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Past Meetings Announcements

• Surge Suppression:  New UL 1449, 3rd Edition Requirements

Gary Fox, P.E., GE

September 22, 2009



• Comparing Contemporary Equipment Standards

Ed Rossi, President, Industrial Electric Manufacturing

May 26, 2009


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• Applying Digital Relays To Enhance Industrial Power System Protection

Gregory B. Rauch, P.E., Matzinger-Keegan, Inc.

April 28, 2009



• Specifying Standby Generator Sets: the “Big 3” Questions – Emissions, Enclosures and  Fuel Tanks

Armen Kludjian, Peterson Power Systems


March 24, 2009


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• Power System Grounding and Hybrid Resistance Grounding Systems

Rakan El-Mahayni, Eaton Corporation


February 24, 2009



• Energy Savings Programs – A Practical Approach to Implementation

Finn Schenck, P.E., Integrated Building Solutions


January 27, 2009



• New Methods for Analyzing Time Current Curves

Marcelo E. Valdes, P.E., General Electric, Inc.


November 18, 2008



• Photovoltaic Power Plant Design

Charles Cunha, P.E., Square D


October 28, 2008



• Sustainable Electrical Design

Mark Fisher, Integrated Design Associates, Inc.

September 23, 2008



• Advances in Power System Protection and Automation

Ron Y. Beltran, PE, GE Multilin

May 27, 2008



• Surge Protection Design

Chris Martin, Thomas and Betts Power Solutions

April 22, 2008



• Carbon Fiber Flywheel vs. UPS Battery Systems. What to Use?

Michael Lasky, Pentadyne Power Corp.

March 25, 2008



• A Roadmap for Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption

Brad Brindley, Emerson Network Power, Inc.

February 26, 2008



• Secondary Unit Substation Transformers

Daniel Bumblauskas, The ABB Group

January 22, 2008



• Digital Paralleling and System Design

  George L. Williams, Cummins Power Generation

  November 27, 2007
  




• New California Building Code Seismic Requirements

  Richard Lloyd, Mason Industries, Inc.

  October 23, 2007
  




• Load Preservation Systems

  Rick Hofstetter, Business Development Specialist, Square D Company

  September 25, 2007
  




• Electrical Design Fundamentals for Minimizing Arc Flash Hazards

  Chet Davis, President, ESA

  May 22, 2007
  




• Grounding

  John Howard, Lyncole

  April 24, 2007
  




• DALI - Big and Small

  Richard N. Miller, CEO RNM Engineering, Inc.

  March 27, 2007
  




• Building Management Systems - Thinking and Designing "Green"

  Eugene Gutkin, CEO Integrated Building Solutions (IBS)

  February 27, 2007
  




• Photovoltaics - New Technology and Markets

  Jack Peurach, PowerLight Corporation

  November 28, 2006
  




• Integrated Distribution Equipment

  Finn Schenck, Square D Company

  October 24, 2006
  




• Conductors

  Richard Temblador, Southwire Company

  September 26, 2006
  




• Conductors

  Richard Temblador, Southwire Company

  May 23, 2006

  Note:  Mr. Temblador was unable to attend this meeting.
  Finn Schenck (Square D), Gary Fox (General Electric), and
  Dave Roybal (Eaton/Cutler-Hammer) answered technical questions from the audience.
  




• Genset Emissions Permitting and Certification Process Review

  Armen Kludjian, Peterson Power Systems

  April 26, 2006
  




• Automatic Transfer Switch Applications and Considerations

  Dave Morse, ASCO Power Technologies

  March 28, 2006
  




• Short Circuit and Coordination Analysis

  Glyn J. Lewis Applied Power, Inc.

  February 28, 2006
  




• Medium Voltage Distribution Equipment

  Gary Fox, PE GE Industrial Systems

  January 24, 2006
  




• Power Monitoring Systems

  Rick Hofstetter, Schneider Electric

  November 15, 2005
  




• Fire Alarm Systems in California and San Francisco

  Jon Kapis, RJA Group

  October 25, 2005
  




• Overview of IEEE Standard 1015-1997 (Blue Book)

  David Roybal, PE, Eaton Corp.

  September 27, 2005
  




• New Developments in Transformer Insulating Fluids Technology & Liquid-Filled Transformer Applications

  Roger Bengtson, Cooper Power Systems

  May 24, 2005
  




• Voltage Drop Calculations

  Mark D. Robison, PE, Design Master Software, Inc.

  April 26, 2005
  




• The Single-Processor Concept for Protection and Control of Circuit Breakers in Low Voltage Switchgear

  Marcelo E. Valdes, PE, General Electric Company

  March 22, 2005
  




• Human Error in the Data Center

  David Skeans, Danaher Power Solutions

  February 22, 2005
  




• Grounding and Bonding - National Electric Code Considerations

  Philip Barthman, County of Alameda

  January 25, 2005
  




• Arc Flash Calculations

  George Puffett, PE, Cammisa and Wipf Consulting Engineers

  Rick Miller, PE, RNM Engineering

  November 16, 2004
  




• Overview of IEEE Standard 1100-1999 (Emerald Book)

  Robert Schuerger, PE, EYP Mission Critical Facilities

  October 26, 2004
  




• Interrupting Capacity and Short Time Current Ratings

  David Roybal, PE, Eaton Corp.

  September 28, 2004
  




• Critical Power Systems - Fundamental Philosophies for Design of UPS,

  Transfer Switches, Batteries and Generators

  Kevin Dalton, MGE Power Systems

  May 25, 2004
  




• Aluminum Cable in Commercial & Industrial Applications

  Including History, Termination Standards,

  Recommended Practices & Specification Guidelines

  Christel Templeton, Alcan Cable

  April 27, 2004
  




• Circuit Protection and Short Circuit Calculations
  March 23, 2004
  




• Acceptance Testing and Commissioning Program Development
  

  Steve Metzger, Electro-Test

  February 24, 2004
  



• Electrical Safety in the Workplace
  January 27, 2004