The Fall 2025 ICC meeting will be held at the Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa, Fernandina Beach, Florida from October 26-29, 2025.

Advance Hotel reservations open on July 8 (Tuesday) and will close on October 6 (Monday) at 5:00 EST.

It is strongly recommended that you make your reservations as soon as possible to avoid having to stay at an overflow hotel.  Early reservations will also enable the hotel to potentially add additional ICC-discounted rooms beyond our committed room block.

For the Fall 2025 meeting, there is a choice of staying at the ICC Omni Amelia Island Hotel & Spa (main ICC hotel location) or at the adjacent Omni Sandcastle Villas where we have arranged for a limited number of one-bedroom villas.

The Omni hotel rooms are $279/night with discounted self-parking at $10/night.

The one-bedroom Omni Sandcastle Villas are $259/night which includes complementary (no charge) self-parking. The Villlas will vary in layout and décor.

Hotel Contact Information and Website:
Omni Ameilia Island Resort and Spa
39 Beach Lagoon Rd
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32024
(904) 261-6161
Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa | Amelia Island, FL Hotels

Additional and updated information on the Fall 2025 meeting and hotel reservation links can be found on the ICC website or by clicking here:

Fall 2025 PES-ICC Meeting – Insulated Conductors Committee

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at Fernandina Beach!

Best,
Bert

Albert H. Spear III
Chair (2024-2025)
IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee
Albert.Spear@duke-energy.com

The Spring 2025 meeting saw the recognition of a number of ICC members for their presentations at the Fall 2024 meeting, and for their service as Chairs and Vice Chairs.

Also, Harry Orton received the 2025 Technical Committee Distinguished Service Award with the following citation: For consistently championing collaboration and knowledge sharing through leadership in the communications, transnational, networking, and working group arenas.

Please take a minute to congratulate all those who were honored this spring. Linked Here.

The final printed agenda for the Spring 2025 Meeting is posted here.

For last minute updates, please check by registration, or download the Guidebook app with this QR Code:

Reservations for the ICC meeting hotel (Louisville Omni) have closed and the ICC-discounted hotel room block has been sold out.

We typically have some ICC hotel reservation cancellations as we approach the meeting.

If you would like to stay at the ICC hotel at the discounted group rate, please contact Jennifer Quandel by email and provide your check in/out dates to be put on the wait list. She will try to accommodate you as rooms become available.

If you no longer need your existing Omni hotel reservation, please do not cancel your reservation with the hotel directly. Instead, send Jennifer your reservation confirmation and she will cancel it on your behalf and assist another attendee that is on the waiting list for a room at the Omni. 

Jennifer Quandel can be reached via email at: JQuandel@hpnglobal.com

ICC Overflow Hotel Information:

We have arranged for a nearby overflow hotel at an ICC discounted group rate of $179.00/night (plus taxes) from May 16 (Friday) thru May 22 (Thursday). The hotel is approximately a three-minute walk to the Omni.

Discounted rate reservations will be accepted until May 8 (Thursday) or until the overflow room block is sold out. When making reservations, please pay careful attention to the reservation and cancelation policies as they are different from the ICC hotel.

Hyatt Regency Louisville

320 West Jefferson Street

Louisville, KY 40202

(502) 581-1234

Overflow Hotel Website:

Modern Downtown Louisville Hotels | Hyatt Regency Louisville

ICC Dedicated Hyatt Regency Reservation Link:

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SDFRL/G-IEEE

Updated information on the Spring 2025 ICC meeting can be found here: 

Spring 2025 PES-ICC Meeting – Insulated Conductors Committee

I’m looking forward to seeing you in Louisville!

Bert Spear

Chair (2024-2025) IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee

Albert.Spear@duke-energy.com

Hotel Reservations:

Advance hotel reservations discounted for ICC attendees will close on April 25 (Friday).

ICC Meeting Registration:

Advance ICC meeting registration will open on April 14 (Monday) and will close on May 9 (Friday).

In addition to minimizing time at the registration desk so you can quickly start enjoying the meeting, there is a much lower cost for Advance Registration.

Registration for the “Tabletop” exhibit space will also open on April 14. Spaces are limited so early registration is recommended.

Additional and updated information on the Spring 2025 ICC meeting can be found here: 

Spring 2025 PES-ICC Meeting – Insulated Conductors Committee

I’m looking forward to seeing you in Louisville!

Bert Spear

Chair (2024-2025) IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee

Albert.Spear@duke-energy.com

The ICC Spring 2025 Newsletter is now available!  A printable version can also be obtainedhere.  Please take a moment to read up on what is happening at the ICC.  And most importantly, when you are finished reading, please share it with others in your company to spread the word about the importance of the work done at the ICC.  Thank you!

Discussion Group C37D on Submarine Cables will have several presentations at the spring meeting. These include:

“Inter array cable size optimization case study / CAPEX vs Total Ownership Cost” by George Georgallis, Hellenic Cables

Abstract: “In recent years Offshore Wind Farms have grown rapidly in power- some exceeding 1 GW-  and wind turbine number per farm – 40 to 80+ –  and their numerous configuration possibilities have motivated the use of optimization techniques. This presentation considers a case study using such an optimization formulation to find the techno-economic optimum for the cable sizing in string feeders. This is succeeded by minimizing the sum of capital and operational costs, with the latter being calculated by more accurate loss estimation formulae compared to the relevant IEC standard. In the base reference case, the cables are initially dimensioned to optimize CAPEX by just fulfilling the ampacity requirement. It is concluded that a more cost-effective solution by the end of service life can be achieved by the proposed method. “

Title To Be Determined, by Dr. G.J. Anders

Abstract: When a 3-core submarine cable enters the land portion of the route, the armor is stripped and grounded. From that point until a transition joint, the three separate single core cables are laid in the ground, usually in a flat formation. The distance between the armor grounding point and the transition joints is usually short, up to 5 m. In the standard cable design procedure, it is assumed that the great length of the submarine cable limits the sheath circulating currents throughout the entire run of the circuit. However, since the single-core cable in the land section have increased spacing between the phases, the currents which are generated in this part of the route are much larger than in the section of the submarine cable far away from the shore. Combination of the 3-core submarine cable with semiconducting jackets around the cores and the three single core cables in the land portion results in a substantial increase of the circulating sheath currents in the submarine cable as well. These currents and their effect on the cable temperature will be presented on an example of a 220 kV 3-core export cable..

Since this effect results in a significant temperature increase, general recommendations for a reduction of the end effects in submarine installations will also be discussed.

A draft agenda for the Spring 2025 meeting has been posted here. Please keep checking back for updates as the meeting gets closer.

Hotel reservations for the Spring 2025 ICC meeting in Louisville, KY are expected to open Friday February 21st. More details will follow soon.  Check the Spring 2025 meeting webpage for further information.

C37D – Submarine Cables, meeting Monday, October 21, 2024 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM, will include the following presentation:

Challenge of TDR and Murray Bridge Fingerprint on world’s longest HVDC cable, by Manfred Bawart, BAUR GmbH

The presentation highlights the application of TDR fingerprints on the Viking Link, which spans an impressive 761 km. This marks the first time TDR has been employed on such an exceptional cable length. A comprehensive analysis of the joint positions once again revealed non- linear pulse propagation, which could significantly impact the accuracy of distance measurements for fault location.

To address this challenge and enhance the preparedness plan, numerous cable joints were measured along the entire length of the cable, enabling the individual assessment of pulse propagation characteristics. As a result, future fault locations can be identified with greater precision using TDR.

Also for the first time, a Murray Bridge fingerprint has been created for the Viking Link. This case study highlights the potential of utilizing Murray Bridge techniques to measure both low and high resistance cable faults over this extensive cable length. The results from the measurements were fast and with impressive measuring accuracy. The integration of the Murray Bridge technique complements the TDR test, providing a means to validate measurement results through an alternative method in the event of a cable fault.