26th Nordic Insulation Symposium on Materials, Components and Diagnostics
12. – 14. June 2019 at Tampere, Finland.
Welcome
You are hereby cordially invited to participate in the 26th Nordic Insulation Symposium on Materials, Components and Diagnostics (NORD-IS 19), which will be held in Tampere, Finland on 12. – 14. June, 2019.
✔Please mark your calendar and submit your Abstract by 15th January, 2019
Who should attend?
The Symposium provides an opportunity for researchers, PhD students and engineers working at research institutes, academia, power industry and power utilities to meet, exchange ideas, research results and practical experience on insulating materials, components, models and diagnostics plus related topics such as apparatus and measuring techniques.
PhD students and young engineers are particularly encouraged to present their work. The symposium language is English and participants from both within and outside the Nordic countries are warmly welcome.
Scope
The scope of NORD-IS 19 includes, but is not limited to the following areas:
Design and modelling of high voltage components
Materials for new applications in AC and DC power apparatus
Ageing phenomena and breakdown mechanisms
HV measurements and test procedures
Condition monitoring and diagnostic techniques
Electric and thermal stresses and risk based condition assessment of power apparatus
Environmental challenges
Important Dates
Date
Description
31.12.2018 15.1.2019 (extended deadline)
Receipt of Abstract
28.1.2019
Provisional Acceptance Notification
14.4.2019
Receipt of Full Papers
5.5.2019
Notification of Final Acceptance
14.5.2019
Early registration deadline
12.6.2019
Start of Symposium
Organizing Committee
Name
Organization
Kari Lahti
Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Finland
Frank Mauseth
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Submitted abstracts and papers will undergo a peer-review process.
Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings of NORD-IS 19, and made available in an Open-access Database.
Presentation at the Symposium will be either oral or by poster.
At least one of the authors must register and present their paper in the Symposium in order for the paper to be included in the NORD-IS 19 Proceedings and open-access database. You are eligible to present maximum two papers as the first author with a registration.
Please contact NORD-IS secretary if you need assistance: nordis2019@tut.fi
A full paper template for Microsoft Word (.docx) is available here:
Important Dates
Date
Description
31.12.2018 15.1.2019 (extended deadline)
Receipt of Abstract
28.1.2019
Provisional Acceptance Notification
14.4.2019
Receipt of Full Papers
5.5.2019
Notification of Final Acceptance
14.5.2019
Early registration deadline
12.6.2019
Start of Symposium
Online Submission
All of the following processes are carried out using the NORD-IS 19 submission system:
A full paper template for Microsoft Word (.docx) is available here:
Registration
Deadline
Description
Price (EUR)
14.5.2019
Early registration
390
(start of Symposium)
Late registration
450
Registration and payment are handled through the Online Submission system. Payments by credit card can be made directly on the registration site.
Registration is not yet open.
NORD-IS History
Nordic Insulation Symposium has a long history, originating back to 1968 when it was started as a symposium on Partial Discharges (Nord-PD). Since then it has been arranged every two years as Nordic Insulation Symposium with the scope covering not only the insulation systems but also all related fields of High Voltage engineering. Despite the traditional name NORD-IS welcomes researchers, engineers and students from all countries.
List of previous NORD-IS symposiums:
Year
Description
1968
Nord-PD in Västerås, Sweden
1970
Otaniemi, Finland
1972
Trondheim, Norway
1974
Kollekolle, Denmark
1976
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
1978
Vaasa, Finland
1980
Røros, Norway
1982
Odense, Denmark
1984
Kungälv, Sweden
1986
Hanasaari, Finland
1988
Trondheim, Norway
1990
Lyngby, Denmark
1992
Västerås, Sweden
1994
Vaasa, Finland
1996
Bergen, Norway
1999
Lyngby, Denmark
2001
Stockholm, Sweden
2003
Tampere, Finland
2005
Trondheim, Norway
2007
Lyngby, Denmark
2009
Gothenburg, Sweden
2011
Tampere, Finland
2013
Trondheim, Norway
2015
Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
Västerås, Sweden
2019
Tampere, Finland
Preliminary program
Keynote speaker
Invited lecture will be given by Associate Professor Davide Fabiani from University of Bologna. The topic of his speech is “Nanofibrous piezoelectric structures for composite materials to be used in electrical and electronic components”.
Abstract:
Piezoelectric materials are frequently used for energy harvesting and sensing applications. Among these, polymeric piezoelectrics like, e.g., PVdF-based materials, are often preferable for applications thanks to the possibility of realizing electroactive devices in the shape of thin films. However, these films cannot be installed inside other materials since they could incept delaminations with the host material during mechanical stress cycling. On the contrary, if these polymeric piezo are realized in the form of nanofibrous mat, having porosity of about 70-80%, the host material can penetrate between the fibers creating thus an intimate contact, which avoids delaminations to occur. This paper deals with realization of polymeric piezo nanofibers having different geometries, integration in the polymer matrix and measurements of the electromechanical response of the composite materials thus manufactured. Nanofibrous mats of PVdF-TrFE were manufactured thorough electrospinning technique. Two geometries were realized, single-core fibers and core-shell fibers. The formers are very simple to be created and consist of woven-non-woven mats of piezoelectric fibers with planar geometry. The latters are composed of coaxial fibers with an inner conductive core, a piezoelectric nanometric shell and an outer gold-metallization. In this case, the piezoelectric effect can be exerted between the inner core and the outer metallic electrode. Being the mat composed of hundreds thousands fibers the global piezoelectric effect is expected to be very significant even if the amount of polymer is low. The nanofibrous mats have been then inserted in two matrixes, one made of PDMS and one of epoxy resin and the electromechanical response is measured through impact testing and mechanical vibrations. Results showed that the electric response of the both composite materials realized is very high and comparable to that of commercial films, particularly for PDMS composite, probably due to the good elastic properties of the matrix, which allow the fibers to be effectively mechanically stimulated. It can be concluded that the integration of piezoelectric nanofibers in materials like PDMS and epoxies can allow these latters to show electroactive behavior, thus opening up the feasibility of realizing multifunctional smart materials.
Publication
Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of NORD-IS 19, and made available in an Open-access Database
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Proceedings of the Nordic Insulation Symposium licenses all content of the journal under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence.
Venue
The symposium will be held at Museum Centre Vapriikki in the city of Tampere located in the southern Finland. Conference hotels are located conveniently in Tampere centrum, within a walking distance from Vapriikki and the many attractions of Tampere city.
Tampere
The Tampere Region is one of Finland's fastest growing centres. Tampere has a population of more than 220,000 while there are close to half a million people in the greater Tampere Region. The population of Finland is a little more than five million.
Tampere was founded by Sweden's young monarch, Gustavus III, in 1779. Tampere has a monumental industrial history: the Finlayson cotton mill was the first large-scale industrial enterprise in Finland and it was in fact in Finlayson's factory hall that the first electric light in the Nordic countries was lit.
Today Tampere can be described as a centre of leading-edge technology, research, education, culture, sports and business. It is Finland's third largest city as well as the largest inland city in the Nordic countries. Tampere is located on an isthmus between lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, in a beautiful ridge scenery. The Tammerkoski rapids are a nationally recognized landscape and in the city centre you can also enjoy the awarded lighting at Keskustori Central Square.
Travelling
Tampere constitutes the northernmost point of the triangle formed by Finland’s three major cities: Tampere, Helsinki and Turku. It is within easy reach: less than two hours by train or by car from both coastal cities and even more conveniently accessible by air, thanks to Tampere’s good flight connections.
Tampere is located in Southern Finland some 170 km north-west of Helsinki, capital of the country. Both domestic and international travel connections to Tampere are excellent. The city is within easy reach by air, by land and in summer, even by water!
Tampere’s public transportation takes you where ever you want go within the city. Jump on a local bus and explore the city!
Fly to Tampere
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Finnair and airBaltic are operating flights to Tampere all year-round from Stockholm, Arlanda, Helsinki-Vantaa and Riga, Latvia. Seasonal flight connections from Bremen, Germany and all-year-round flights from Budapest, Hungary are offered by low cost airline Ryanair. Additionally there are several charter flights operated by different carriers.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located 17 kilometres from the city centre.
To Tampere by Train
Tampere is easily accessible by train from all over Finland (1½ h from Helsinki). You can catch the train from Helsinki airport to Tampere via Tikkurila station.
There are good connections all over the city from the Tampere railway station.
Tampere is within easy reach by bus, and the bus connections within the city are versatile.
The long-distance coaches operate from the Tampere bus station, address Hatanpään valtatie 5-7.
Also Onnibus operates from Tampere – you can find information about the routes and timetables from here.
The city bus line number 1A operates between the Airport (Terminal 1) and the city centre. The route goes past the Railway station, the east end of Hämeenkatu, Koskipuisto and the bus station.
Oy Matkahuolto Ab provides bus and coach services in Finland. Get updated information about how to get to Tampere by bus.
There is a number of accomodation options available in Tampere. Hotel rooms with negotiated prices for the dates 11. – 14.6.2019 are offered for the NORD-IS 19 participants as follows.
