knowledge about available conductors and strength members, and understand their physical properties including breaking load, creep, thermal expansion, and fatigue.
Line performance analysis: Study the effects of sun, wind, rain, and other dynamic factors on line losses and dynamic line rating, contributing to a thorough understanding of system behaviour.
Degradation management: Learn about the causes and strategies to combat conductor corrosion and degradation over time, enhancing the longevity and efficiency of overhead lines.
Asset management and design: Delve into asset management principles and design considerations, supported by life cycle analyses to ensure sustainable and effective infrastructure.
Extreme condition behaviour: Understand how conductors respond to vibration, ice, and bushfires, preparing you to address a range of operational challenges.
Develop your personal technical library and build your professional network: Beyond knowledge acquisition, this course encourages the development of personal technical libraries and facilitates networking opportunities within a diverse engineering community. Participants drawn from various utilities, consultancies, and suppliers will share insights and foster valuable connections.
About Michael LEE
With a distinguished career spanning research, education, production, and consultancy roles, Michael LEE brings a wealth of expertise to the table. His global outreach in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, China, South Korea, South Africa, the US and Brazil underscores his commitment to knowledge dissemination.
Tailored for the Transmission Industry:
The Metallurgy of Overhead Lines course is an essential learning experience for Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineers operating within the Transmission industry. Whether you’re seeking to enrich your technical understanding or enhance your practical skills, this course offers indispensable insights. Expand your horizons and contribute to the advancement of the industry with newfound knowledge and connections. We look forward to welcoming you to this enlightening educational journey.
Course participant feedback:
- Conductors and strength members available
- Alloy conductor promotion/ benefits was good and something design should be pushing along with asset replacement programs
- Alloy conductor promotion/ benefits was good and something design should be pushing along with asset replacement programs
- Conductor physical properties
- Underpinned by a lot of reading; great refresh; interesting new developments of value; new perspective gained on losses
- Underpinned by a lot of reading; great refresh; interesting new developments of value; new perspective gained on losses
- Line Losse and Dynamic Line Rating
- New conductor types; trends around the world and among other states; mechanical properties of conductors and differences in materials; Line losses
- New conductor types; trends around the world and among other states; mechanical properties of conductors and differences in materials; Line losses
- Corrosion and other degradation
- Corrosion topic was very helpful and particularly relevant for my role
- Corrosion topic was very helpful and particularly relevant for my role
- Vibration, ice and bushfires
- Cx value implementation on versions of conductors; Annealing process clarified; new technologies including trap/Z and covered HV; Line loss monitoring options
- Cx value implementation on versions of conductors; Annealing process clarified; new technologies including trap/Z and covered HV; Line loss monitoring options
- Asset management and design
- I really enjoyed how all of the different aspects of engineering were spoken about throughout the course (safety, sustainability, costs) it made the course engineering orientated and not just technical
- I really enjoyed how all of the different aspects of engineering were spoken about throughout the course (safety, sustainability, costs) it made the course engineering orientated and not just technical
Michael’s enthusiasm made the course that much better; I didn’t struggle to sit through the two days of heavy content because of this. The course content was overall very interesting also, I would highly recommend it.
This is an excellent choice of topics for the time available. I would recommend this course to my colleagues so they can benefit just like me.
Great presentation by Michael with a wealth of technical knowledge; relaxed atmosphere; great opportunity for interaction; highly of value to young and old engineers; very topical given our future workload.
Surely an event not to be missed for those who have anything to do with overhead lines.
An absolute must for those interested in taking a step forward on the subject (of overhead line conductors).