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 Engineering & Operation, Accounting, Customer Billing & Finance
Annual Conference & Trade Show
and Board of Directors Meeting
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2011 Conference Agenda
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Substation Section
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| Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Section Chairman – Reggie Comfort, Senior Manager of Substation Projects – CenterPoint Energy |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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Welcome and Introductions |
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Expansion of the Smyrna 230/115/20kV Substation
Winning Project - 2011 SEE Industry Excellence Awards - Substations Category
Georgia Power is retiring two coal-fueled units at Plant McDonough (that produce about 500MW's) and replacing those units with three 840-megawatt combined cycle natural gas units which will provide a larger and cleaner source of energy close to the Metro Atlanta area. Georgia Power's infrastructure will need to be upgraded. The Smyrna 230/115/20 kV Substation Rebuild project was required in order to support the additional generation from the new units that are scheduled to come on-line between 2011 and 2012. Hear how Georgia Power overcame the challenges to make this project a success.
Tommy Roane, Project Manager, Project Overview – Georgia Power
Allen Love, Principal Engineer, GIS Specifications – Southern Company Transmission
Karlo Ramos, Protection & Control Field Services Engineer, Commissioning – Georgia Power
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Substation Design
The presentation will provide an overview of the design process used on Southern Company Substation projects and the standard designs and materials utilized in their production. Although primarily focused on Protection and Control schemes, the presentation will also cover some of the physical standards in current use, as well as the drawing management and transmittal process that support these projects.
Steve Campbell, Protection & Control Design Supervisor – Southern Company Transmission |
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9:45 a.m. |
Beverage Break - sponsored by |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
CenterPoint Energy Intelligent Grid Project
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) will present a general overview of its intelligent grid scope and implementation plan. We will specifically highlight the substation-distribution system interface. We will describe the operation of the Distribution Management System and its interface with the substation and CNP the energy management system. Finally we will discuss potential changes to ongoing system operations as a result of a functioning intelligent grid.
Reggie Comfort, Senior Manager of Substation Projectics – CenterPoint Energy |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Substation Battery Bank Design Fundamentals
The presentation will focus on the IEEE standard on battery sizing, installation and maintenance procedures. It will cover the standards for Vented Lead-Acid, Valve-Regulated Lead Acid and Nickel-Cadmium Batteries. We will show some simple calculations on figuring load and appropriate charger sizing. Also included are TNMP procedures for battery installation and maintenance and examples of our battery installations.
Sam Woolard, Engineering Supervisor – TNMP |
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11:30 a.m. |
Luncheon and Trade Show |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
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New Member Introduction – Who is Dayton Power & Light Company?
Paul Guglielmetti, Operations Manager, Substation Services – Dayton Power & Light Co. |
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| 1:15 p.m. |
Lightning Protection
This presentation will revisit different lightning protection methods, focusing on the Rolling Sphere Method. It will highlight common mistakes that result in expensive overdesign and/or insufficient protection; talk about failure rate calculations and appropriate design considerations that lead to economical designs. Expect to take away info on accurately reporting the results of a rolling sphere calculation as well as understanding and interpreting the results.
Jayson Mathis, Electrical Engineer – Burns & McDonnell
Oko Buckle, T&D Southeast Regional Manager - Burns & McDonnell |
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2:00 p.m. |
Dynamic VAR Compensation
A dynamic voltage stability study identified an area of the Duke Energy Carolinas transmission system as being vulnerable to voltage collapse. This situation was driven by a high load to generation ratio, few dynamic reactive power sources, and geographically similarly located bulk transmission lines. Adding a dynamic reactive power source (a static var compensator, SVC) was determined to be the most cost effective solution. This project involved the installation of one -100/300 Mvar SVC at a 100 kV station and two 150 Mvar capacitors at a 230 kV station. These two installations work together to mitigate voltage instability concerns in the area.
Brian Moss, Senior Engineer, Transmission Planning Carolina – Duke Energy |
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Refreshment Break - sponsored by |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Substation Training Facilities
Butch Cunningham, Technical Consultant, Substation Methods – Dominion |
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3:45 p.m. |
15-40kV Substation Gloving Program
Mark Carter, Safety & Training Supervisor - Georgia Power Company |
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| 4:30 p.m. |
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Adjourn |
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| Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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| Presiding: Vice Chairman - Rick Knotts, Manager, Large Projects – Baltimore Gas and Electric Company |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
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Substation Safety Culture
2010 Top Performer – Transmission & Distribution Safety
Larry Duffy, Manager Power Delivery - South Carolina Electric & Gas |
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SF6 Gas Equipment – Alarming, Leak Detection, and Environmental Management
This discussion will provide the attendees with an overview of the various aspects of a viable approach to the management of an SF6 leak detection PM cycle; as it relates to a variety of SF6 substation equipment. Discussion topics will include the use of standard alarming points, use of leak detection equipment, and the related environmental aspects of utilizing SF6 gas filled equipment.
Rick Clarke, Senior Engineer, Substation Engr. & Standards – Baltimore Gas and Electric
John Black, Environmental Consultant and Substation Operations Support – Dominion
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Break |
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Trouble Session - (closed session - utility personnel only)
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Adjourn |
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