Power Transformers Live Online Forum
Power Transformer Technologies
Monitoring, Materials, and Maintenance
Live Online Event Hosted By Electricity Today T&D Magazine.
This Electricity Today Magazine Live Online Forum highlights the essential role of power system reliability in ensuring the continuous, safe and efficient delivery of electricity. As grid demands rise and new challenges emerge, utilities are turning to advanced monitoring, predictive maintenance, renewable energy integration and digitalization to strengthen system resilience and improve overall network performance. This session explores the latest strategies, technologies and best practices that help utilities identify vulnerabilities, enhance reliability and support the development of more flexible and sustainable power grids.
Designed for utility professionals, engineers and industry leaders, this free event features a series of 45 minute, non-commercial technical presentations. Attendees will gain practical insights from real-world case studies, emerging trends and expert perspectives on the innovations shaping the next generation of reliable power systems.
After you register, you will receive access to the recording link and presentation PDF for convenient on-demand learning.
Agenda
45 minutes presentation includes 10 minutes of Q&A.
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
FLIR
Pinpointing High?Voltage Faults with Ultrasonic Precision
Acoustic imaging cameras enable precise detection of partial discharge by visualising ultrasonic emissions, allowing engineers to locate faults, classify discharge types, and assess severity across power generation, transmission, and distribution assets. The presentation highlights how this technology improves reliability, reduces downtime, and supports proactive maintenance strategies.
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Dynamic Ratings
Metadata: The Key to Understanding the Condition of Your Assets
This session explores structural METADATA as a framework for understanding monitoring data quality, evaluated across six dimensions: completeness, timeliness, validity, consistency, accuracy, and uniqueness. Real-world examples will illustrate how applying this approach helps identify limiting factors and supports better asset management decisions.
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
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3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
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4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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Presenters
Brian Sparling
Senior Transformer Technical Advisor
Dynamic Ratings
Brian Sparling, a Life Senior member of IEEE, is the Senior Transformer Technical Advisor with Kinectrics of Toronto. Brian has over 20 years of experience in the field of power and distribution transformers. For the past 32 years, he has been involved in all aspects of monitoring, diagnostics, and condition assessment of power transformers. He has authored and co-authored more than 37 technical papers on various topics dealing with monitoring and diagnostics of transformers. He has contributed to many guides and standards with the Canadian Electricity Association, IEEE Transformers Committee, and the Cigré A2 Transformers Committee.
