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Australasian Protection Testers Users Group Meeting 2010

15 - 19 November 2010
Kingscliff, NSW AUSTRALIA
The Mantra

The 2010 Australasian Protection Testers User Group (APTUG) Meeting will be hosted by Country Energy. Country Energy is a leading Australian energy business and operates Australia’s largest electricity network spaning 95 per cent of New South Wales. Country Energy has been using Doble test sets since 1989 and is currently using M4000s, F6000s,and F2 series test instruments.

Participation in the APTUG Meeting is free of charge to all organisations that have a current registered Doble ProTesT Maintenance Agreement or are within a relevant 12-month warranty period at the time of the meeting.

In recent years up to one hundred participants have attended, making these meetings the premier event for electricity system protection testing in the Australasian region. We recommend early registration, as places are limited.

Why Attend:

The aim of the APTUG Meeting is to provide a forum for the sharing of experiences, development and teaching of protection testing techniques.

The APTUG Meeting provides the opportunity for participants to:

• Increase their knowledge on protection relays and testing techniques.
• Make presentations or perform practical demonstrations on new or interesting test applications.
• Provide technical training in testing techniques and test plan creation.
• Share best practice techniques and applications for protection system technologies.
• Discuss recent and future enhancements to Doble hardware and software.
• Provide feedback to Doble for correction of problems and future developments.
• The success of the meeting depends upon a diverse range of presentations and topics.

We are looking for presentations from both new and experienced presenters.

The Program:

The three core days of the User Group Meeting are 16th November to 18th November 2010.

(Optional)

DAY ONE

Tuesday, 16th November
Official Opening, papers, presentations, demonstrations, tutorials by Users and by Doble, open forum, clinics, etc.

DAY TWO

Wednesday, 17th November
Strategic mix of items as for Day One, including hands on workshops and clinics, etc.

DAY THREE

Thursday, 18th November
Items as for Day Two, plus office bearer elections, etc.

(Optional)

A draft agenda will be issued in October 2010 and a final agenda in November 2010.

To ensure your attendance please complete the attached registration form and return it to David Zammit by e-mail at David.Zammit@integral.com.au or by fax at 02 9853 4421
as soon as possible and not later than Friday 27th August 2010.

The program needs your presentations to be successful. We would like to see at least one presentation from each organisation. Please include on the registration your suggested presentation and/or any you would like to see.

Below are examples of topics that have been presented in the past.

• Doble software packages
• Implementation of IEC61850
• SQL queries and custom reports
• ProTesT test plans using Settings
• Database management
• Plant failure investigations
• Protection/SCADA integration
• Protection mal-operation investigations
• Equipment/directions for testing
• Testing of transducers/metering
   

Hosts are sought for future User Group meetings. If your organisation is willing to host, please obtain your management’s approvals prior to the November 2010 meeting. For further information on host requirements, contact David Zammit on the numbers listed below.
 

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