March 28, 2024

TechCon North America 2017

Organization:
TechCon® by TJH2b Analytical Services
Location:
Houston, Texas, United States
Start Date:
February 14, 2017
End Date:
February 16, 2017
Website:
Description
Where Technology and Innovation Meet

TechCon® Worldwide Conferences and Expos are annual events devoted to the discussion of technology development and solutions which improve key high voltage maintenance programs and asset management strategies for the aging electrical grid infrastructure.

Produced by TJH2b Analytical Services, delegates will meet with a mix of utility industry experts as presenters, utility workforce members, corporate suppliers and decision-makers eager to network and share their vast knowledge and experiences. Delegates will have contact with exhibitions that afford extensive networking opportunities and access to the latest industry technology developments and successes. Your career will be enriched by your attendance.

Who should attend?

TechCon® is designed to provide a wide range of educational options for delegates whether they are newcomers or seasoned professionals. TechCon® delegates include generation, transmission and distribution executives and personnel; electrical engineers; maintenance and asset managers; consultants; service providers; manufacturers; insurance companies; utility maintenance specialists and technicians; substation superintendents.

Sessions are NETA Accredited.

Additional information

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See SCHEDULE. | Fee: $895.00 before 12/25 | $995.00 after 12/25 REGISTER

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TRAINING TRACKS have been enhance for 2017.

> Review the educational offerings to select those that you will benefit from most.

ALL SESSIONS


  • Transformer Cooling Systems    


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Kevin Riley, Trantech Radiator Products


  • Transformer Tier 1 Asset Health Index Scoring    


  •  

Mark Goff, Tennessee Valley Authority


  • Arc Flash Risk Assessment and its Importance    


  •  

Yogendra Nimbalkar, Saber Power Systems


  • Where Does the Air Go?              


  •  

Don Platts, OMICRON


  • Oil Power Factor Mysteries:  Part 2          


  •  

Ernest "Russ" Crutcher, MicroLab Northwest


  • Transformer Lifecycle Management with Avoided Costs


  •  

Jon Giesecke, JLG Associates LLC


  • The Use of Health Index for Condition Assessment and Replacement Prioritizing


  •  

Claude Rajotte,Hydro Quebec - IREQ


  • On-Load Tap Changer Dissolved Gas Analysis     


  •  

Randy Cox, GE Grid Solutions


  • New Trends and Challenges in the Electric Power Industry           


  •  

John McDonald [KEYNOTE], GE Grid Solutions


  • g3 – A Breakthrough Technology             


  •  

Dr. Yannick Kieffel, GE Grid Solutions


  • Power Transformers Ageing Diagnostic: Methanol from the Lab to the Field         


  •  

Mohamed Ryadi / Co-Author Jocelyn Jalbert, EDF Lab Saclay


  • Why Offline Bushing Tests May Not Confirm Alarms from an Online Bushing Monitoring System


  •  

Mark Tostrud, Dynamic Ratings


  • BIG DATA... Where is All the Data, and Is It Useful?          


  •  

Brian Sparling / Co-Author Dr. Victoria Catterson, Dynamic Ratings


  • Duke Energy Health & Reliability Management and Prioritization Strategies         


  •  

David Wallach, Duke Energy


  • Using PD Survey Tools to Improve Safety and Detect Incipient Failures   


  •  

Tony McGrail, Doble


  • On-Line Leak Repair - Oil, SF6 and Nitrogen Leaks            


  •  

Gary Lee Brown / Co-Presenter Liisa Colby, Colt Power Services


  • ABB Part 1:  Overheating of Bushing Top Terminals


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David Geibel, ABB


  • ABB Part 2:  Future Technology to Approve Safety, Security, Resiliency, and Reliability


  •  

Randy Williams, ABB

PANEL SESSION: Operation Condition and Replacement Prioritizing

You are invited to attend and make your contribution to a panel discussion on the use of Health Indexing to develop operating condition assessments and replacement prioritization strategies for substation equipment. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the need for technology integration and enterprise data management, the importance of data integrity, and key factors needed to implement a successful condition assessment program. Utility experiences will be shared and discussed.

Session Panelists:

     John McDonald

Strategy Group:

     ·David Wallach

     ·Mark Goff

     ·Claude Rajotte

TRAINING TRACKS


  • Reinhausen University  


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TBD, Reinhausen Machine


  • Categorizing Transformer Faults via Dissolved Gas Analysis          


  •  

Randy Cox, GE Grid Solutions


  • Having LTC or Accessory Issues?  Here's How to Become a Hero for your Company           


  •  

Jon Brasher, ABB


  • OLTC problems detected using DVtest   


  •  

Dr. Raka Levi, DV Power


  • OMICRON - Training Track / Facility Tour             


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Tom Prevost / Don Platts, OMICRON


  • Power Transformers 101 Fundamentals and Power Transformers 102 Advanced 


  •  

Jim McIver, Siemens


  • The Duval Triangle and Pentagon - Hands On Training    


  •  

Dr. Michel Duval, Hydro Quebec - IREQ

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