Robert Stout, 2015 Committee Chair
FirstEnergy Corp.
Glenn Smith, 2015 Committee Vice Chair
Duquesne Light Company
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTION COMMITTEE
September 14-16, 2015
Best Western Premier Eden Resort, 222 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Preliminary AGENDA and SCHEDULE
Monday, September 14, 2015 – CLOSED SESSION
3:00 p.m. Committee Planning Meeting, Committee Members & Utility Company Guests Only)
All committee members (and other registered utility company guests) are encouraged to attend. This valuable
roundtable session provides a forum for asking questions, discussing experiences and exchanging best
practices with industry peers. Discussions will also include committee matters - determination of professional
engineer continuing education credits, current meeting logistics and arrangements, future meeting planning
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 – OPEN EDUCATIONAL SESSION
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Call to Order
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
(a joint session with Electric T&D Committee)
8:45 a.m.
Remote IED Management: benefits and challenges
Jacques Benoit, Senior Product Manager-Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, Eaton’s
Cooper Power Systems
9:45 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.
HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current
Roger Rosenqvist, VP Business Development, ABB
11:00 a.m.
Five Minute Vendor New Product Presentations
(Vendor Presentations Facilitator-James Streznetcky)
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12 Noon to 2:00 p.m., Vendor Exhibition Open – Visit Exhibits, Buffet Lunch
2:00 p.m.
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Educational Session Reconvenes
2:00 p.m.
SF6 – Sulfur hexafluoride Topic
Corey Ratza, Regional Manager Northeast U.S./Canada, DILO Company
3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m.
CVT and Bushing Type Power Quality Sensor Technologies
John Merron, Managing Director, BVM Systems Limited
4:15 p.m.
A Protection Basics Presentation
Frank Pietryga, Senior Protection Engineer, Duquesne Light Company
5:15 p.m.
Meeting Adjourns, Visiting Exhibits, Reception
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5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., Vendor Exhibition Open – light hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 – CLOSED SESSION
(concurrent sessions for both Committees; Committee members & Utility Company Guests Only)
All committee members (and other registered utility company guests) are encouraged to attend. This valuable
roundtable session provides a forum for asking questions, discussing experiences and exchanging best
practices with industry peers. Discussions will also include committee matters - evaluation of current
meetings’ sessions, future meeting planning
7:30 a.m.
Informal Breakfast Meeting with PUC
8:45 a.m.
Committee Meeting
Registration (for those not already registered)
Administrative Business, Future Meeting Announcements, Roundtable Session
Trouble Reports - Electrical Equipment Trouble/Problems
- Protection & Control Trouble/Problems