Dr. Maja Grbić of EE institute Nikola Tesla at Belgrade

The topic of the lecture is related to the influence of 10/0.4 kV transformer stations on the environment from the standpoint of electromagnetic fields. The lecture will give the brief overview of the main provisions of national and international legislation related to the protection of the general public from electromagnetic fields. The first part of the presentation will introduce testing methods based on magnetic field measurements and calculations. The summary of results of magnetic field measurements in the vicinity of the aforementioned transformer stations obtained during the last ten years will be shown. The results will be discussed and compared with the reference levels prescribed by national and international legislation. The mitigation techniques and measures for reducing the magnetic field levels which were successfully implemented during the previous period will be presented. The presentation will give the conclusion about the influence of different types of transformer stations and emphasize the importance and necessity of further electromagnetic field testings as well as the improvement of legislation in order to clearly define the obligation to perform these testings.

Biography:

Dr. Maja Grbić is a research associate at Electrical Engineering Institute Nikola Tesla, University of Belgrade, Serbia. She received a B.Sc., M.Sc. and a Ph.D. degree in 2010, 2012 and 2021, respectively, from School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, all in electrical engineering. Since 2010, she has been employed at Electrical Engineering Institute Nikola Tesla, at the Power Facilities Department, with current position of expert advisor. Her primary field of interest has been research in the area of electromagnetic fields. She has participated in 14 major projects, 7 times as the head of the project. She has been involved in 46 expert evaluation studies regarding influence of new/reconstructed electromagnetic field sources on the environment, primarily as the head of the study, as well as in 18 studies related to electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic interference and over 1000 reports primarily referring to electromagnetic field testing. In 2018, she has been appointed head of the Laboratory for electromagnetic field testing, which is accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 standard. Dr. Grbić has published 67 papers, 49 of which as the main author. She received the awards for the best papers presented at CIRED Serbia conferences in 2012 and 2022 and for the best papers presented at CIGRE Serbia conferences in 2019 and 2021. She was awarded by the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce for the best master’s thesis and by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce for the best Ph.D. thesis. Dr. Grbić is the member of IEEE PES and CIGRE.

Email:

Address:Koste Glavinica 8A, , Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Serbia & Montenegro, 11000

Full Professor Aldo Canova of Politecnico di Torino

The problem of the impact of low-frequency electric and magnetic fields is an increasingly important issue due to the ever-increasing electrification of energy consumption in the civil, industrial and electric mobility sectors. Nations are assuming greater awareness and culture on the issue and numerous technical and scientific aspects need to be known and explored in order to be able to offer the community solutions that also take into account the economic aspects and the rational use of raw materials.

The seminar will address the various aspects that need to be considered in assessing the impacts of electromagnetic fields. It starts from the analysis of the models of the sources continuing with the presentation of the solutions for the magnetic shielding of electrical sources such as power lines, electrical substations and industrial equipment.

Biography:

1992: Degree in electrical engineering at the Politecnico of Torino (Italy)

1996: PhD in electrical engineering at the Politecnico of Torino (Italy)

October 1992 – March 1993: Researcher at the “Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris” (Torino, Italy).

January – July  1995: Researcher at Napier University (Edinburgh, Scotland).

1995 –2003: Researcher at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica of the Politecnico di Torino (Italy)

From 2004  to 2017: Associate Professor and since 2017 Full Professor in Electrical Engineering Science.

Since 2004 - Member of the Comitato Elettrotecnico Nazionale (CEI) serving on Technical Committee CT106 (Methods for the assessment of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields associated with human exposure)

From 2015 to 2019 President of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Non-Destructive Testing (AIPnD) and member of College of Arbitrators of AIPnD.

Since 2019 he is General Secretary of the Italian National Association of non Destructive Testing (AIPnD).

Project auditor for  Danish Council for Strategic Research (DSF) (http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-strategic-research)

2007-2012 - Founder and President of the Spin Off of Politecnico di Torino: AMC Instruments Ltd. operates in realization of systems for non-destructive testing (www.aemmeci.com).

He is a member designated by the Energy Department at the Interdepartmental Laboratory for Technology Transfer (LabTT) of the Politecnico of Torino.

Since 2018 he is Chairman of the Bachelors and Master degree on Electrical Engineering Course at the Politecnico of Torino.

Since May 2022 is member of IAB (International Advisory Board) of the Electrical Engineering Institute Nikola Tesla in Belgrade.

He has authored/coauthored about 180 scientific publications in international conference  proceedings and international journals and invented 8 patents. He is involved in research activities related to the numerical computation of electromagnetic fields in the area of power devices, magnetic shielding, human exposure to electromagnetic fields, energy system modelling and optimisation and non destructive testing.

Email:

Address:Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, , Torino, Piemonte, Italy, 10129