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Thomas Heid

Thomas Heid

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineering Manager | High voltage specialist

  • Education

    • Université du Québec - Ecole de Technologie supérieure

      2012 - 2015
      PhD Eng. Polymer nanodielectrics for high voltage insulation systems With honors

    • Technische Universität Graz

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      Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.) Electrical Power Engineering with honors

  • Experience

    • Test Institute of High Voltage Engineering

      Jan 2007 - Mar 2011
      Project Assistant

      • Feasibility studies for several Austrian utility companies including:▬ Numerical calculations of thermal limit currents in high voltage cable systems▬ Electromagnetic field simulations of various high voltage cable systems to comply with environmental and health impact regulations• High voltage apparatus and insulation testing for major international companies (i.e. Trench/Siemens, Andritz Hydro, Weidmann):▬ Life-time testing of rotating machines’ stator bars▬ Voltage withstand (AC, DC or impulse) and partial discharge testing of components such as transformer bushings, cables and cable terminations▬ Electric characterization of oil-board arrangements for usage in high voltage transformers• Dissection of high voltage rotating machines’ stator bars including mechanical, optical and calorimetric analyses Show less

    • TU Graz Institut für Hochspannungstechnik und Systemmanagement

      Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
      Research Assistant

      • Design optimization of high voltage electric filter systems used in biomass power plants by 3D FEM simulations• Feasibility study of buried high voltage cable systems for an Austrian utility company including numerical calculations of thermal loads and the respective effects on soil drying• 3D FEM simulations of thermal heating on high voltage cable racks due to eddy currents

    • Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec (Research institute of Hydro-Québec)

      May 2012 - Aug 2015
      Doctoral Research Assistant

      • Development (fabrication and characterization) of epoxy-based dielectrics, involving nano- and micrometric additives such as BN, SiC, ZnO and POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxane)• Design of multi-phase epoxy composites for high voltage insulation systems• Numerical calculations of stress grading geometries for stator bar end-windings• FEM modelling of polymer composites for insulating applications• Prediction of material properties of dielectrics by mathematical models• Dissection of high voltage rotating machines’ stator bars including optical and calorimetric analyses• 20+ publications in the field of electrical insulation technology (for more info see: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Heid3) Show less

    • Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory, University of Southampton

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
      Guest Researcher

      • Development and characterization of epoxy nanocomposites

    • Maxwell Technologies

      Dec 2015 - Dec 2018

      Product Manager for CONDIS metering products & solutions Development Engineer for HV capacitors

      • HV Product Manager

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

      • HV Products & Component Engineer

        Dec 2015 - Dec 2016

    • CONDIS SA

      Dec 2018 - now

      • Engineering Manager

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Team Leader R&D - LPVT

        Jan 2021 - Jan 2024

      • HV Product Manager - Digital metering solutions

        Dec 2018 - Jan 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IEC 61850 Training

      DNV GL
      Dec 2016

    • Product Manager Program

      UC Berkeley Executive Education
      May 2017

    • Project management based on the concept of the systems engineering method

      Graz University of Technology
      Jun 2011
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    • Switching in Power Distribution & Transmission Systems

      DNV GL
      Jul 2017

    • Project management (IEEE Region 8 workshop)

      IEEE
      Mar 2007

    • Power System Protection

      DNV GL
      Oct 2018

    • Development of leadership skills (IEEE Region 8 workshop)

      IEEE
      Mar 2007

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Thomas Heid
      2015 Bourses internes d'ÉTS École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Mar 2015 Awarded for the best research projects in terms of potential technological advancements
    • Awarded to Thomas Heid
      2015 IEEE DEIS Fellow IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Oct 2014 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society fellowship is awarded to IEEE DEIS members pursuing graduate research in the area of insulating materials, breakdown, charge transport, electrostatic phenomena, high voltage effects and related subjects.http://sites.ieee.org/deis/home/deis-fellowships/

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member of the board of directors

      Issued by Hochspannungszeichensaal (HSZS) at Graz University of Technology on May 2007
      Hochspannungszeichensaal (HSZS) at Graz University of TechnologyAssociated with Thomas Heid

    • Vice-Chairman

      Issued by IEEE Student Branch Graz on Dec 2010
      IEEE Student Branch GrazAssociated with Thomas Heid