2015 Preliminary Program
Tuesday, November 10
Best Practices in Power Transformer Maintenance
– Instructor: Emilio Morales Cruz & TBD
11:00 am – 12:30 PM
This tutorial presented jointly by condition monitoring experts and transformer OEM design experts will offer a comprehensive and holistic Do’s and Don’ts of Power Transformer maintenance and the reasoning and theory behind these recommendations. Examples from actual installations and lessons learned will be shared. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss their installation specific questions.
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Included in registration
Best Practices in Power Transformer Maintenance
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1:30 pm – 3:00 PMAfternoon Break
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Included in registration
Best Practices in HV Breaker Maintenance
– Instructor: Thomas Linn & Carlos Deligi
3:30 pm – 5:00 PM
This tutorial presented jointly by condition monitoring experts and HV Breaker OEM design experts will offer a comprehensive and holistic Do’s and Don’ts of High Voltage Breaker maintenance and the reasoning and theory behind these recommendations. Examples from actual installations and lessons learned will be shared. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss their installation specific questions.
Conference on Online Monitoring of Electric Assets
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November 10-12, 2015, AT&T Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin
Conference Paper Presentations
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast & Networking
Classroom 105 – Level 1 Plenary Session – Keynote Address
8:00 am – 8:10 am Opening Remarks and Welcome
Dr Robert Hebner, Conference Chair, UT Austin (USA)
8:10 am – 8:45 am The Buzz around “Asset Management” – Austin Energy’s Viewpoint and Strategy
Dan Smith, Keynote Speaker, Austin Energy (USA) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 1: Learnings from Failures, Justification for Online Monitoring
Moderator: Jimmy Rose, Lower Colorado River Authority
9:00 am – 9:30 am Transformer failure case studies
Russell W Smith, ONCOR (USA)
9:30 am – 10:00 am Evaluating Critical Failures in Essential Electric Assets
Joni Klüss, Mississippi State University (USA)
10:00 am – 10:30 am Project Justification for an Enterprise Online Monitoring Program
Amir Memic, Lower Colorado River Authority (USA)
10:30 am – 11:00 am Refreshment Break Level 1 Lobby TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 2: Transformer – Condition Based Monitoring
Moderator: Danny Ee, Austin Energy
11:00 am – 11:30 am Transformer PD location with UHF sensors and time of flight method
Warlley Nunes Cantuária, CEMIG (Brazil)
11:30 am – 12:00 noon Effects of Installation Position of Fibre Optics Temperature Sensors (FOTS) on Transformer Hot-spot Temperature Measurements
Prof Zhongdong Wang, University of Manchester (UK)
12:00 noon – 12:30 pm Utility Experiences with Temperature Differential Monitors
Jimmy Rose, Lower Colorado River Authority (USA)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch in Tejas Dining Room TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 3: Cables and Underground Network - Condition Based Monitoring
Moderator: Josh Srp, Lower Colorado River Authority
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Monitoring Underground Power Networks
Mark Stiles, Black & Veatch (USA)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Online Partial Discharge Testing of Power Cables in Noise Challenging Environment
Ammar Anwar Khan, Qualitrol (UK)
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Practicalities and application of on-line partial discharge testing and monitoring of cables from MV to EHV
Level 1 Lobby
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM Session 4: Breaker – Condition Based Monitoring
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Condition Based Monitoring: Gas Circuit Breakers
Sherwin Yari, San Diego Gas & Electric (USA)
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm From Online-Monitoring to Repair On-Site, A typical case study
Janusz Marian Szczechowski, ABB (Germany)
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm TBD
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Conference Dinner – Salon C – Level 3 Guest Speaker – TBD
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November 10-12, 2015, AT&T Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin
Conference Paper Presentations
Thursday, November 12, 2015
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast & Networking
Classroom 105 – Level 1 Plenary Session – Keynote Address
8:00 am – 8:45 am Testing for Cables and Underground Networks
Dr Robert Hebner, Conference Chair, UT Austin (USA) TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 5: Network Reliability
Moderator: Rafael Garcia, ONCOR
9:00 am – 9:30 am Improvements in Fault Location Capability at Centerpoint to Reduce Response Time and Improve Accuracy of Fault Reporting
Mike Pakeltis, Centerpoint Energy (USA)
9:30 am – 10:00 am Austin Energy’s Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) & Distribution Automation (DA) Activities
Craig Schaub, Austin Energy (USA)
10:00 am – 10:30 am Protection & Controls Analytics for a Reliable Grid
Qasim Aziz, CenterPoint Energy (USA)
10:30 am -11:00 am Refreshment Break Level 1 Lobby TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 6: Analytics for Asset Monitoring & Upcoming Technologies
Moderator: TBD
11:00 am – 11:30 am Power Transformer Monitoring and Ranking
Jesse Lopez, CPS Energy (USA)
11:30 am – 12:00 noon Technologies for the Analysis of Gases and Other Substances Dissolved in Electrical Insulating Fluids
John Hinshaw, Qualitrol (USA)
12:00 noon – 12:30 pm Future development in condition monitoring
Prof Zhongdong Wang, University of Manchester (UK)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch in Tejas Conference Dining TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Session 7: Enterprise Asset Fleet Reliability
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Best Practices for Reliability and Monitoring of Transformers
Alan Ross, SD Myers (USA)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Substation Monitoring in the Real World
Carey Schneider, American Electric Power (USA)
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Effective Asset Management for the Smart Utility
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM Session 8: User Group Meeting
Moderator: Carey Schneider, AEP
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm A closed door session for electric utilities to discuss and interchange ideas and
experiences regarding online condition monitoring of various assets. No vendors will be allowed.
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Awards and Conclusion Address Ashish Kulshrestha, Qualitrol (USA)
