SWICON 2008 - IEEMA's 7th International Conference on Switchgears and Controlgears

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, January 17, 2008 - SWICON 2008, the 7th International Conference on Switchgears and Controlgears has been scheduled on January 21 and January 22 by IEEMA to coincide with the ELECRAMA 2008 at the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel and Convention Centre in Mumbai. ELECRAMA, an International Exhibition happens to be the largest exhibition of power, electrical, and industrial electronics from India.

SWICON deals with the switchgear and controlgear industry in depth, and since inception in 1984 the conference has been viewed as a forum for exchange of information, technical discussions, and trend analysis.

SWICON 2004 had Switzerland's Professor Dr. Klaus Fröhlich delivering the keynote address on 'Medium and High Voltage Switchgears, State-of-the-Art Perspectives. This year, expect Denis Dufournet delivering a keynote address on 'IEC & IEEE Standards for High Voltage Switchgears and Controlgears', and Doctor Carl - Ejnar Solver delivering another keynote address on 'Trends in High Voltage AIS Switchgears and Impact or Substation Solutions’.

Other than discussions on emerging future trends, state-of-the-art technology and International practices, and global experiences, also expect the presentation of around sixty technical papers covering the areas of low voltage switchgears, medium voltage switchgears, high voltage switchgears / disconnectors, testing and standards, control, protection and communications, user feedback, and testing.

Some organizations presenting these papers at the SWICON 2008 include ABB from Germany, Denmark, and India, ABB Power Technologies Italy, Areva T and D India and France, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Biecco Lawrie Limited, Crompton Greaves Limited, Central Power Research Institute, Calcutta Electric Supply Company, Double Engineering Company from the United States of America and India, Electric Research and Development Association, Indian Institute of Technology, KEMA Netherlands, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Larsen and Toubro Limited, North Delhi Power Limited, Orissa Power Transmission Company Limited, Power Grid Corporation India Limited, Scheider Electric India and France, Siemens Germany and India, Tavrida Electric AG Switzerland, UL from India, Vijay Electricals Limited, and VJTI.