CIGRE WG C4.23 – Guide to Procedures for Estimating the Lightning Performance of

Transmission Lines WG Composition: Chris Engelbrecht (Convener) 18 members

• 44% from research institutions • 33% From Utilities • 22% Consultants

WG Timeline: First Meeting: May 2013 Planned completion date: December 2015

Highlights of Recent Activity: Work has just started Appointed “Curators” for each Chapter of brochure

CIGRE WG C4.23 – Guide to Procedures for Estimating the Lightning Performance of

Transmission Lines Future Activity: Next meeting: October 2013, Charlotte USA

Other Items: Cigre Website for WG not very useful

• Use Google drive for sharing documents Many working groups rely on same experts

• Difficult to organize meetings (Travel schedule) • Hold joint meetings with other working groups