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HRO CIGRE

A3 – Transmission and distribution equipment

Study Committee A3 operates within the Croatian National Committee of CIGRE (HRO CIGRE), following the international CIGRE study-committee taxonomy. Its goal is to enable and promote the advancement of engineering and the international exchange of information and knowledge in its field.

A3 – Transmission and distribution equipment

Mission

To facilitate and promote the progress of engineering and the international exchange of information and knowledge in the field of high-voltage equipment. By synthesising contemporary practice and developing recommendations, to add new value to existing knowledge in this field.

Areas of application

  • Devices for switching, interrupting or limiting current, including circuit breakers, switches, reclosers, switchgear, disconnectors, earthing switches and other fault-current limiting devices.
  • Surge arresters, capacitors, busbars and insulators, instrument transformers, bushings and all other equipment not specifically covered by the scope of work of other study committees.

Scope

Within its technical scope, Study Committee A3 addresses topics of asset management throughout the life-cycle phases of equipment; from conceptual solutions, through research, development, design, manufacturing, installation, operation and end of life. In all phases, technical, safety, economic, environmental and social aspects are considered, as well as the interactions and integration with the continuously developing power system and the environment. Within the scope are included all aspects of performance, specifications, testing and the application of test methods, with particular emphasis on the impact of changing interactions and requirements caused by the development of the power system. Life-cycle assessment techniques, risk management techniques, education and training are also important aspects of the scope.

Within this framework, additional specific areas are:

  • Theory, principles and concepts, functionality, technological development, design, performance and application of materials and efficiency.
  • Manufacturing, quality assurance, application of guidelines, planning, siting, construction, assembly and installation.
  • Reliability, availability, safety, maintainability and maintenance, service provision, condition monitoring, diagnostics, refurbishment, repair, loading, upgrading and improvements.
  • Reconstruction, reuse/relocation, ageing, dismantling and disposal.

Contact persons

Igor Provči dipl. ing.

Chair

HOPS d.d.

Ulica cara Hadrijana 3, 31000 OSIJEK, fax: 031 50 10 16

Karlo Bingula, mag.ing.el.

Secretary

HRVATSKI OPERATOR TRŽIŠTA ENERGIJE d.o.o., Zagreb

Ulica grada Vukovara 284, 10000 ZAGREB

Membership

This study committee comprises 21 full members, 4 honorary members and 5 observer members.

Full members

  • Željko Bago, dipl. ing.
  • Darko Biuk, dipl. ing.
  • Nikolina Ćorluka
  • Dean Dobrec, dipl. ing.
  • Božidar Filipović-Grčić, dipl. ing.
  • Krešimir Flegar, dipl. ing.
  • mr. sc. Borko Frühwirth
  • mr. sc. Dalibor Gorenc
  • Ante Jerković
  • Danijel Krajtner, dipl. ing.
  • Mario Marton, dipl. ing.
  • Ivan Mijić
  • Katarina Musulin, dipl. ing.
  • Ivan Petrić
  • dr. sc. Eduard Plavec
  • Mario Popić, dipl. ing.
  • mr. sc. Mladen Predovan
  • Ivan Šeparović, dipl. ing.
  • mr. sc. Aleksandar Šuša

Observer members

  • Toni Delić, dipl. ing. el.
  • Tomislav Ivanko, struč. spec. ing. el.
  • Nina Stipetić, mag. ing. el.
  • Mišo Šanić, dipl. ing.
  • Alan Župan

Honorary members

  • prof. dr. sc. Krešimir Meštrović
  • Šime Miliša, dipl. ing.
  • dr. sc. Miroslav Poljak
  • prof. dr. sc. Ivo Uglešić