FOR SC A 3 ( High Voltage Equipment )

Special Reporters For the SC A3 Session 2012 three Preferential Subjects have been selected and a total of 22 Reports were submitted. Preferential Subject 1: Equipment design to facilitate network developments • Design and testing of equipment for HVDC networks • Role of intelligence within equipment • UHV • Impact of changes in AC network design and operation. Ten Reports will be discussed for Preferential Subject 1, (Report A3-105 has been withdrawn). Preferential Subject 2: Reliability and lifetime of HV equipment • Experience and trends in reliability of HV equipment • Prediction and management of end of life due to age and/or potential overstressing • Role of condition monitoring and assessment. Preferential Subject 3: Environmental suitability of HV equipment • Design to minimise environmental impact • Design and testing for extreme ambient conditions (temperature, seismic levels, pollution, …) • Design for offshore/marine environments.