Brian Fortenbery

Program Manager

Areas of Expertise

Mr. Fortenbery’s expertise in the following areas has made him a highly qualified individual to manage a team of researchers.

· Power Quality

· Power Factor

· Energy Efficiency

· Energy Storage

· Demand Response

Summary

With over 20 years experience as an electrical engineer, Mr. Fortenbery leads a team of researchers supporting EPRI programs such as power quality, transportation, distributed energy resources, and energy efficiency. Specifically, research areas include energy efficiency, power quality and system compatibility, nanotechnology, electric vehicles, energy storage, and demand response. A significant part of the research involves field demonstrations of emerging technologies such as power conditioners, advanced energy storage, fuel cells, demand response, and efficiency improvement systems. Mr. Fortenbery is also a coordinator for the power quality research program on end-use equipment.

Experience Related to the Proposed Work

Assessment of the Impacts of Power Factor Correction in Computer Power Supplies on Commercial Building Line Losses - Prepared for the California Energy Commission Contract # 500-04-030, Brad Meister, Contract Manager, March 31, 2006

This report describes the findings from PIER research into the energy savings possible through inclusion of power factor correction in computer power supplies. The results helped to influence the Energy Star specification process such that Version 4.0 of the Energy Star computer spec requires power factor correction.

Advanced Harmonics Training Course, One-day EPRI Training course held each year, 2000 through 2006.

This course is offered to EPRI utility members and their customers every year as a technical transfer activity to bring EPRI research results to members.

“Power Quality Mitigation Technology Demonstration at Industrial Customer Sites” – Industrial and Utility Harmonic Mitigation Guidelines and Case Studies, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, 2000. Orderable Item # 1000566

This report describes EPRI research on harmonic mitigation field demonstrations and provides guidelines for performing those demonstrations.

System Compatibility Research:

Revenue Meter Accuracy with Non-Linear Loads

Final Report, December, 1998

This is a report on findings of EPRI laboratory testing of revenue meters to determine their accuracy in the presence of harmonics. Meters were subjected to over 100 real-life distorted waveforms measured in the field. Utilities learned that they must specify meters to be able to capture harmonic content if they want to include it in their measurements.

System Compatibility Research:

Revenue Meter Accuracy With Non-Linear Loads

Final Report updated to include additional meters, December, 2000

This is an update of the 1998 report to describe testing of meters not included in the earlier effort.

Technical Summary of Energy Savings Benefits of Different Technologies used by EASI

February 14, 2005

Special report to summarize the mechanism for energy savings used by EASI products. In many cases, power factor correction was used to effect the savings.

Other Selected Project Work

· Server Power Supply and UPS Efficiency Evaluation for the California Energy Commission, 2005

· Energy Efficiency of Power Supplies and Battery Chargers for the California Energy Commission, 2005, 2006

· Energy Star Program Support for EPA, 2005, ongoing

· Project Manager, Power Quality Technology Demonstration for the California Energy Commission (2001, 2002)

· Project Manager, Internet Study for Electricite de France, (2001, 2002)

· Project Manager, Power Quality in Plastics Industry Study for TVA (2001, 2002)

· Project Manager, CAT UPS Demonstration Project for TVA, (2001 to 2003)

· Project Manager/Supervisor, Case Studies on Internet Buildings for EPRI, (2001)

· Project Supervisor, Utility Guidebook for Internet Data Centers for EPRI, (2001)

· Project Manager, CAT UPS Demonstration Project for EPRI and Reliant Energy (2000 to 2001)

· Project Manager Dynamic Sag Corrector Demonstration Project for TVA, (1999 to 2001)

· Power Quality Engineer, Distribution Reliability & PQ Study for Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company, 2004,2005

Education

· M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1995

· B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1987

Papers and Documents Published

· Test Protocol For Calculating The Energy Efficiency of Internal Ac-Dc Power Supplies Rev. 5.0 - (9/1/2005) - Available at www.efficientpowersupplies.org

· Enhanced Ride-Through for Desktop Personal Computers - Feasibility, Testing, Design, and Assessment of Embedded Solutions - EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, 2004 1002270 March 2004

· Field Demonstration of Power Quality Mitigation Technologies for CEC (California Energy Commission) - Vol I - Site Audits - EPRI, Palo Alto, July, 2003

· Field Demonstration of Power Quality Mitigation Technologies for CEC (California Energy Commission) - Vol II – Field Demonstrations - EPRI, Palo Alto, July, 2003

· Case Studies on Internet Data Centers - EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, 2003 1001670 March 2003

· Compatibility Tests for Dissimilar Types of Distributed Generation Powering a Microgrid - EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, 2003 1001675 March 2003

· Power Quality Study on Plastic Extrusion Processes - Dynamic Characterization of Process Power Quality for the California Food Processing Industry: Del Monte Modesto Power Quality Analysis EPRI PEAC Corp for CEC, 2003

· Guidebook for Developing and Powering Internet Data Centers - A Resource for the Electric Utility Industry – First Edition - EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, 2001 1005940 December 2001

Work History

· Program Manager for Energy Efficiency and Industrial Studies – EPRI – 2007 to Present

· Engineering Manager for Power Quality and System Compatibility Research – EPRI Solutions – 1996 to 2007

· Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology – Cleveland State Community College – 1991 to 1996

· Design Engineer – EBASCO Services, Inc., under contract to the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, 1988-1991