Arne Petersen of Provate Consultant

The risk of a transformer causing a fire is low, but not negligible and the consequences can be very severe if it does occur. The issue of transformer fire safety is therefore of major concern for utilities and other transformer users. It was for this reason Cigre formed an international working group comprising technical specialists from major utilities and transformer manufacturers to study the topic and write a guide document for Transformer Fire Safety. This guide document was published in june 2013 as Cigre’s Technical Brochure No. 537 - Guide to Transformer Fire Safety Practices. It is Cigre’s and also Arne's (presenter's) view that the availability and content of this guide should become known to as many designers and users of transformers as possible. For this reason he has made Tutorial presentations based on content of the guide at Cigre Colloquium in Zurich Sept. 2013, Asia Pacific TechCon Sydney 2014, and has accepted the invitation to also conduct this tutorial presentation on the topic of transformer fire safety. The content of his Tutorial Presentation will cover: Fire physics and typical transformer fire scenarios The probability of a transformer fireand how to determine the probability and risk applicable for your specific transformer installations Internal arcing and tank ruptures– the probability, causes and mitigation measures available. Fire risk and performance analysis– briefly - what and how Fire risk mitigation options for transformers Transformer fire damage control practices The importance of planning for a fire event

Biography: Arne Petersen received degree in High Voltage Engineering [Distiction] from Odense Technical Institute in Denmark; Bsc. El. Eng Power [Honours Degree] from RMIT Melbourne and a MBA Degree from University of Queensland.
He has five (5) years experience as transformer design engineer, three (3) years as Power station design engineer, twenty seven(27) years as transformer specialist and manager of HV Plant for Powerlink, Qld. He currently work as self-employed consulting engineer, specialising in transformer technology. He has conducted many investigations into transformer failures and fires in Australia and SE Asia.
He is a Chartered engineer and fellow member of Institution of Engineer of Australia. He is an active member of Cigre, both in Australia and internationally and is currently a technical advisor to Cigre Study Committee for transformers [SCA2] and member of Cigre WG A2.24 for Transformer Loading Capabilities and he was the Convenor of Cigre working group WG A2.33 and also the editor and key writer for the recently published Cigre Technical Brochure: # 537 “Guide For Transformer Fire Safety Practices”.
He has also published and presented many technical papers on transformer topics at Cigre Paris Sessions and other Transformer engineering conferences in Australia and abroad

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Address:Queensland, Australia

Arne Petersen of Provate Consultant

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Address:Queensland, Australia