Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr. techn. Stefan Kornhuber
High-voltage technology
MANAGEMENT
Prof. Dr. (Eng.) Stefan Kornhuber
Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Hochwaldstraße 2a, Building Z V
02763 Zittau
| Telephone | +49 3583 612-4365 |
| s.kornhuber@hszg.de |
Short vita
Career and professional background:
- Since 2014: Holder of the Chair of High-Voltage Engineering / Theoretical Electrical Engineering at HSZG
- Head of Test Laboratory / Head of Condition Assessment, ABB AG Power Products Transformers
- Development and engineering roles at Doble Lemke GmbH and LDIC GmbH
- Research assistant, Versuchsanstalt für Hochspannungstechnik Graz GmbH
- MBA studies at Dresden International University
- Degree and PhD (Dr. techn.) in Electrical Engineering at Graz University of Technology
Research and development
- Development and application of innovative measurement and testing methods for high-voltage systems
- Analysis and evaluation of polymeric insulating materials
- Diagnostic condition assessment of electrical equipment
- Expansion of instrumentation and laboratory facilities for high-voltage testing (e.g. 800 kV DC test facility)
- Transfer-oriented research in collaboration with industry partners and standards bodies
Expertise
- High-voltage technology and high-voltage testing methods
- Electrical insulation systems
- Analysis of material behaviour under electrical stress
- Condition assessment and reliability of power generation plants and equipment
- Implementation of regulatory requirements in industrial testing processes
Reference projects
For manufacturers of high-voltage and medium-voltage components, suppliers of components for electrical networks, and users and operators of electric railway systems, tests are regularly carried out on materials, for example:
- Determination of resistance to creep path formation and erosion in accordance with DIN EN 60587
- Determination of volume resistivity and surface resistivity in accordance with IEC 62631-3-1
- High-voltage arc resistance in accordance with IEC 61621
- Weather and UV resistance in accordance with IEC TR 62039
- Testing of foreign layers in accordance with IEC 60815 and evaluation of foreign layer flashovers on insulators
- Hydrophobic transfer properties
- Lightning impulse voltage tests
- Dielectric strength in accordance with the standard
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