Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) IV: PV Plant Ground Grid: How to Ground the Fence?

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Time
04:00 pm - 05:30 pm
Hall
Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 6

This session deals with grounding issues in PV systems, as well as with the feasibility of lightning protection systems in distributed generation plants.

04:00 pm - 04:45 pmPV Plant Ground Grid: How to Ground the Fence?

Carlos Moreira Leite

CEO

Volts & Bolts

Mário Leite Pereira Filho

Consultant

EngSim

04:45 pm - 05:30 pmAnalysing the Economic Viability of SPDA in a Typical Distributed Generation PV Plant

Gabriel Luiz Silva Almeida

R&D Analyst

Termotécnica Para-raios

Luan Marcelino da Costa

Customer Support Technician

Termotécnica Para-raios

Felipe Buzolin Reis

Technical Consultant

Empower Engenharia

Speakers
Speaker
Carlos Moreira Leite, Volts & Bolts

CEO

Brazil

- mechanical engineer from FEI - 1984 - CEO of Officina de Mydia (Brazil) and Volts and Bolts (Estonia) - Author of the software 'TecAt' and 'Atmos' - Author of the books 'Malhas de Terra' and 'Proteção e Aterramento de Estações de Telecomunicação' and co-author of the book 'Proteção Contra Descargas Atmosféricas'.

Speaker
Felipe Buzolin Reis, Empower Engenharia

Technical Consultant

Brazil

Electrical Engineer (FEITEP/PR). Technical consultant at Empower Engenharia. He has been working for 7 years on projects, technical support services for construction work, quality control of projects for photovoltaic plants, with an emphasis on dimensioning SPDA and earthing systems.

Speaker
Luan Marcelino da Costa, Termotécnica Para-raios

Customer Support Technician

Brazil

Electrotechnical Technician (CEFET/MG) and Undergraduate in Electrical Engineering (UNA). Customer support technician at Termotécnica Para-raios. He has carried out hundreds of projects, inspections and consultancies in the field of protection against atmospheric discharges.

Speaker
Mário Leite Pereira Filho, EngSim

Consultant

Brazil

An electrical engineer with a master's and doctorate from USP's Polytechnic School, he is a consultant at EngSim Serviços. He has extensive experience in solutions using grounding techniques, backup and reliability systems for critical electrical loads and computer models for high-voltage electrical cables. He was responsible for setting up the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory at IPT. He has experience with electromagnetic simulation software and has produced software for calculating grounding loops and electromagnetic fields in electricity transmission lines and substations.

Speaker
Gabriel Luiz Silva Almeida, Termotécnica Para-raios

R&D Analyst

Brazil

Master in Electrical Energy Systems (UFMG), Electrical Engineer and Electrotechnical Technician (CEFET/MG). Research & Development Analyst at Termotécnica Para-Raios. Author of several articles presented at congresses and published in national and international journals. Member of the CE 03:64.10 committee reviewing the ABNT NBR 5419 standard, working directly in the GT-9 (study of non-conventional collectors) and GT-11 (PDA for photovoltaic systems) working groups as a participant, and in the GT-8 (text formatting) as rapporteur. Member of the technical group of ABRARAIO - Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Para-raios, Aterramentos e Sistemas de Proteção.

Further Content
Speaker
João Gilberto Cunha, Instituto Mi Omega

CEO

Brazil

He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFU and a master's degree in Electronic Engineering from ITA. He founded Mi Omega in October 1993 and has been at the forefront of the company's technical solutions ever since. He has been a member of the ABNT commission responsible for revising standard NBR 5410 - Low-voltage electrical installations since 1993, coordinator of the ABNT commission responsible for revising standard NBR 14039 - Medium-voltage electrical installations since 2003, member of the NBR 16384 - Safety in Electricity commission in 2020, member of the NBR 16690 - Electrical Installations of Photovoltaic Arrangements commission since its inception and member of NBR 15751 - Substation Grounding Systems - Requirements. Currently, as well as heading up Mi Omega, he also teaches courses at the Mi Omega Institute and has over 40 years' experience in the electrical sector.

Speaker
André Luiz Gonçalves Scabbia, Technological Research Institute

Professor

Brazil

Formed by the interaction of lessons from family, friends and the academic world, be it a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo - USP, a Master's in Civil Engineering in Housing: Planning and Technology from IPT, a postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety from FAAP, a degree in Electrical Engineering from FEI (Fundação Educacional Inaciana Padre Saboia de Medeiros), as well as a period as a researcher at the Technological Research Institute of the State of São Paulo - IPT. He works in the field of Fire Safety - SCI, with an emphasis on forensics involving fire and explosion issues in all their diversity. Never forgetting that my professional career began at Metrô-SP, where I was taught the Code of Conduct: Safety, Speed and Comfort.

Speaker
Laís Venâncio Pimentel, Embrastec

Product Engineering Analyst

Brazil

Born in Lençóis Paulista - São Paulo, on December 23, 1996, I graduated as an Electrical Engineer from Faculdade Anhanguera in 2024, in Ribeirão Preto - SP. I've been part of Embrastec since 2018, and currently hold the position of Product Engineering Analyst.

Speaker
Marcos Rogerio Chaves Silva, TECPRO Soluções em energia

Director

Brazil

Marcos Rogério Chaves da Silva is an Electrical Engineer (UMC), with an MBA in Business Management and a Specialization in Project Management, both from FGV-SP. For four decades he has been working on LV and MV power protection systems, and has experience in developing distributed power generation projects for terrestrial and embedded applications, LV and MV protection and selectivity studies and protection against the effects of incident energy emitted by arc faults. He is currently Director of TECPRO Soluções em Energia. He actively participates in various committees of CB-03 at COBEI - Comite Brasileiro de Eletricidade. He is secretary of the NBR 14039 standard revision committee, secretary of the NBR 16384 revision committee and rapporteur of the WG responsible for the future Incident Energy Management standard. At CB-24 ABNT, he is the Coordinator of the Committee responsible for developing the future technical standard 'Fire safety in photovoltaic installations'. He is Brazil's representative on IEC committees PC128 and TC99.

Speaker
Carlos Moreira Leite, Volts & Bolts

CEO

Brazil

- mechanical engineer from FEI - 1984 - CEO of Officina de Mydia (Brazil) and Volts and Bolts (Estonia) - Author of the software 'TecAt' and 'Atmos' - Author of the books 'Malhas de Terra' and 'Proteção e Aterramento de Estações de Telecomunicação' and co-author of the book 'Proteção Contra Descargas Atmosféricas'.

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