BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Engineering Institute of Technology - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Engineering Institute of Technology X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.eit.edu.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Engineering Institute of Technology REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260416T060000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260416T070000 DTSTAMP:20260428T121247Z CREATED:20260310T094940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T121247Z UID:227344-1776319200-1776322800@www.eit.edu.au SUMMARY:When Lightning Didn’t Strike\, but the Surge Arresters Blew DESCRIPTION:The live presentation of this event has already taken place. \nPlease view the PDF slides here or watch the video recording below:\n \nEmeritus Professor Akhtar Kalam’s Electrifying Mysteries\nThis webinar series provides a structured examination of real-world engineering challenges. Each session will address specific\, technically focused topics relevant to professional engineers. \nWebinar details\nThe webinar examines real-world cases in which surge arresters failed without direct lightning strikes. Participants explore hidden overvoltage mechanisms\, such as switching transients\, back-feed conditions\, and insulation coordination errors. The session highlights how protection systems can be stressed by everyday network operations rather than extreme events. \n\nThe webinar will be recorded and will be sent out to registered attendees afterwards.\nA certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees who request one near the end of the live webinar session.\nPlease note: the time stated on this event is in UTC. You will need to convert this to your own time zone.\n\nKey takeaways from this webinar\n\nDistinguish between lightning-induced surges and internally generated switching over voltages.\nAnalyse surge arrester failure modes using field symptoms and protection records.\nEvaluate insulation coordination and arrester rating selection in practical networks.\nUnderstand the role of grounding\, bonding\, and lead length in arrester performance.\nDevelop diagnostic approaches to prevent repeat failures in similar installations.\n\nRelated courses\nThis webinar/topic relates to our school of Electrical Engineering and is particularly found in the following courses: \n\n52888WA Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)\n52892WA Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering in Mining\n52883WA Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Electrical Systems)\nProfessional Certificate of Competency in Circuit Breakers\, Switchgear & Power Transformers\nUET60222 Advanced Diploma of ESI – Power Systems (Australia & New Zealand Only)\nProfessional Certificate of Competency in Power Distribution\nOnline – Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering)\n\nTo learn more about tuition fees\, please click here. \nAbout the presenter\n \nEmeritus Professor Akhtar Kalam \nBSc\, BScEng\, MS\, PhD\, FIET\, CEng\, FAIE\, FIEAust\, CPEng\, NER\, APEC Engineer\, IntPE(Aus)\, PEV\, MCIGRE\, Life Senior Member of IEEE. \nProfessor Akhtar Kalam is a supervisor of EIT’s Doctoral students. He has worked at Victoria University since 1984 and recently associated with the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities. He is the Editor in Chief of Australian Journal of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Further\, he has Distinguished Professorship position in many national and international institutions. He has been recognized internationally and nationally for his research. He is regularly invited to deliver lectures\, work on industrial projects\, and examine external theses overseas. 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