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For a complete summary of paper presentations you can click here<\/a> to view &\/or download a PDF copy.<\/p>\n

GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION I<\/strong> – Monday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nTHE ELECTRICAL RELIABILITY PLAN \u2013 A TOOL TO BRIDGE BUSINESS STRATEGY WITH ELECTRICAL INVESTMENT,<\/strong>
\nErik Jonson, Anvil Corporation
\nFrank E. Bresnan, Anvil Corporation
\nPat Pollock, BP Cherry Point Refinery
\nChris Walker, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nA TESTED METHOD FOR MITIGATING ARC FLASH HAZARDS IN EXISTING LOW VOLTAGE MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS,<\/strong>
\nJim Bowen, Aramco
\nDane Martindale, Aramco
\nAndrew Ackerman, NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc.
\nTom Malone, MMT Services Inc
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nPERFORMANCE OF AN ARC-RESISTANT MEDIUM VOLTAGE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER FOR AN IN-SERVICE FAULT,<\/strong>
\nMark Metzdorf, BP
\nDouglas BeCraft , BP
\nRichard Bhalla, Eaton
\nAdam Fabrici, BP
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION II – Monday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nREVISIONS TO IEEE 1068 – ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR<\/strong>,
\nBill Lockley, Lockley Engineering
\nAustin Bonnett, Nidec
\nChuck Yung, EASA
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\n COMPARISON OF IEC AND NEMA REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE PROPER SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN OF INDUCTION MOTORS & GENERATORS FOR GLOBAL USE<\/strong>,
\nRajendra Mistry, Siemens
\nWilliam R. Finley, Siemens
\nTyler Gaerke, Siemens
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nMODULARIZATION OF LOW VOLTAGE MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS FOR HAZARDOUS LOCATION APPLICATIONS<\/strong>,
\nNitish Saraf, R. Stahl Inc.
\nJoe Marquardt, ExxonMobil Production Company
\nSteve Kerr, ExxonMobil Development Company
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION I – Monday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nNEW APPROACH TO ARCING COMPONENTS IN HAZARDOUS AREAS<\/strong>,
\nJim Bulmer, Zone 2 Controls Ltd
\nRichard Loiselle, Suncor Energy Services Inc.
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nPERFORMANCE OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS – LOSS-OF-SYNCHRONISM PROTECTION<\/strong>,
\nMarcos Donolo, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
\nVinod Yedidi, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
\nSubhas Patel, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.
\nPablo Donolo, CONICET
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nTHE ADVANTAGES & CHALLENGES AND CRITICAL ASPECTS TO ACHIEVING ROBUST SEALS WITHIN HAZARDOUS LOCATION ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS<\/strong>,
\nJesse W. Taylor, Eaton
\nEric Cheney, Eaton
\nPaul Pace, Distrigas – GDF Suez
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION I<\/strong> – Monday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nA GUIDE TO SECURING INDUSTRIAL CONTROL NETWORKS – (IT\/OT) CONVERGENCE<\/strong>,
\nRichard Paes, Rockwell Automation
\nDavid Mazur, Rockwell Automation
\nJack Ostrzenski, Fluor Canada
\nBruce Venne, Rockwell Automation
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nCYBER SECURITY PRIMER FOR LEGACY PROCESS PLANT OPERATION<\/strong>,
\nChet Sandberg, CL Sandberg & Associates
\nRobert Hunter, Alpha Guardian Networks
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nON-LINE PARTIAL DISCHARGE (OLPD) INSULATION CONDITION MONITORING (CM) OF COMPLETE HV NETWORKS FOR OIL & GAS<\/strong>,
\nLee A. Renforth, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd.
\nRiccardo Giussani, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd.
\nMichael Mendiola, Chevron
\nLewis Dodd, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd.
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION I – Monday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nEFFECTIVE TRANSIENT-FREE CAPACITOR SWITCHING (TFCS) FOR LARGE MOTOR STARTING ON MV SYSTEMS<\/strong>,
\nDwaraka S. Padimiti, ABB Inc.
\nMichael B. Christian Sr., ABB Inc.
\nJukka Jarvinen, ABB (Baldor Electric Company)
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nINPUT POWER QUALITY ISSUES AND HOW TO SPECIFY VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE FOR WEAK INPUT LINE CONDITIONS<\/strong>,
\nElena Koneva, Siemens Industry Inc.
\nRichard Osman, Siemens Industry Inc.
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nA GUIDE TO MATCHING MEDIUM VOLTAGE DRIVE TOPOLOGY TO PETROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS<\/strong>,
\nNavid Zargari, Rockwell Automation
\nZhong Cheng, Rockwell Automation
\nRichard Paes, Rockwell Automation
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

ELECTROCHEM TECHNICAL SESSION I – Tuesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nNEW ALTERNATIVES TO MANAGE HOT SURFACE IGNITION TEMPERATURES FOR TRACE HEATING IN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES<\/strong>,
\nDan Caouette, Pentair Thermal Management
\nMatt Aurini, Northwest Redwater Partnership
\nJim Parks Jr., Pentair Thermal Management
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nA DESIGN GUIDE TO NEUTRAL GROUNDING OF INDUSTRIAL POWER SYSTEMS<\/strong>,
\nNehad El-Sherif, MNKYBR Inc.
\nSheldon Kennedy, Niagara Transformer
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nINTELLIGENT MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS: DEFINING THE BENEFITS TO THE PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES<\/strong>,
\nMichael Bayer, Rockwell Automation
\nJohn Kay, Rockwell Automation
\nDavid Mazur, Rockwell Automation
\nBill Stewart, Chevron Pipeline Company
\nBruce Venne, Rockwell Automation
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION I – Tuesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nSYMPATHETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN THREE-WINDING TRANSFORMERS AND IMPACT IN GROUND RELAYING IN A GIANT OIL AND GAS FIELD ENVIRONMENT<\/strong>,
\nJesus Franco, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nQUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PARTIAL DISCHARGE RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION PROPOGATION IN MEDIUM VOLTAGE METAL CLAD SWITCHGEAR<\/strong>,
\nCharles Pestell, Powell Industries 
\nDion Caves, Powell Industries
\nJim Bowen, Aramco Services Company
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nPRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY FOR PROTECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS<\/strong>,
\nScott Manson, Schweitzer Engineering
\nDwight Anderson, Schweitzer Engineering
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION I – Tuesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\nSWITCHGEAR MAIN-TIE-MAIN CLOSED-TRANSITION TRANSFER DESIGN STRATEGY FOR HIGH LEVELS OF AVAILABLE FAULT CURRENT<\/strong>,
\nSteven Abaray, Hess Corp.
\nStanley Beaver, Clover Global Services
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nDELIVERING RELIABILITY: A STRING TEST OF A LARGE PUMP PACKAGE FOR AN OFFSHORE OIL & GAS FACILITY<\/strong>,
\nDonna Hodgson, Shell
\nHugh Blair, Siemens
\nAlan Hildebrand, Siemens
\nBart Sauer, Siemens
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nSAFETY CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO SHIPBOARD AND MARINE TERMINAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS<\/strong>,
\nDennis Neitzel, AVO Training Institute Inc.
\nJason P. Farmer, Ingalls Shipbuilding
\nRodrick J. Van Wart, Omega Institute for Continuing Education
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

SAFETY TECHNICAL SESSION I – Tuesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nHISTORY OF GROUNDING\/EARTHING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES<\/strong>,
\nDonald W. Zipse, Electrical Forensics LLC
\n[\/table]
\n[table ]
\nARC FLASH – NEW REGULATIONS AND THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ULTRA FAST GROUNDING SWITCH<\/strong>,
\nSamy Faried, ABB
\nWolfgang Hakelberg , ABB
\nLaura Proeless, ABB AG
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nCORROSION REDUCTION IN POWER DISTRIBUTION<\/strong>,
\nJesse Taylor, Eaton Crouse-Hinds
\nKenneth McFarland, Eaton Crouse-Hinds
\nStephanie Ellis, Robroy Industries
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION I – Tuesday morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nPOWER GENERATION LOAD SHARING USING DROOP CONTROL IN AN ISLAND SYSTEM<\/strong>,
\nMatthew Marchiano, Chevron Corporation
\nDavid Rayworth, Chevron Energy Ltd.
\nEduardo Alegria, Chevron Corporation
\nJohn Undrill, John Undrill LLC
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nELECTRIC GENERATOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS<\/strong>,
\nJames Timperley, Doble Engineering
\nDavid Buchanan, Eastman Chemical Company
\nJose M. Vallejo, Universal Star Energy Services
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nLITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS<\/strong>,
\nYves Lavoie, Primax Technologies Inc.
\nFrancois Danet, SAFT SA
\nBenoit Lombard, Primax Technologies Inc.
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

ELECTROCHEM TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nPOWER SYSTEM DESIGN FOR A LARGE DYNAMIC NATURAL GAS FIELD<\/strong>,
\nMerwyn D’Souza, WorleyParsons
\nMansour Al-Turki, Aramco Services Co.
\nMghwar Safwa, WorleyParsons
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nCRITICAL PROCESS LOADS: DEFINING AND INCORPORATING THEM INTO A RELIABLE POWER SYSTEM<\/strong>,
\nGregory Clement, Fluor Enterprises Inc.
\nFrieder Endrejat, Sasol
\nJulian Price, Sasol
\nNina Sadighi, Fluor Enterprises Inc.
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nHOW RELIABLE IS YOUR UPS?  ELIMINATING SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE<\/strong>,
\nSteven Abaray, Hess Corp.
\nStanley Beaver, Clover Global Services
\nChuong Nguyen, Schneider Electric
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nEXPANDED FIELD DATA ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF A TORQUE-BASED MOTOR BUS TRANSFER CRITERION<\/strong>,
\nMurty Yalla, Beckwith Electric Company
\nThomas Beckwith, Beckwith Electric Company
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nISOLATION TECHNIQUES FOR VARIOUS TOPOLOGIES OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES<\/strong>,
\nManish Verma, TMEIC
\nTodd O’Neal, TMEIC
\nNeeraj Bhatia, Bechtel
\nScott Holdridge, Shermco
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nAPPLICATION OF SHAFT BONDING DEVICES (BRUSHES) ON LARGE INVERTER FED MACHINES OPERATING IN A CLASS I LOCATION<\/strong>,
\nBharat Mistry, GE Power Conversion
\nDon Ankele, UL LLC
\nBill Lockley, Lockley Engineering
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nLESSONS LEARNED WHILE APPLYING ELECTRIC PROTECTION ON AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM<\/strong>,
\nMital Kanabar, GE Grid Solutions
\nDibyendu Bhattacharya, BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd
\nAlok Gupta, BP America Ltd.
\nMatt Proctor, GE Grid Solutions
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nMARINE DC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS – TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong>,
\nMichael Roa, ABS Americas
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nTECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE MV CASCADED H BRIDGE INVERTERS (CHBI) VFDS AVAILABILITY WHEN APPLIED TO HIGH POWER ESP OIL WELLS<\/strong>,
\nFabio Feletto, Petrobras S\/A
\nEdson da Costa Bortoni, UNIFEI
\nJoao Guilherme de Carvalha Costa, UNIFEI
\nRobert A. Durham, THEWAY Labs
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

SAFETY TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nPRACTICAL EXECUTION OF THE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN ELECTRICAL SAFETY<\/strong>,
\nMike Doherty, eHazard
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nAPPLYING RISK ASSESSMENT AT THE WORKER LEVEL<\/strong>,
\nDaniel Roberts, Schneider Electric
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nDESIGNING AND SPECIFYING MCCS TO REDUCE HAZARDS AND RISKS BY USING IEEE 1683<\/strong>,
\nTodd R. Sauve, Rockwell Automation
\nRichard P. Anderson Jr., Fluor Enterprises
\nTryton Bower, Mangan Inc.
\nKurt R. Mickler, Rockwell Automation 
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Morning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nDEPLOYMENT OF MV DRIVES IN ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS IN STEAM ASSIST GRAVITY DRAINAGE APPLICATIONS<\/strong>,
\nDonald Wilson, Siemens Canada Ltd.
\nKarl Heideck, Siemens Industry Inc.
\nDavid Conrad, Wood Group
\nPatrick Robinson, Altelec Ltd.
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nISOCHRONOUS LOAD SHARING PRINCIPLES FOR AN ISLANDED SYSTEM WITH STEAM AND GAS TURBINE GENERATORS<\/strong>,
\nKrishnanjan Gubba Ravikumar, SEL Inc.
\nJulio Garcia, Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
\nBrandon Bosley, Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
\nTy Clark, Dominion Energy
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nCONTROL OF PERMANENT MAGNET SYCHRONOUS MACHINES FOR SUBSEA APPLICATIONS<\/strong>,
\nGilberto da Cunha, Weg Drives and Controls
\nAdalberto Jose Rossa, Weg Drives and Controls
\nJoable Andrade Alves, Weg Drives and Controls
\nEduardo Cardoso, FMC Tecnologies
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nEFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION REQUIRES IMPROVED CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYPHASE INDUCTION MOTOR LOSSES<\/strong>,
\nMike Melfi, Rockwell Automation
\nRobbie McElveen, Baldor \/ ABB
\nJames McFarland, Generac Power Systems
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nIT’S GOOD TO GO BACKWARDS – SOMETIMES,
\nThorsten Getschmann, Siemens AG
\nMark Chisholm, Siemens Industry Inc
\nIngo Menz, Siemens AG
\nJohn Schaefer, Praxair Inc
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nREPLACING INDUCTION MOTORS WITH CAGED ROTOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS:  APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATIONS & COST ANALYSIS<\/strong>,
\nRobert McElveen Jr., Baldor Electric Company
\nRichard Holub, Dupont
\nWilliam E. Martin, Baldor Electric Company
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nNEW REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS<\/strong>,
\nEstellito Rangel Jr, Petrobras
\nCarlos Azevedo Sanguedo, CEPEL
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nAPPLICATION OF IEC 60079-10-1 EDITION 2.0 FOR HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION<\/strong>,
\nAllan Bozek, EngWorks
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nEQUIPMENT PROTECTION LEVELS (EPLS); EQUIPMENT CATEGORIES AND AREA CERTIFICATION MARKINGS FOR ZONE CLASSIFIED LOCATIONS<\/strong>,
\nRyan Wilson, ABTECH Inc.
\nWilliam G. Lawrence, FM Approvals
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n

TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION II – Wednesday Afternoon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

[table]
\nCONSIDERATIONS IN APPLYING SYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS FOR FAULT CURRENT EVALUATION OF AN ISLANDED NEUTRAL RESISTANCE-GROUNDED SYSTEM<\/strong>,
\nRasheek Rifaat, Jacobs Canada
\nJames Hong, Jacobs Canada
\nStephen McFetridge, Imperial Oil Resources
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nSTATE OF THE ART FOR FULL ELECTRIC DRIVEN REFRIGERATION COMPRESSORS SOLUTIONS USING ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVE: WHICH COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS LEAD THE BEST CAPEX & OPEX SOLUTION UP TO 100MW?<\/strong>,
\nLionel Durantay, GE Power Conversion
\nJean-Marc Taillardat, GE Power Conversion
\nNicolas Velly, GE Power Conversion
\nJean-Francois Pradurat, GE Power Conversion
\n[\/table]
\n[table]
\nPROACTIVE STUDY AND NOVEL MITIGATION OF MV POWER SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO SUB-POWER-FREQUENCY FERRO-RESONANCE FOR A GAS PLANT<\/strong>,
\nTamer Abdelazim, Eaton Corporation
\nThomas Dionise, Eaton Corporation
\nFrederick D. Painter; II, Anadarko Petroleum
\nDavid Shipp, Capstone Power Systems Engineering
\n[\/table]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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