Update of ABNT Standards III: Arc flash standard

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 6

Preventive measures against the effects of arc flash and the calculation of incident energy are addressed in the draft of a future ABNT standard discussed in this session.

02:00 pm - 03:30 pmArc Flash Standard

Luiz Henrique Zaparoli

Electrical Engineer

Eletrobras

Dr. Márcio Bottaro

Technical Services Supervisor

IEE USP

Speakers
Speaker
Luiz Henrique Zaparoli, Eletrobras

Electrical Engineer

Brazil

Electrical Engineer and Occupational Safety Engineer with a specialization in electrical systems maintenance and an MBA in team management. He has worked at Eletrobrás since 2004 in the area of operation and maintenance of power stations and substations and in occupational safety. He is a partner in Estudio de software, a company that develops software for occupational safety and electrical engineering processes.

Speaker
Dr. Márcio Bottaro, IEE USP

Technical Services Supervisor

Brazil

Dr. Márcio Bottaro has been a Laboratory Specialist at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP) for 29 years, participating in various processes of creation and accreditation of exclusive laboratories in Brazil and worldwide since 1995. He has a PhD in Nuclear Technology from the University of São Paulo and, between 2012 and 2016, he technically coordinated the development, execution and accreditation of the first laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere for characterizing and testing materials and PPE for electric arcs (LEVe-IEE-USP). He is currently the Supervisor of the Technical Service for the Safety and Performance of Electrical Equipment and Materials at IEE-USP and an Associate Researcher at LEVe-IEE-USP. He is the coordinator of CE-032:006.004 - Study Committee on Protective Clothing - Thermal Risks - Heat and Flames, of the Brazilian Committee on Personal Protective Equipment ABNT/CB32, and a Brazilian Specialist in IEC/PC 128 - Electrical Installation Operations, and IEC/TC78 - Live Work, in the working groups on Protection against Electric Arc.

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Speaker
Sergio Roberto Santos, Lambda Consultoria LTDA

Electrical Engineer

Brazil

Electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with a specialization in economics and business (MBA) from the Federal University of São Carlos and a master's degree in energy from the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo. He is a specialist in surge protection at Embrastec and an electrical engineer at Lambda Consultoria Ltda. He has been working in the field of surge protection for over 20 years, specifying Surge Protection Devices (SPDs), drawing up technical standards and writing articles and books on the subject.

Speaker
André Luiz Gonçalves Scabbia, Technological Research Institute

Professor

Brazil

Formed by the interaction of lessons from family, friends and the academic world, be it a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo - USP, a Master's in Civil Engineering in Housing: Planning and Technology from IPT, a postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety from FAAP, a degree in Electrical Engineering from FEI (Fundação Educacional Inaciana Padre Saboia de Medeiros), as well as a period as a researcher at the Technological Research Institute of the State of São Paulo - IPT. He works in the field of Fire Safety - SCI, with an emphasis on forensics involving fire and explosion issues in all their diversity. Never forgetting that my professional career began at Metrô-SP, where I was taught the Code of Conduct: Safety, Speed and Comfort.

Speaker
Mário Leite Pereira Filho, EngSim

Consultant

Brazil

An electrical engineer with a master's and doctorate from USP's Polytechnic School, he is a consultant at EngSim Serviços. He has extensive experience in solutions using grounding techniques, backup and reliability systems for critical electrical loads and computer models for high-voltage electrical cables. He was responsible for setting up the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory at IPT. He has experience with electromagnetic simulation software and has produced software for calculating grounding loops and electromagnetic fields in electricity transmission lines and substations.

Speaker
Edson Martinho, Lambda Consultoria LTDA

CEO

Brazil

Edson Martinho is an Electrical Engineer with a specialization in Engineering and Work Safety and Marketing, Founder, former President and Executive Director of Abracopel - Brazilian Association for Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Electricity, Professor of Postgraduate Studies at FACENS, Pedagogical Coordinator of Fluke Academy, Managing Partner of Lambda Consultoria, national and international speaker, author of books.

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