CALL FOR PAPERS | Earthing Conference UK In Birmingham On May 25th & 26th 2022

Published 14 Feb 2022

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THORNE & DERRICK | EVENT SPONSORS

The upcoming Earthing Conference UK in Birmingham on May 25^th & 26^th 2022 aim is to demystify the subject of earthing and present the subject in a clear, straightforward manner.

Earthing as a subject has been under-represented over the years and this event will attempt to remedy the gaps in technical knowledge and improve practices in the industry.

The UK & Europe need a unified practical approach to earthing which can be commonly understood and widely applied.

Are you an electrical professional from the mining, industrial, power, defence, oil & gas, construction, transport, manufacturing or utilities industry?

The conference is currently seeking speakers who can talk about their experiences in the field, provide overviews of the applicable industry regulations/legislation and offer case studies and examples from industry.

All presenters receive complimentary registration to attend the conference.

CALL FOR PAPERS

To express your interest in presenting, simply send a short 100-word abstract, outlining your proposed topic, and how delegates will benefit from your 45 minute presentation to:

Emma Cameron

[email protected]

Once your topic is approved, your technical paper and PowerPoint slides will be due six weeks prior to the event. Speaking slots are allocated on topic suitability and on a first come first served basis, so please register your interest today

Enhance your career, share your knowledge and strengthen your public profile while networking with your industry.

POWER SYSTEMS

System earthing
Equipment grounding & earthing of structures
Electrical safety earthing
Static earthing
Solid, impedance, touch potentials
Electric shock
Earth leakage protection
Design
Protection

EARTHING

Design and testing
Earthing electrodes
Measurement
Neutral earthing
Corrosion problems in earthing
Earthing of surge protection devices

BONDING

Sizing conductors
Parasitic & stray currents
Interference
Hazardous areas
Inspection procedures
Equipotential grids

EARTHING, COMMS & INSTRUMENTATION

Protection of instrumentation
Instrumentation, radio & telemetry transmitters
Telephone networks
IT & wireless networks
Mobile radio networks
System bonding

TESTING

Earth resistivity
Earth loop impedance
Grid resistance
Earth continuity

INSTALLATIONS

High voltage & low voltage
Substations
Augmentation of buried grids
Geotechnical issues
Hazardous areas
Mining and oil & gas
Marine and offshore
Mobile plant
Domestic electrical wiring
Transmission, distribution & rail

LIGHTNING

Protection design
Non conventional lightning systems
Side flash and preventive measures
Down conductor installation and termination
Grid design
Bonding
Surge impedance
Probabilistic risk factors
EPR due to lightning
Pitfalls of isolated earthing

STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

Standards and best practice
State and utility regulations
The need for new standards
Inspection and testing
BS 50522, BS 7430, BS 7354,
BS 7671 – UK Wiring Regulations
IEEE Std 80, ENA TS 41-24

SOFTWARE

Load flow studies
Fault load studies
Equipment sizing
Earth potential rise

UPS SYSTEMS

Power quality
Standby sources
Solid state systems
Redundancy
UPS configurations

SURGE PROTECTION

Bonding practice
Surge protection practice
Positioning and selection of lightning/surge arrestor

ELECTRICAL NOISE & MITIGATION

Categories of noise
Harmonics
Frequency analysis
Electrostatic/capacitive coupling

All submissions welcome.

For further information on this event or to discuss sponsorship opportunities contact: