“EUCI conferences always have industry-leading experts and subject matter experts as speakers. The material presented is very valuable.”
Project Administrator, TECO
September 17, 2026 Online :: Central Time
“EUCI conferences always have industry-leading experts and subject matter experts as speakers. The material presented is very valuable.”
Project Administrator, TECOThis course will provide a focused overview of the electrical considerations and studies involved in overhead AC and DC transmission line design across high voltage (HV), extra high voltage (EHV), and ultra-high voltage (UHV) projects. While civil and structural aspects of design often dominate project engineering effort and cost, electrical studies play a critical role in long-term reliability, system performance, and environmental integration. Through examples, visualization, and summaries of applicable standards and literature, attendees will examine what electrical studies are required, why they matter, and how their results influence design decisions and coordination with civil, structural, and transmission planning disciplines.
Electrical study relevance will be discussed with comparisons between HV (<345 kV), EHV (345-1000 kV), and UHV (>1000kV) AC transmission projects and HVDC projects. Given renewed interest in 765 kV transmission in North America, special attention will be given to how 765 kV electrical performance differs from the more common 345 kV and 500 kV voltage classes. While attendees will not learn to perform electrical studies themselves, they will gain insight needed to plan projects, develop effective proposal specifications, and assess the completeness and appropriateness of electrical studies prepared by others.
Attendees will leave better equipped to scope, review, and coordinate electrical aspects of transmission line projects within multidisciplinary design teams.
Through this course, attendees will:
Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ
If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event
| Individual attendee(s)$ 995.00 each(early bird rate) (price after September 4, 2026 is $ 1,095.00) |
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Volume pricing also availableIndividual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility |
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| Pack of 5 attendees$ 4,230.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate) (price after September 4, 2026 is $ 4,655.00) |
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| Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,960.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate) (price after September 4, 2026 is $ 8,760.00) |
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| Pack of 20 attendees$ 14,925.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate) (price after September 4, 2026 is $ 16,425.00) |
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Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 14, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Central Time
Online
This session will provide attendees with an overview of the electrical environment in which a transmission line must operate, a high-level overview of the design process, and a brief introduction to each of the electrical studies covered by the course. These studies include:
Learn about transmission line electrical characteristics and considerations through exploration of the following studies: Transmission Line Constants, Voltage/Current Imbalance, Electrical Loss, Energy Capacity, Short Circuit/Protection studies, and Delayed Zero Crossing studies.
Learn how insulation coordination studies strike a balance between flashover performance (reliability) and cost through an examination of switching surge, lightning, and contamination performance. Discuss critical flashover voltage (CFO) and its importance in the larger insulation coordination process. Briefly discuss shield wire lightning withstand and minimum approach distance (MAD) considerations.
Visualize electric and magnetic fields and discuss how their calculation plays an important role in environmental integration of a project. Review audible noise, radio noise, and discuss other corona and health effects. Learn about microshock currents in the context of the NESC 5 mA rule and utility worker microshock exposure when working near high voltage lines. Discuss Hardware Corona Performance studies and important considerations of laboratory testing.
Discuss NESC electrical clearances and identify how transmission line performance can still impact external facilities such as railroads, pipelines, and radio broadcast facilities, even when clearance requirements are met. Discuss in the context of AC Interference, Communications Interference, and Parallel Line Resonance studies. Step and touch potential analysis near transmission structures will also be briefly examined.
Discuss 765 kV-specific electrical design considerations through comparison of study results to 500 kV and 345 kV transmission line examples. Certain studies become less important for 765 kV and others become more important.
Owner
Power Electromagnetics Consulting, PLLC
Dr. Leman is a professional electrical engineer with over two decades of experience in electrical analysis and design of high voltage transmission lines. He has worked on overhead and underground transmission projects in 36 states in the U.S. and in five other countries. Work has included advanced electrical and electromagnetic studies, expert witness testimony, high voltage laboratory testing, system failure assessment, public outreach, and project leadership. He completed his doctoral research at Washington State University in the area of electric field-based design optimization of high voltage transmission lines. He is currently the sole proprietor of Power Electromagnetics Consulting, PLLC and a partner at Electric Utility Design Tools, LLC which develops engineering software for electrical design of transmission lines.
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Power Point presentations, Q&A and open discussion
Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.
Course CPE Credits: 7.5
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None
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This course will be of particular benefit to the following groups:
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