Lightning Protection Systems (LPS) III: Fatal Accidents due to Non-connecting Leader

Jobson Modena is an electrical engineer, director of GUISMO Engenharia, a member of the Brazilian Electricity Committee (Cobei), CB-3 of ABNT, where he currently participates as coordinator of the commission reviewing the standard for protection against atmospheric discharges (ABNT NBR 5419) and Brazil's representative on IEC TC 81. He is director of Guismo Engenharia.

Speaker

Alexander Muzzi, AT3W Brasil

Commercial Director

Brazil

More than 27 years of experience in leadership positions in leading national and multinational companies in the technology, engineering, industrial automation and electrical equipment sectors, graduated in Electrical Engineering from UFMG and Specialist in Business Management from FGV. Since 2019, he has been working as director of the Brazilian branch of Aplicaciones Tecnológicas, a Spanish multinational leader in innovative lightning protection and grounding solutions, with a solid track record in the area of lightning detection systems since 2005.

Speaker

Hélio Eiji Sueta, IEE USP

Deputy Head of Division

Brazil

He holds a master's and doctorate in Electrical Engineering from EPUSP. He was director of the Power Division at the University of São Paulo's Institute of Energy and Environment from 2001 to 2011 and currently holds the position of substitute head of the Scientific Division of Energy Planning, Analysis and Development at the same Institute. He is currently secretary of EC 64.10 - Protection against atmospheric discharges, rapporteur of WG 11 (Protection of photovoltaic systems against atmospheric discharges) and Brazil's representative on IEC TC 81.

Speaker

Aureovaldo Barros Junior, Barros Engenharia

Director

Brazil

Aureovaldo Barros Junior, Electrotechnical Engineer graduated in 1980 from the Faculty of Engineering at FAAP, MBA in Industrial Administration from the Mauá Institute of Technology, Director of Planning at ABEESP and Advisor to ABEE National; Special Electrical Inspector at CREASP; President of the Association of Technological Engineers and Agronomists of Salesópolis-SP / AETAS; Director of Works at the NGO Eletricistas do Bem; member of the ABNT standards committee such as NBR 5410 - Low Voltage Electrical Installations, NBR 5419 - PDA; NBR 14039 - Medium Voltage Installations; NBR 16690 - Photovoltaics; NBR 17019 - Electric Vehicle Power Supply; NBR Earthing, CE- 253 - Photovoltaic Standards; CE 249 - Building Inspection; University lecturer at IMBEC - Post in Industrial Electrical Projects and Installations; author of several papers published in technical magazines and lecturer on the LMM electricity course with full recognition and certification from Senai.

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Renewable Energy Jobs in Brazil - Career Opportunities and Challenges

October 24, 2024

New energy sources require not only new equipment and innovative technologies. They also require people to operate them. To properly utilize the new energy sources, the largest expected job gains are in electrical efficiency, power generation, and the automotive sector.

Speaker

Vinicius Ayrão Franco, Sinergia Consultoria e Serviçios Tecnicos LTDA

Technical Director

Brazil

Electrical Engineer, specialist in Photovoltaic Solar Energy Projects in MMGD and self-production. He has developed more than 500MW of projects for Parecer de Acesso in 24 concessionaires across the country. He actively participated in the ABNT commission that developed NBR 16690. He has been a speaker at the main events in the solar energy sector and a course instructor in the area of solar energy electrical installations, having trained more than 600 technical and engineering professionals. He is currently President of Abracopel, a board member of ABGD and Technical Director of Sindistal-RJ.

Speaker

João Gilberto Cunha, Instituto Mi Omega

CEO

Brazil

He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFU and a master's degree in Electronic Engineering from ITA. He founded Mi Omega in October 1993 and has been at the forefront of the company's technical solutions ever since. He has been a member of the ABNT commission responsible for revising standard NBR 5410 - Low-voltage electrical installations since 1993, coordinator of the ABNT commission responsible for revising standard NBR 14039 - Medium-voltage electrical installations since 2003, member of the NBR 16384 - Safety in Electricity commission in 2020, member of the NBR 16690 - Electrical Installations of Photovoltaic Arrangements commission since its inception and member of NBR 15751 - Substation Grounding Systems - Requirements. Currently, as well as heading up Mi Omega, he also teaches courses at the Mi Omega Institute and has over 40 years' experience in the electrical sector.

Speaker

Hilton Moreno, Independent Consultant

Consultant

Brazil

- Electrical Engineer from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (1980); - Member of ABNT's Brazilian Electricity Committee since 1986, with participation in various committees; - Pedagogical Director and Professor at Universidade Potência Educação; - In 2014, he received the Engineering Merit Diploma from CREA-SP, Architecture and Agronomy of São Paulo; - Lecturer and author of books and articles on electrical engineering.

Speaker

Marcos Rogerio Chaves Silva, TECPRO Soluções em energia

Director

Brazil

Marcos Rogério Chaves da Silva is an Electrical Engineer (UMC), with an MBA in Business Management and a Specialization in Project Management, both from FGV-SP. For four decades he has been working on LV and MV power protection systems, and has experience in developing distributed power generation projects for terrestrial and embedded applications, LV and MV protection and selectivity studies and protection against the effects of incident energy emitted by arc faults. He is currently Director of TECPRO Soluções em Energia. He actively participates in various committees of CB-03 at COBEI - Comite Brasileiro de Eletricidade. He is secretary of the NBR 14039 standard revision committee, secretary of the NBR 16384 revision committee and rapporteur of the WG responsible for the future Incident Energy Management standard. At CB-24 ABNT, he is the Coordinator of the Committee responsible for developing the future technical standard 'Fire safety in photovoltaic installations'. He is Brazil's representative on IEC committees PC128 and TC99.