Half Day Seminar On “Surge Protection For Railway Signalling, A Case For Safety”
Venue:
|
Wisma IEM
|
Date & Time:
|
17 Oct 2019 (4:15 PM - 5:00 PM)
Closed
|
CPD: |
3.5 |
Closing Date Before: |
14-Oct-2019 (Subject to change based on availability of seat) |
Organised By |
Technical Division - Electrical Engineering (EETD) |
SYNOPSIS
This paper presents a general discussion on the use of surge protection devices to protect railway signaling systems. It covers some of the aspects that make the application of SPD’s to signaling more onerous than for other industrial applications. It specifically addresses the need to understand the failure modes of SPD’s to prevent unsafe conditions occurring and particularly the unwanted and undetected connections to earth that can compromise the safety of the signaling system. It also presents two case studies on the development of specific SPD’s to suit specific needs.
SPEAKERS’ PROFILE
Robert Jordan is the principal engineer at Novaris. He is an electrical and electronic engineer with over 35 years of experience. Graduated in year 1983 in Electrical and electronics engineering from Plymouth University UK. He is a full member of the institute of railway signaling engineers, IRSE. A career railway signaling and train control professional who has extensive experience of technical and management roles both in Australia and overseas. He has specialized in mass rapid transit systems for much of his career and had long periods of employment with some of the major signaling manufacturer’s in the world, including time in the R&D and product development fields. As well as railway engineering Robert has gained much experience in lightning and surge protection, starting in 1996 when he developed a series of special safety critical surge protection products for the SSI computer based interlocking system. For this work he won the Institute of Engineers Australia, Railway Engineering Award in 1998. Since then he has also developed specific surge protection products for Siemens and Frauscher Axle counters, Invensys Rail track circuits and Westinghouse code generators and solved many lightning Related surge problems for various companies. Robert currently on the committee for the development of AS7703, the new standard for Railway signaling power supplies
|
|