Bassel Diban is a Senior Researcher and Electrical Engineer in HVDC Cable Systems | Specialist in Reliability, Diagnostics, Insulation Modelling, and Testing Methods.
EXPERTISE:
Reliability of HVDC cable systems – diagnostics in HVDC cables – characterization of HVDC cable insulation – PEA space charge measurements in flat specimens and full-size cables – PEA signal processing and deconvolution techniques – numerical methods and modelling of HVDC cables – Physical phenomena modelling inside insulations – steady state rating and transient temperature calculation according to international standards.
He is currently working as a senior project engineer at UL Solutions, focusing on Testing, Inspection, and Certification of MV and HV cable systems.
He worked as a senior researcher at the University of Bologna in the framework of the European Project NEWGEN (NEW GENeration of HVDC Cable Systems).
He obtained an MSc and Ph.D. in the field of (reliability of HVDC cable systems) - University of Bologna, Italy.
He is a member of:
- IEEE DEIS (Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society).
- IEEE Standard Association.
- IEEE DEIS Technical Committee TC in HVDC cable systems (cables, joints, and terminations) and a member of various included Study Groups SG (the feasibility of space charge measurements on HVDC joints, the feasibility of space charge measurements on HVDC factory joints, the feasibility of space charge measurements under temperature gradient).
- CIGRE Study Committee B1.91 member in Transient Thermal Modelling of Power Cables.
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