Latest Electrical industry Podcast Episodes
#24: Diagnostic testing of rotating electrical machines on cruise ships
Energy Talks - February 03, 2022 16:20 - 24 minutesIn this episode of Energy Talks, Fabian Öttl, OMICRON expert for diagnostic testing on rotating electrical machines, and Patrick Zander, OMICRON expert for PD testing and monitoring, discuss which diagnostic tests should be regularly performed on rotating electrical machines used on cruise ships ...
#23: Ensuring the Accuracy of Current Transformers for Reliable Energy Metering
Energy Talks - January 28, 2022 11:15 - 20 minutesCurrent transformers (CTs) used for metering purposes in medium-voltage power systems must have a high accuracy to ensure accurate billing. In this episode, SENSELEQ Business Development Engineer Roland Bürger and OMICRON product manager for instrument transformer testing Felix Feustel discuss ho...
#22: Partial Discharge Testing on Cast-Resin Transformers in Wind Parks
Energy Talks - January 04, 2022 10:05 - 40 minutesIn this episode, OMICRON partial discharge (PD) testing experts Christoph Engelen and Dr. Alex Kraetge discuss the importance of performing off-line PD measurements on cast-resin transformers used in wind park turbines to prevent their in-service failure. They also describe how the related measur...
#21: Power Line Testing in Quickly Expanding Power Grids
Energy Talks - December 16, 2021 14:15 - 36 minutesBuilding up a well-orchestrated teamwork is the key to performing powerline testing over greater distances more efficiently and safely in quickly expanding power grids. This is the recommendation of Gustav Lundqvist, the founder and CEO of Kraftdiagnos in Sweden and our guest in this episode of E...
#20: Centralized Data Management – Achieving a Single Source of Truth
Energy Talks - December 03, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutesThe successful operation of expanding power grids, PAC systems and IED networks is based on how well their data management systems enable users to easily access consistent, up-to-date and traceable data. In this episode, OMICRON data management experts Stefan Schöner and Will Scheibe discuss the ...
#19: Earthing/Grounding System Testing – Eliminating Harmful Electrical Shocks
Energy Talks - November 17, 2021 14:40 - 38 minutesEarthing systems, also known as grounding systems, ensure that persons in and around electrical substations are not exposed to dangerous, electric voltage shocks. In this episode, OMICRON product manager and earthing/grounding system expert Josef Schmidbauer discusses how regular testing of ear...
#18: Ensuring the Reliability of Substation Automation Systems
Energy Talks - October 29, 2021 07:25 - 28 minutesIn this episode, Thomas Schossig, an expert in the field and product manager for the StationScout testing solution from OMICRON, discusses why substation automation system (SAS) testing is essential and describes the various tests performed. In addition, he addresses the challenges faced by testi...
#17: Helpful Tips for Medium-Voltage Circuit Breaker Testing
Energy Talks - October 05, 2021 15:05 - 20 minutesIn this episode, Florian Fink, OMICRON product manager and circuit breaker testing enthusiast, talks about the importance of medium-voltage circuit breaker testing. He describes, for example, how medium-voltage circuit breaker testing differs from high-voltage circuit breaker testing, what are th...
#16: Improving the Quality of Power System Testing Data
Energy Talks - September 22, 2021 11:30 - 18 minutesThe growing trend for cloud-based data management solutions is improving how power system testing data can be centrally stored in a safe location and easily shared among teams. In this episode, Martin Pfanner, product manager for OMICRON’s Primary Test Manager software, describes how such cloud-b...
#15: AC/DC – Partial Discharge Testing Rocks!
Energy Talks - September 01, 2021 14:35 - 32 minutesPartial discharge (PD) measurement and analysis are highly effective for assessing the condition of electrical insulation. In this episode, OMICRON PD measurement and analysis experts Bogdan Gorgan and Ulrike Broniecki highlight the differences between AC and DC PD testing as well as what you sho...
#14: Mastering the Challenges of a Changing Power Grid – Today and Tomorrow
Energy Talks - August 25, 2021 14:50 - 23 minutesIn this episode, Florian Fink, OMICRON product manager for industrial and distribution power grid applications, describes what is driving change in the power grid and how resulting challenges can best be mastered. He highlights how trying new ways of working and sharing experiences with colleague...
#13: Protection Testing – Settings-Based and System-Based Approaches
Energy Talks - July 28, 2021 08:10 - 16 minutesProtection systems play a key role for the safe and reliable operation of today’s electricity power systems. Protection systems should be tested on a regular basis to ensure power system reliability. In this episode, OMICRON protection testing experts Cord Mempel and Christopher Pritchard explain...
#13: Protection Testing – Settings-Based vs. System-Based Approaches
Energy Talks - July 28, 2021 08:10 - 16 minutesProtection systems play a key role for the safe and reliable operation of today’s electricity power systems. Protection systems should be tested on a regular basis to ensure power system reliability. In this episode, OMICRON protection testing experts Cord Mempel and Christopher Pritchard explain...
#12: Essential for Substations – Cyber Security!
Energy Talks - July 07, 2021 07:10 - 27 minutesProtecting the power grid against cyber attacks requires a security strategy throughout the substation network. In this episode of Energy Talks, we speak with Thomas Friedel, expert for cyber security at OMICRON. Thomas describes what it takes to implement a successful cyber security program in s...
#12: Essential for Substations – Cybersecurity!
Energy Talks - July 07, 2021 07:10 - 27 minutesProtecting the power grid against cyber attacks requires a security strategy throughout the substation network. In this episode of Energy Talks, we speak with Thomas Friedel, expert for cybersecurity at OMICRON. Thomas describes what it takes to implement a successful cybersecurity program in sub...
#11: A Passion for Protection Testing
Energy Talks - June 21, 2021 07:35 - 24 minutesProtection testing plays is a very important role in ensuring the reliability of power systems. In this episode, we speak with protection testing expert Saravanan Balamurugan. He is the CEO and founder of Minaatral Power Systems in southeast India. Saravanan describes what is important to conside...
#10: Safety First at OMICRON
Energy Talks - June 08, 2021 07:15 - 11 minutesEven though safety awareness has increased over the years, serious accidents can still occur. How can you prevent them? In this episode, OMICRON safety expert David Gopp and safety communications expert Lia Thum explain how to ensure safe electrical testing on high-voltage equipment and what OMI...
#9: Primary Test Manager – Top Efficiency for Electrical Testing
Energy Talks - May 26, 2021 15:25 - 20 minutesIn this episode, Martin Pfanner, OMICRON product manager for Primary Test Manager software, discusses what contributes to making electrical testing on primary assets faster, easier and safer. One important aspect of testing efficiency is having a single, automated software platform that provide...
#8: OMICRON Calibrations – Ensuring the most precise measurement results
Energy Talks - May 06, 2021 13:05 - 22 minutesIn this episode, Dietmar Gehrmann, head of OMICRON Calibrations, addresses the importance of standard-compliant calibrations of testing equipment, how often they should be performed and the difference between ISO 9001 and IEC 17025 standard calibrations. Dietmar also highlights the services of O...
#7: Onsite Partial Discharge Testing on Power Transformers
Energy Talks - April 23, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutesPartial discharge (PD) measurements are a highly effective onsite diagnosis tool for the detection and localization of potential failure-causing insulation weak spots in power transformers. In this episode, OMICRON PD measurement experts Michael Krüger and Udo Ranninger describe the importance ...
#6: OMICRON Diagnostic Forum - A Tradition of Sharing Knowledge
Energy Talks - March 12, 2021 11:15 - 16 minutesThe next OMICRON Diagnostic Forum takes place on March 24-25, 2021. This event is scheduled every 2 years, and has become an OMICRON tradition of sharing knowledge, experiences and best cases with industry peers about diagnostic testing on power system equipment. In this episode, OMICRON organi...
#5: Applied magic – OMICRON’s portable 70 kV high-voltage power source
Energy Talks - March 02, 2021 13:15 - 25 minutesIn this episode, we speak with OMICRON product managers Andreas Nenning and Lukas Klingenschmid about portable high-voltage power sources used for energizing electrical assets during off-line testing. They highlight available OMICRON solutions and what should be considered based on the testing ap...
#4: OMICRON Academy goes online
Energy Talks - March 02, 2021 13:10 - 25 minutesIn this episode, we speak with Oliver Janke, Training Manager at OMICRON Academy. He discusses how OMICRON Academy has been developing webinars and online training courses on power system testing topics to make them just as interactive as traditional classroom trainings, and even more accessible ...
#3: OMICRON is not a company — it’s a lifestyle
Energy Talks - March 02, 2021 13:05 - 25 minutesOMICRON customer Gustav Lundqvist is the founder and owner of Kraftdiagnos, a measurement service provider based in northern Sweden. Gustav has created a unique lifestyle for himself – he has found a way to combine his love of the outdoors with performing grounding and other diagnostic measuremen...
#2: Essential rotating machine testing
Energy Talks - January 29, 2021 07:55 - 19 minutesRotating electrical machines are critical for power generation and running critical industrial processes. However, machine reliability can be compromised over time due to operational stresses and aging. In this episode, Fabian Öttl, OMICRON’s rotating machines testing expert, identifies essential...
#1: Partial discharge testing vs. monitoring
Energy Talks - December 23, 2020 10:55 - 20 minutesPartial discharge (PD) is a very reliable indicator of potential failure-causing faults in electrical equipment insulation. Regular PD testing and PD monitoring are used to reliably assess insulation condition throughout equipment lifetime. In this episode, two of OMICRON’s PD experts – Patrick Z...
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