RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICALEXCHANGES IN ASIAN COUNTRIES

Conference Records
2014 International Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials(ISEIM 2014)
The International Symposium on ElectricalInsulation Materials (ISEIM) is positioned as theinternational version of annual domestic Symposium
on Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials andApplications in Systems (SEEIMAS), formerly called
Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials (SEIM).
Continuing a series of conferences that began in 1995,
the ISEIM held its 7th conference by the TechnicalCommittee of Dielectric and Electrical Insulation of
IEEJ on June 1–5 2014, in Toki Messe, Niigata, Japan.
The conference covered nanotechnology, material
aging, phenomena under inverter serge, and several
other fundamental material researches. There were 155
papers registered for the conference with 5 invitedlectures for the workshop, and 60 oral presentations
and 82 papers were presented through two kinds ofposter presentations. Eight demonstration presentation
on space charge measurement systems were also held
as described later. These presentations are categorized
into more than 11 topics, as shown in Fig. 1. During
the conference, 162 participants from 16 different
countries (as listed in Table 1) working with industry,
government, and research and academic institutions
shared their experiences and discussed the latest
developments and future challenges confronting thefield. Fig. 2 shows a group photo from the conference.
The conference commenced with opening remarksby Prof. Y. Tanaka of Tokyo City University andGeneral Chair of the symposium. Prof. J. K. Nelson ofRensselaer Polytechnic Institute delivered the 6th
Inuishi Memorial Lecture. His presentation, “Nanodielectrics - the First Decade and Beyond,” consistedof research carried out on the theoretical and empiricalanalyses of polymer nanocomposites (Fig. 3). A
plenary lecture on the space charge formation inpolymeric materials and the lifespan of the materials
Eelectronics Others
Organic films
Inorganic materials

Properties and Meas.
techniques

Nanotechnology
Space charge
Design andmonitoring
Partial discharge
Outdoor insulation

Inverter Surges

Fig. 1. Constituents of presentations.
Table 1. Number of participants by country.
Japan
France
Korea
CanadaUSA
Indonesia
England
Switzerland

101
7
5
3
2
2
1
1

China
SwedenAustralia
Thailand
India
Italy
Spain
The Netherlands
Total

22
6
3
3
2
2
1
1
162

Fig. 2. Group photo.
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was delivered by Prof. G. Chen of the University ofSouthampton and Xi’an Jiaotong University. Eleveninvited lectures were provided during the sessions inorder to discuss issues from the key fields. Table 2 lists
the speakers and the title of their lectures.

language barriers (Fig. 4). Eight outstanding presenterslisted in Table 3 were presented with awards during theconference banquet. S. Yoshida of Kyushu Institute ofTechnology won “the most valuable presentation”
award, which enabled the researcher to partake in the
Korea-Japan Young Researcher Exchange Program.
This new award that offers winners financial aid todeliver presentations was inaugurated at this
symposium. During this symposium, Mr. Jae-Sang
Hwang of Hanyang University presented his study aspart of this exchange program. The other importantmission of the symposium was to provide researches

Fig. 3. J.K. Nelson at his Inuishi Memorial Lecture.
Table 2. Invited lectures on the sessions.
Speaker
Affiliation
Title
J.K.
Rensselaer Poly- Nanodielectrics - the first decade andNelson tech. Inst., USA
beyondGeorge Univ.
The missing link - the role of space
Chen
Southampton, UK charge in polymeric insulation lifetime
M.
Inst. Rec. d’Hydro Modelling the dielectric permittivity of
Fréchette Québec, Canada nanocomposites – the overlap model
Acoustic
emissionfrompartialT. Czas- Monash Univ.,
zejko
Australia
discharges in cable termination
Phase resolved measurement and
Suwarno Inst. Teknologi
simulation of partial discharges in solid
Bandung,and liquid insulating materials
Indonesia
C.
Univ. Toulouse,
Evidence of exciton formation in thin
polypropylene films under ac and dc
Laurent France
fields and relationship to electricaldegradation
Yi YinShanghai Jiaotong Investigation of space charge behavior ofUniv., China
HVDC XLPE Cables using PEA Method
Reddy C. Indian Inst. Tech. Role of external and internal parameters
C.
Ropar, India
on the space charge formation indielectrics
Shengtao Xi’an Jiaotong
The effect of charge recombination on
Li
Univ., China
surface potential decay crossover
characteristics of LDPE
P.H.F.
Delft Univ. Tech., Experimental investigation on the role ofcorrosive sulphur on the development ofMorshuis the Netherlands
partial discharges in power transformers
R.
Indian Inst. Tech. Understanding the partial discharge
activity in liquid nitrogen underSarathi Madras, India
harmonic ac voltages

A special poster session called “Mutual VisitingType Poster (MVP) Session” was organized toencourage young researchers to expand their activities.
This is one of our most important missions. Youngresearchers were encouraged to showcase theirpresentations and research abilities through the poster
sessions. Presenters from similar research fields weredivided into small groups and were required to give
their own poster presentation to the other members of
the group. After the short presentations, the othergroup members questioned the presenter. All membersof the group delivered their presentation in the sameway; this allowed all participants to engage inmeaningful and productive discussions and overcome
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Fig. 4. Snap shot at the MVP Session.
Table 3. Presentations awarded for valuable
presentations in MVP sessions.
Speaker
Affiliation
M. G.
KTH Royal Inst.
NiasarTech., Sweden
S.
Kyushu Inst.
Yoshida Tech. Japan

Title
Effect of partial discharges on thermal
breakdown of oil impregnated paper
Characteristics of discharge generation
across insulation barrier in the oil/pressboard composite insulation system
A. T.
Chalmers Univ. Partial discharge behavior of a newly
developed enamel insulation at various
Hoang
Tech., Sweden
voltage rise times
Y. Mura- Meijo Univ.
Effect of component of liquid sample on
kami
Japan
sterilization of E. coli by high electricfield pulse
T. Kato Tokyo City Univ. Characteristics of space charge behaviorJapanand conduction current in XLPE andannealed polyethylene under High DC
stressP. Yang Waseda Univ.,
Analysis on thermally stimulated currents
in Polyethylene-terephthalate and polyJapan
ethylene-naphthalate
P. Manci- Univ. Bologna, LDPE composite materials obtained from
nelli
Italy
building blocks containing standardizedgraphene interfaces
J. GuoXi’an Jiaotong
Study on electrical properties of micronano structured epoxy composites
Univ., China

Fig. 5. Snap shot at the SS Session.
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Fig. 6. Group photo of Workshop lectures with audiences.
Table 4. Lectures in workshop APIANS.
Speaker
Affiliation
Title
S. A.
Univ. Connecticut, The application of computational
Boggs
USA
methods to the design of dielectricmaterials and systems
M. Unge ABB, SwedenFirst principle simulations of electronic
structure of polymer dielectrics
T.
Tokyo City Univ., Determination of charge-trapping sites insaturated and aromatic polymers by
Takada Japan
quantum chemical calculation
S. Le
Univ. Toulouse,
Modeling charge transport and storage inRoy
Francepolymeric insulating materials: numerical analysis, optimization and validation
D.
Univ. Sevilla,
Numerical simulation methods to model
electron trapping and transport in
Cubero Spainpolyethylene at the molecular levelwith the opportunity to meet other researchers from theworld. More recently, links between researchers fromindustry and academia (including students) has become
increasingly important. From this point of view, weplanned another special session, named the “Sun-Shine
Session,” to introduce industry R&D topics toacademics. Fig. 5 shows a snapshot taken during thesession. It is believed that the Sun-Shine Session was
helpful as it fostered mutual understanding among
researchers in industry and academia in the field ofelectrical insulation materials.
The symposium also conducted two special events.
One was a workshop on numerical computation called
APIANS, which stands for “Analysis for PolymericInsulating Materials Using Advanced Numerical
Simulation.” After an introduction from the Chair (Prof.
T. Tanaka of Waseda University), several research
topics, such as band energy structures, charge storage
and transportation, as well as conformational structure
analysis were presented (the topics are listed in Table4). The workshop room was heavily crowded, such thatstanding room for the participants was insufficient.
The other special event held during the symposium
was a session for space charge measurement
technologies. The broad HVDC power network ismoving forward with full-scale implementation,
especially in Europe. The space charge distribution
with the pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) method hasreceived much attention as a means of estimating the
HVDC stress on insulating materials. This special
session introduced the advanced technique formeasuring the space charge distribution in insulating
materials using the PEA method.
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Fig. 7. Snapshot at the PEA tutorial program.

Table 5. List of PEA systems introduced in the PEA
demonstration session with corresponding speakers.
Speaker
Affiliation
Title
Y.
Toyohashi Univ. Space charge measurement systemequipped with a function to measure
Murakami Tech., Japan
acoustic properties
K.
Tokyo City
Ultra high resolution PEA
Kumaoka Univ., Japan
T. KatoTokyo City
Simultaneous measurement PEA system
Univ., Japan
N. Hozumi Toyohashi Univ. Space charge measurement for full size
cable by pulse electroacoustic method
Tech., JapanK.
Tokyo City
Portable mini PEA
Horiguchi Univ., Japan
K. Abe
NICT, Japan
Normal PEA
K. Abe
NICT, Japan
Wire cable PEASpace charge measurement for thick
M. Fukuma Matsue Nat.
sample in PEA method
College of
Tech., Japan

Fig. 8. Snapshot at the PEA demonstration session.
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Fig. 9. Snapshot at the technical tour.

(a)

(b)

Fig. 10. Snapshot at the banquet.
1) Special oral presentations were held during the
symposium, including keynote lectures.
2) A practical tutorial program was held which
focused on the basics of space charge
measurement using a standard measurement
system.
Participantslearnedabout
theconventional PEA system, the step-by-step process
of measurement and calibration, and issues
regarding compliance with the IEC Technical
Specifications (IEC/TS 62758) procedures (Fig.
7).
3) Japanese researchers also held a demonstration
session focusing on advanced measurement
systems. Eight types of state-of-the-art PEA
systems were showcased and audiences had thechance to learn how they work. Table 5 lists thesystems and the names of the presenters, and Fig.
8 shows a snapshot from the event.
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Fig. 11. Stick drum show at the banquet.

The local organizing committee arranged a technicaltour to the Higashi Niigata Thermal Power Station,
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc., which increased thestation’s total capacity to 4600 MW by the first large
CCGT project in Japan (Fig. 9). The tour also visited
NAMICS Corporation, a company that produces bothconductive and insulating systems for electronic
components and systems. Attendees of the tour also
visited Imayotsukasa Syuzo Sake Brewery to becomeacquainted with Japanese culture. As it is well known,
Niigata City is proud of its variety of wonderful sakes
and cuisine, such as seafood nurtured from the Sea ofJapan.
The local committee also invited all conference
participants to the banquet and award ceremony. A
traditional stick drum show and sake tasting event
during the banquet was held, which encouragedsocialization among the researchers (Figs. 10 and 11).
During the conference, the International Advisory
Committee of the ISEIM 2014 met to summarize thestatus and preparations of the conference. After asuccessful meeting, it was decided that the next ISEIM
would be held in Toyohashi City, Japan in 2017. We
hope that all the participants and their families enjoyeda delightful time filled with friendship and kindness.
The organizing committee is proud to have had thechance to organize this symposium.
Finally, we would like to sincerely thank all of theparticipants and members of the organizing committee
for their contribution to the symposium. We also would
like to express our sincere appreciation to all the
supporting members of the symposium for theircontributions. We hope all the participants return toJapan in 2017.
Dr. Norikazu Fuse
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory
Central Research Institute of Electric Power
Industry
2-6-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-0196
Japan
Phone: +81-46-856-2121
E-mail: fuse@criepi.denken.or.jp

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International Conference on Electrical Engineering(ICEE 2014)
International Conference on Electrical Engineering(ICEE 2014) was successfully held at Ramada Plaza
Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea from June 15 to 19, 2014.
ICEE is hosted by the Korean Institute of ElectricalEngineers (KIEE), the Institute of ElectricalEngineers of Japan (IEEJ), Chinese Society forElectrical Engineering (CSEE), and the Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers (HKIE). ICEE aims toprovide a forum for sharing knowledge, experienceand creative ideas among international electricalengineers with focus on Asia, and to contribute totechnical development in electrical engineering.
The 20th ICEE has been expanded since its first
opening in 1995 by Republic of Korea, Japan, China
and Hong Kong.
With the theme “Sharing Solutions for Secure andSustainable Energy”, ICEE 2014 was well attended
by 696 delegates from Korea (444), Japan (165),
China (45) , Hong Kong (18), Thailand (12) andsome other overseas countries (14) (Table 1). Total
545 technical papers were submitted (Table 2).
There were 549 presentations, 4 Keynote speeches,
8 Oral sessions (227 papers), 2 Industry sessions(166 papers), 2 Poster sessions (152 papers) and 4
Panel sessions.

Table 1 Number of participants from each country.
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Country
Korea
Japan
China
Hong Kong
ThailandIndonesia
RussiaOther countries
Total

No. of participants
444
165
45
18
12
2
2
10
696

Table 2 Number of presentations.
Sessions
KeynoteOral
Industry
Poster
Total

Number of presentations
4
227
166
152
549

In the opening ceremony on June 16, 2014, Dr.
Ho-Yong Kim, Conference Chairperson of ICEE
2014, President of KIEE made his greeting speech(Fig.1). After the opening ceremony, 4 keynote
speeches were given by Prof. Hee Jun Kim, Prof.
Kouhei Ohnishi, Mr. Xiaochen Wu, Ir Prof. Ching
Chuen Chan and Ir Dr. Fuk Cheung Chan (Table 3,
Fig.2 - 6).
Fig.1 Dr. Ho-Yong Kim gave greetingspeech at the opening ceremony.

No
1
2
3
4

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Table 3 Presenters and titles of keynote speeches.
Name of Speaker
Title of Presentation
Prof. Hee Jun Kim (Hanyang University, Korea) The Technology Trend of LED Drivers in Korea
Prof. Kouhei Ohnishi (Keio University, Japan)

A New Challenge for Future Technology

Mr. Xiaochen Wu (China Southern Power Grid
Corporation, China)
Ir Prof. Ching Chuen Chan and Ir Dr. FukCheung Chan (The Hong Kong Institution ofEngineers, Hong Kong)

China Power System Stability Control
Technology: Development and Prospect
Renaissance and Power Engineering Challenges

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Fig.2 Prof. H. J. Kim at his keynote speech.

Fig.3 Prof. Ohnishi at his keynote speech.

Fig.6 Ir Dr. F. C. Chan at his keynote speech.
Inthe oral and poster sessions, technical presentation anddiscussions were made for some separated topics, suchas Electric Power Engineering, Electric Machineryand Power Electronics, Electrophysics & Applications,
Information and Control, Smart Grid and other relatedareas (Fig. 7).
The Special Sessions were organized for enhancing thetechnical programs with respect to certain topics andareas not included in the main topics. Titles of the 6
special sessions are shown in Table 4.
ICEE 2014 presented the industry session for sharing
the recent advances in R&D and the “real-life”
experiences by industry participants and fieldengineers. By focusing on the more practical side of
relevant technologies this Session offered a unique
opportunity for exchanging ideas and networking
amongst a broad spectrum of engineers from theindustry, academia and government sectors (Fig. 8).
As the panel discussions, 4 important themes wereprepared and active and meaningful discussions weredone during the limited time (Table 5).

Fig.4 Mr. Wu at his keynote speech.

Fig.7 A view of oral session.
Welcome reception, banquet and technical excursion
were also arranged as the social events of ICEE 2014.
Banquet was scheduled in the evening of June 17,2014 at Grand ballroom, Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel.
Fig.5 Ir Prof. C. C. Chan at his keynote speech.

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Table 4 Titles of special sessionsNo
1
2

Title of special discussion
Optimal Control, Operation, and Planning forDistributed Generations
International standardization for transmission& distribution of East Asia

3Wind energy Grid-Adaptive Technology Ⅰ

4Wind energy Grid-Adaptive Technology Ⅱ

5Wind energy Grid-Adaptive Technology Ⅲ

6

Decentralized Technologies for Smart Grid

Fig.9 Cutting of the 20th anniversary cake at
the opening of banquet.

Table 5 Titles of panel discussions
No
1

Title of panel discussion
Power System Wide Area Monitoring,
Protection and Control

2

Renewable Energy Integration

3

East-Asia Super Grid

4

Distributed Energy Resources and Demand
Response
Fig.10 Dr. Ho-Yong Kim (right) past the flagof ICEE to Ir. Raymond K S Chan (left).

Fig.8 A view of industry session.
At the opening of banquet, the 20th anniversary of
ICEE was celebrated by cutting of the annicersary cake.
The next conference, ICEE 2015 was announced to beheld in Hong Kong. Dr. Ho-Yong Kim, the Chairmanof Local Organizing Committee of ICEE 2014, past theflag of ICEE to Ir. Raymond K S Chan, therepresentative of the host of ICEE 2015 (Fig.10).

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Fig.11 A view of banquet.
By EINA TF
EINA TF gratefully acknowledges the contribution ofProf. Byongjun Lee of Korea University, the Chairmanof the Local Organizing Committee of ICEE 2014, forthis article.

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International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis(CMD 2014)
The 5th International Conference on Condition
Monitoring and Diagnosis 2014 (CMD 2014) wasconvened at the Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel from
September 21 (Sunday) to 25 (Thursday), 2014.

Peter van der Wielen and Dr. Yong Joo Kim delivered
the plenary lectures in order (Table 3 and Fig. 1 – 3).

Since its launch in 2005 and an inaugural conference
held in Changwon in 2006, the CMD is an integrated
gathering of the ACEID first held in Korea and the
ICMEP first held in China. The Conference aims toshare the up-to-date technology, expertise andinformation on the high voltage electric power
apparatus monitoring and diagnosis across borders.

No

Country

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Australia
Austria
BrazilCanadaChina
Chinese Taipei
Czech Republic
Germany
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Netherlands
Nigeria
NorwayRepublic of Korea
Romania
Russian Fed.
Singapore
SwedenSwitzerland
ThailandU. Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

The CMD 2014 was carried out various programs
including welcome reception, opening ceremony,
plenary sessions, oral and poster presentations,
technical tour, exhibition, gala dinner and closing
ceremony in order, with over 300 delegates from 28
countries, presenting 254 exceptional papers. The
CMD 2014 Organizing Committee offered a pivotal
platform where all delegates can have an access torelevant technology and expertise in powerengineering and can also partake in various activities
to promote advancement of relevant industries athome. In particular, the advancement of powerengineering in Asia was the key element for theOrganizing Committee to focus on, in order to assure
the spread of power engineering at the international
level as well.
1. REGISTRAION
Of 307 delegates from 28 countries, 67% delegateswere accounted for regular delegates with 27%
student delegates (Table 1).
There were 19
accompanying persons at the CMD 2014, which inturn, would suggest an accompanying person’s tour
program at the CMD 2016.
2. TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Technical Programs comprised of three parts: 3
plenary lectures, 15 oral sessions and 3 poster sessions.
Technical programs were arranged in accordance with
topics stated below. 333 abstracts were submitted
and 254 abstracts were accepted. Of accepted 254
abstracts, there were 88 oral presentations and 166
poster presentations (Table 2). It is anticipated that
numbers of oral presentations can be increased byhaving the CMD schedules extended.

Table 1 Number of participants from each country.

Total

Regular Student Accom Total
person

3
4
1
2
40
3
2
8
2
1
3
2
1
1
10
4
1
1
99
1
4
1
1
4
2
1
3
205

1

1

46

1
6

1
3

1

1
5

1
1

7
1
2

13

6
1

1
3
83

19

3
6
1
3
92
3
3
12
2
2
4
8
1
1
17
1
6
1
1
118
1
5
1
1
4
3
1
6
307

Table 2 Number of presentations for the topics.
Topics

Oral

PosterA. Rotating Machine

6

5

Total
11

B. Transformer & Liquid Insulation

35

55

90

C. Switchgear & Gas Insulation

17

16

33

D. Cable & Solid Insulation
E. Overhead Line & Insulator

12
6

34
24

46
30

F. Substation
G. Other Topics
Total

6
6
88

12
20
166

18
26
254

1) Plenary Lectures
Plenary lectures were conducted after the Opening
ceremony held on the Day 1. Dr. Uwe Schichler, Dr.

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2) Oral Session
15 Oral Presentation Sessions in three parallel rooms
were delivered for 2.5 days. 88 abstracts were
presented and each session was chaired by two chairs.
3) Poster Session
166 abstracts were presented at the three poster
sessions. Since the poster sessions were not carriedout in conjunction with oral sessions, each delegate
was enabled to have enough presentation slot andlevel of participation was satisfactory.
4) Outstanding Student Awards“Outstanding Student Awards” was arranged at the
CMD 2014 for the first time in CMD history. Thisaward has attracted more students to partake in the
CMD 2014 and should be continued in the CMDs to
come. The Awards were awarded to 13 exceptional
abstract presenters with the CMD 2014 Certificate andDolhareubang, Jeju’s symbolic souvenir.

Fig. 1 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Schichler at plenary
lecture.

3. OFFICIAL & SOCIAL PROGRAM
1) Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was carried out from 9:40 on
Monday September 22, emceed by Prof. Ja-Yoon Koo,
the Chairman of the CMD 2014. The Opening
Ceremony with delegates was celebrated withwelcome and congratulatory remarks delivered by Mr.
Ho Yong Kim, President of the Korean Institute ofElectrical Engineers (KIEE) and Mr. Byung-Sook
Kim, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer of the Korea Electric Power Corporation(KEPCO).
2) Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception between 17:00 and 18:00 on
Sunday September 21, was hosted in the Grand
Ballroom Foyer with over 100 delegates.
3) Technical TourThe Technical Tour took place in the Seojeju
Converter Station HVDC. 117 delegates in three
sub-groups joined the tour, observing outer and inner
facilities and Jeju Museum of Art, located nearby.

Fig. 2 Dr. Peter van der Wielen at plenary lecture.

Fig. 3 Dr. Yong Joo Kim at plenary lecture.
4) Gala Dinner
The Gala Dinner emceed by Prof. Yong-June Shinwith Yonsei University was hosted after the TechnicalTour with 170 delegates. Starting with the remarksdelivered by Prof. Ja-Yoon Koo, congratulatory andtoasting remarks were also delivered by Prof. Suwarno(CMD Chiarman, Indonesia) and Prof. Shengtao Li(CMD 2016 Chairman, China).
Hyosung
Corporation, the sponsor for the Gala Dinner was

Table 3 Presenters and titles of plenary lectures.
No
1
2
3

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Name of Speaker
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Schichler (Graz University ofTechnology, Austria)
Dr. Peter van der Wielen (DNV GL, Netherlands)
Dr. Yong Joo Kim (Korea Electrotechnology
Research Institute (KERI), Republic of Korea)

Title of Presentation
Condition Monitoring on Gas-Insulated Systems
The Need for Testing, Diagnostics and Failure
Investigations of Power Cables in a Smart Grid Era
A Novel On-Line Insulation Diagnosis Techniquefor Large Rotating Machine

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Fig. 4 Discussion at oral session.

Fig. 8 Technical tour to the Seojeju Converter
Station HVDC.

Fig. 5 A view of poster session.

Fig. 9 A view of the Gala Dinner.

Fig. 6 Outstanding Student Awards ceremony.

Fig. 10 A view of the Gala Dinner.

Fig. 7 Prof. Ja-Yoon Koo at Opening Ceremony.

Fig. 11 Delightful band play at the banquet.

represented by Mr. Jung-Bae Kim with promotional
video clip and presentation. Western Course dinner
was served with delightful band play, performed by“Carnival Sound,” a dialect band based in Jeju.

5) Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony, emceed by Prof. Bang Yook
Lee (Hanyang University), had the CMD 2014
Conference Report, Closing addresses and

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Outstanding Student Award Ceremony. With the
Closing Ceremony, the official programs of the CMD
2014 were successfully completed.
4.

IAC MEETING

On Monday September 22, the International Advisory
Committee (IAC) Meeting was conducted in order toreview the Conference Report of the CMD 2014 andselect the venue for the CMD 2018. Perth, Australia
was selected as the venue for the CMD 2018 with
unanimous approval. International Conference on
Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2014) was successfully
held at Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea from
June 15 to 19, 2014.

5.

SPONSOR & EXHIBITION

5 companies sponsored the CMD 2014 and 4companies partook in the Exhibition. Coffee breaks
were organized in the same place where those booths
were located and in turn, all delegates had a chance tojoin the Exhibition in and around the Conference.

Fig. 13 A view of the Exhibition.

Fig. 12 Members at IAC Meeting.

Prof. Bang Wook Lee
Secretary General
CMD 2014 Local Organizing Committee
Email: bangwook@hanyang.ac.kr
Tel: +82-31-400-5665
Website: www.cmd2014.org

Fig. 14 Group photo of CMD 2014.

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International Conference to be held in Asia
ACED 2014 (AsianElectrical Discharge)

ConferenceonDates: December 8-10, 2014
Venue: The Narai Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Organized by:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering, Chulalongkorn University
Co-organized by:
The Center of Excellence in Power Technology(CEPT), Chulalongkorn University
Conference chair:
Komsan Petcharaks, Chulalongkorn University
The 17th Asian Conference on Electrical Discharge(ACED 2014) will be held at Bangkok, Thailand, on
December 8-10, 2014. This is the 17th conference of aseries that had its last venues in Johor Bahru, Malaysia(2012), Xi’an, China (2010), Bandung, Indonesia (2008),
Hokkaido, Japan (2006), Shenzhen, China (2004), Seoul,
Korea (2002), Kyoto, Japan (2000), Bandung, Indonesia(1998), Bangkok, Thailand (1996), Xi’an, China (1994),
Oita, Japan (1993) and Singapore (1992). The purpose ofthis conference is intended to provide a forum forresearchers, scientists and engineers to exchange ideas
and discuss recent progress in properties, phenomena andapplications of electrical discharges. The organizing
committee cordially invites you to participate in theconference.

Conference Topics:· Elementary processes and transport phenomena ofelectric charges· Corona, spark, surface discharge, high-pressure
glow, and high-frequency discharge· Lightning discharge phenomena and its
measurement· Pulsed power source and technology· Plasma generation and diagnostic technology· Application of electrical discharge and plasma· Partial discharge phenomena and measurement· Space charge, dielectric measurement and theirapplications· Electromagnetic fields, measurement, and environmental effects· Electricalinsulation
diagnostics,
on-linemonitoring, measurements, testing techniques andquality assurance· Intelligent technology and system in HV
engineering· Other related issues
Contact:
Boonchai Techaumnat
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chulalongkorn University
Phyathai road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Thailand

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Tel. +6622186553, Fax. +6622186555
E-mail: boonchai.t@chula.ac.th
http://www.ee.eng.chula.ac.th/aced2014/index.html

ICEE 2015 (International Conference on
Electrical Engineering)Dates: July 5-9, 2015
Venue: Hong Kong
Organized by:
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
Co-organized by:
Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE)The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ)The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (KIEE)The International Conference on Electrical Engineering(ICEE) aims to be a premium forum for sharing
information, creative ideas, expert knowledge andexperience among electrical engineers of the world.
Since 1995, ICEE has been successfully held once a year.
The Hong Kong Institution of engineers (HKIE) is
pleased to announce ICEE 2015 will be held from 5 to 9
July 2015 in Hong Kong. The theme of the ICEE 2015
is “Sustainable Electrical Engineering to 3rd Industrial
Revolution”. We shall also invite Prof. Venkatesh
Naratanamurti of Harvard University as our keynote
speaker. It is a great pleasure for the HKIE, together
with co-organisers, the Chinese Society for ElectricalEngineering (CSEE), The Institute of ElectricalEngineers of Japan (IEEJ) and The Korean Institute ofElectrical Engineers (KIEE), to invite potential authors
to submit quality papers to be referred in the following
areas.

Conference Topics:
・Power Systems
・Power Systems and Information Technology
・Energy and Environment
・Electrical Transportation Systems
・ Power Electronics, Motor Drives & Industrial
Applications
・Sensors, Micro-machines and Robotics
・Fundamentals, Materials & Education
・Other Related Areas
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission:
Dec. 31, 2014
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: Feb. 2, 2015
Full Paper Submission:
Apr.1, 2015
Notification of Full Paper Acceptance: Mar. 4, 2015
Author/Pre-Registration:
Jun. 1, 2015
ICEE 2015 Secretariat:
9/F, Island Beverley, 1 Great George Street,29

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2895 4446, Fax: +852 2203 4133
E-mail: conf3@hkie.org.hk
URL: http://www.hkie.org.hk/icee2015

Sydney 2052, Australia
Tel.: +61-2-9385-5407, Fax: +61-2-9385-5993
E-mail: info@icpadm2015.org

International HVDC Conference
ICPADM 2015 (International Conference
on the Properties and Applications ofDielectric Materials)
Dates: July 19-22, 2015
Venue: University of New South Wales (UNSW
Australia), Sydney, Australia
Organized by: UNSW Australia and IEEE-DEISNSW Chapter
Sponsored by: IEEE DEIS
Supported by: IEEE DEIS, UNSW Australia, IEEE
NSW, CIGRE AP-D1
Co-chairs:
Toan Phung, University of UNSW (Australia)
Trevor Blackburn, University of UNSW (Australia)
URL: www.icpadm2015.org
The ICPADM is fully sponsored by the IEEE Dielectrics
and Electrical Insulation Society. This triennial
Conference, established since 1985, is the premierinsulation and dielectric materials forum for Asia. Recent
ICPADM venues have included India, China, Indonesia,
and Japan. The 2015 Conference will be the eleventh
ICPADM and will be held at the University of New
South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, from July
19-22, 2015.
The ICPADM is a conference combining fundamental
research and application practice in dielectrics covering
the basic dielectric physics and the general areas ofelectrical insulation in power system equipment andcomponents, monitoring and diagnosis of insulation
degradation, insulation for EHV AC and HVDC systems,
ageing and life expectancy of insulation, dielectric
phenomena and applications, partial discharges,
electrical and water treeing and surface tracking,electrical conduction and breakdown in dielectrics,
surface and interfacial phenomena, nano-technology andnano-dielectrics, space charge and its effects, new andfunctional dielectrics, dielectric materials for electronics
and photonics, eco-friendly dielectrics, bio-dielectrics,
dielectrics for superconducting applications, newdiagnostic applications, modelling and simulation of
insulation systems, etc.

Important Dates:
Receipt of abstract:
Provisional acceptance notification:
Receipt of full papers:
Notification of final acceptance:

Nov. 3, 2014
Jan. 12, 2015
Mar. 12, 2015
May 5, 2015

ICPADM 2015 Secretariat:
UNSW Australia, School of Electrical Engineering &Telecommunications

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Dates: September 14 – 16, 2015
Venue: Korea International Exhibition Center, Seoul,
Korea
Co-Organized by:
Korea Electrical Manufacturing Association
CIGRE Korea National Committee
Supported by:
Institute of Electrical Engineering of Japan
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Chair: Yong Joo Kim, KERI, Korea
URL: www.hvdc2015.org
Nowadays, the global projects and researches in HVDC
are very actively planned and launched especially in EU
and China. Promoting the current technical and policy
making issues, a lot of discussion and meetings for
HVDC have been challenged for the new perspective in
HVDC world. However, three main topics such as
HVDC Application in Power Grid, HVDC Power
Converter Station and HVDC Insulation and Dielectrics
are discussed separately in one way or another. Therefore,
we have been spending the enormous efforts to grasp thetotal strategic solutions and technical information on
HVDC projects. In this context, International HVDC
Conference has been organized to provide the collective
strategic and technical information for the policy making
staffs and technical engineers all together in the major
three topics - Power Grid, Power Converter andInsulation -for HVDC era.

Main/Sub Topics· HVDC Application on Power Grid
· HVDC Power Converter Station· HVDC Insulation and Dielectrics- Nano Composite Insulation Materials for HVDC
Application- Space Charge Phenomena under HVDC Environment- Electromagnetic Design on HVDC Power Equipments- Dynamic Thermal Characteristic for HVDC Insulation
Materials- Commissioning Test and Health Index Criteria for
HVDC Power System- HVDC Insulation Coordination· Special Session: CMD (Condition Monitoring &Diagnosis) on HVDC

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission:
Notification of Abstract Acceptance:
Full Paper Submission:

Feb. 28, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
May 31, 2015

The International CMD Workshop will be held inconjunction with the International HVDC Conference
on Sept. 16 - Sept. 17, 2015.

EINA No.21 (November 2014)