9th Conference on Silicone Insulation, May 22–23, 2024
What kind of trends are affecting the field of electrical insulators? Why are silicones the perfect material for insulating electrical components? How does your specific application or company benefit from the unique properties of silicones? You’ll get the answers at the 9th Conference on Silicone Insulation (CSI), taking place from May 22 to May 23, 2024 in Burghausen, Germany.
Listen to Our CSI Experts
At WACKER, we strongly believe in and support a vivid exchange of expert knowledge. That’s why WACKER ACADEMY organizes its Conference on Silicone Insulation (CSI) every two years. CSI is a specialist forum that provides an ideal platform for discussing new technologies and trends in detail with fellow experts.
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Take this excellent opportunity to meet fellow experts, exchange your ideas and discuss the manifold business prospects that silicone chemistry can open up.
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Register nowAgenda in Brief
Day 1, May 22:
- Presentations
- Get-together during coffee breaks & lunch
- Evening event
Day 2, May 23:
- Presentations
- Get-together during coffee breaks & lunch
- Optional tour of plant
Detailed agenda below.
Event Overview
The event will take place in the
Bürgerhaus Burghausen
Marktler Straße 15a
84489 Burghausen
Detailed Agenda Including Confirmed Presentations
| Day 1, May 22 | Topic | Day 2, May 23 | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:45 | Get together | 8:45 | Get together |
| 9:00 |
Welcome, Organizational Topics | 9:00 | Welcome, Organizational Topics |
| 9:15 |
Overview on Selected Standardization Committee Work for Polymeric Insulating Materials and Corresponding Products
S. Kornhuber, Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz |
9:05 | Impacts of Temperature on the Application of Unfilled and Functionally Filled Silicone Elastomers in Cable Accessories
J.T. Loh, Hochschule Zittau / Görlitz |
| 9:45 |
Extension of the Service Life of Composite Insulators by On-Site Application of RTV-Silicone Coatings
F. Lehretz, Tennet Deutschland GmbH |
9:35 | Tailoring of Field Grading Material Based on Silicone Matrix
H. Mehrdad, Schneider Electric |
| 10:15 |
Sustainability @ WACKER – Making Net Zero Happen
D. Auer, Wacker Chemie AG |
10:05 | How Does the DC Current of LSR Silicone Rubber Change When Impregnated with Silicone Paste?
L. Lebreton, Schneider Electric & I. Silva, Univ. Grenoble Alpes |
| 10:45 |
Coffee Break | 10:35 | Analyzing the Diffusion of Silicone- and PTFE-based Grease in Liquid Silicone Rubber: an IR Spectroscopy Approach
M. Kobus, TH Würzburg-Schweinfurt |
| 11:15 | Material Analysis of Composite Hollow Core Insulators after One Decade of Observation in the Martigues Test Station
A. Baumer, Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH & C. Bär, Wacker Chemie AG |
11:05 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 |
Silicone Rubber Foam-Filled Post Insulators for Substations and Innovative Transmission Lines
J. Seifert, Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH |
11:35 | Selected Electrical Properties of Silicone Elastomers - Measurement and Interpretation of the Results
J. Lambrecht, Wacker Chemie AG |
| 12:15 |
Picture | 12:05 | Stress Grading Silicone Gels in Electronic Power Modules
F. Fehmer, CRW-Engineering |
| 12:25 |
Lunch | 12:35 | Silicone elastomers for medium- and high-voltage cable accessories
K. Hindelang, Wacker Chemie AG |
| 13:25 |
Silicones in HV Cable Accessories – a Sucess Story for AC and Existing Challenges for DC
H. Gramespacher, Consultant |
13:05 | Wrap Up, Farewell |
| 13:55 |
Electrical Characterization of Silicone Rubbers for HVDC Application: Experiences and Outlook
F. Rösch, TU Berlin |
13:15 | Lunch |
| 14:25 | Coffee Break | 13:45 | Optional: WACKER Tour of Plant by Bus |
| 14:55 |
Measurement Principle and Basic Criteria to Assess the Space Charges Distribution in Silicone Elastomers
J. Moxter, Technische Universität Darmstadt |
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| 15:25 | Understanding the Dielectric Behavior of Insulating Silicone Elastomers for High Voltage Application: Influence of the Reinforcing Fillers
S. Iglesias, Supergrid Institute |
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| 15:55 |
Wrap Up | ||
| 17:35 |
Evening Event |
Registration is now open
Please register your attendance (conference & tour of plant) hereHotel Accomodation
Please contact the following hotels for your accommodation:
- Hotel Glöcklhofer
info@hotel-gloecklhofer.de
+49 8677 916 400 - Hotel Lindacher Hof
info@lindacher-hof.de
+49 8677 986 0 - Hotel Burgblick
info@altstadthotels.net
+49 8677 965 0 - Hotel Post
info@altstadthotels.net
+49 8677 965 0 - Gartenhotel Salzach
info@altstadthotels.net
+49 8677 9650
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