The focus of our Electrical Substation Live Online Forum will be substation reliability, security and stability. The changing environment in the energy sector creates a need for substation system operators to be able to robustly evaluate the impact that possible measures have on the dependability of supply of their networks. Electrical substations are is considered an important part of the power grid, and this has gained significant focus for electrical power system planners and operators to improve reliability. Our FREE Live Online Forum is a great way to learn from leading Electrical Substation professionals who are speaking on subjects about current or future technologies for reliable power substations.
45 minutes presentation includes 10 minutes of Q&A.
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Critter Guard
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Critter Guard has published their own curated statistics on the frequency and type of animal related outages for power utilities. It's not a matter of IF you'll experience an animal outage, but a matter of WHEN. This presentation will detail Critter Guard's efforts to prevent animal outages and keep the power on!
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Intellirent
The Importance of Through Fault Monitoring for Power Transformers
One of the more common causes of mechanical failure in power transformers comes from exposure to through faults. Most of today’s transformer protective relay systems provide comprehensive monitoring of these potentially damaging events but are rarely activated. In this paper we will define the characteristics of a through-fault, investigate various proper settings for a through-fault monitor, and present an actual case study of a severely damaged transformer exposed to this condition. We will also see examples of detecting mechanical failure in the transformer as it relates to a through-fault condition.
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Zensol Automation Inc
Vibro-Acoustic as a Fast Diagnostic Tool for On Load Tap Changers
The functioning of an On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) is complex, since a lot of mechanisms are operating at the same time. Classic testing techniques give very little information on mechanical problems occurring inside an OLTC while in service. This presentation shows how the vibroacoustic method is used as a fast diagnosis tool to easily detect mechanical problems in Tap Changers ON-LINE or OFF-LINE, before they create an outage. We will show also how simultaneous correlation of signals recorded by Vibroacoustic, Motor Current and Dynamic Resistance Measurement (DRM) allows a fast understanding of the internal movements of an OLTC. Each of these tests provides a piece of information that creates a complete picture of the OLTC's condition. Finally, we will present a real case showing how the electric utility New Brunswick Power uses this tool to properly adjust an OLTC.
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
H2Scan
Managing Hydrogen Risk in Battery Systems: Best Practices from IEEE and Fire
President & Owner
John is the president and owner of Critter Guard. He has led and/or managed product development and global sales & operations management teams in energy and process industry for more than 30 years. He holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Mizzou. He resides in the Wichita, KS area.
Vice President
Drew Welton (IEEE Senior) is Vice President of Sales for Intellirent, division of Electrorent, providing strategic leadership to the sales team and creating new business development for the industrial testing, power producing industries.
President
Fouad Brikci obtained a Doctorate in Electronics in 1977 and a master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Automation in 1975 both from the University of Bordeaux, France. During his 40 years and more of experience, he was a lecturer at the Ecole Polytechnique in Algiers, Algeria and a researcher at CNRS-LAAS, Toulouse, France. He is currently the President of Zensol Automation, Inc., a company founded in 1990 and located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Zensol is a world leader in the field of acoustic diagnostics for circuit breakers and on-line tap changers (OLTC). Zensol also has extensive expertise in conventional maintenance testing applied to high-voltage circuit breakers.
