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Thursday,
October 28, 2004:
Tutorial & Field Visit Programme
Tutorial:
Electric Power Systems -
Present & Future
The Tutorial is held at
Algonquin College,
Advanced Technology,
D-Building, Salon A.,
1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
08:00
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
08:50
·
Opening by Steve Finnagan,
Academic Chair, Electronics and
Electro-Mechanical Department, School of Advanced Technology, Algonquin College.
09:05
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Welcome Statement by Morris Uremovich, Dean, School of
Advanced Technology, Algonquin College.
09:10
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Technology
Kaleidoscope by Bill Kemp,
Vice-President Powerbase Automation Systems Inc.
Electrical power system past, present
,and Future.
09:20
·
The Power
System and the Power System Management by
Aidan Foss,
Principal, ANF Energy Solutions Inc.
Generation, transmission, distribution,
load; Power system equipments; Behavior as a single machine; Ontario
system overview - frequency, voltage levels, interconnections. Energy
balancing & frequency management; Voltage regulation, active & reactive
power; Short-circuit faults & protection; Transmission constraints –
thermal, voltage and electromechanical; Synchronism; Major system
disturbances; Reliability and security standards.
10:15 ·
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45 ·
Metering Technology (Metering, Billing, and
Customer Equity), by
Allen Stanbury,
Canadian Electricity Association-CEA
Utilities need
to recover costs for capital invested as well as energy delivered. New
metering technology offers the promise of eliminating subtle cross
subsidies in the electricity market.
11:40
·
Demand Management and Distributed Generation
by Bill Kemp,
Vice-President Powerbase Automation Systems
Inc.
Load reduction - energy efficiency, basic
& advanced; Load displacement - nonelectrical alternatives; Load
time-shifting – open & closed loop control; Commercial load-shedding.
Photovoltaic; Wind; Small hydro; Co-generation; Landfill Gas; Biofuels;
Fuel cells; Inverters; Grid interconnection.
12:35
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Closing Remarks
12:40
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Luncheon
Field Visit
14:00
- 16:30
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Free Field Visit only for Symposium and Tutorial Attendees
A Field
Visit to the
Chats Falls Hydro Plant at Fitzroy Harbour,
Ontario
is organized only
for the EPS2004 Symposium and Tutorial attendees.
The visitors should wear long pants, and non-slip closed toed, low heel
shoes. The plant facility will provide the visitors with the hard hats.
Location: The meeting point for the Field Visit transportation
(bus) is at
Algonquin College,
Advanced Technology,
D-Building, Salon A.,
1385 Woodroffe Avenue.
Friday,
October 29, 2004:
Symposium Programme
The Electrical Power Symposium 2004
is held at Ben Franklin
Place, Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada.
Tel:(613)727-6700
08:00
·
Registration and Continental Breakfast
08:40
·
Welcome
by
The Organizing Committee Co-Chairs,
The
Electrical Power Symposium 2004.
Objectives, program overview, house announcements.
08:45
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Official
Opening
08:55
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Chairperson’s
Remarks
by Hans Konow, President and CEO of the
Canadian Electricity Association (CEA).
09:05
·
Keynote Presentation:
The Ontario’s Electricity Sector –
Challenges and Opportunities by
Shane
Pospisil, Assistant Deputy Minister – Supply & Conservation,
Ontario Ministry of Energy.
The government's response to the growing
challenge regarding Ontario’s balance of electricity supply and demand.
10:00
·
Electricity
Markets in North America
by
Carmela Phillips, Compliance
and Dispute Resolution, Independent Electricity Market Operator-IMO.
Past performance of Ontario market. Status update on markets in North
America.
10:30 ·
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:50
·
Smart
Metering
by
Allen Stanbury,
Canadian Electricity Association-CEA
Smart metering accuracy,
electromechanical and digital meters,
new tariffs, benefits, and legislation.
11:20
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Commodity Treatment
of
Electricity
(Pay
as
You Go
Electricity)
by
Ken Quesnelle, Vice President, Woodstock
Hydro
Pre-payment metering can potentially reduce demand, eliminate consumer
bad debt and avoid the more complex billing requirements of smart
meters.
11:50 ·
Morning Plenary Discussion
led by
Chairperson
Hans Konow, President and CEO of the Canadian Electricity
Association (CEA).
12:20
·
Luncheon for Speakers and Delegates
13:20 ·
IEE/IEE
Presentations by The
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs,
The
Electrical Power Symposium 2004.
IEE/IEEE promo and services overview
13:30 ·
The Power
of Decision: Reinvesting in Canada's Nuclear Future
by
Pierre Guimond, Director, Regulatory
Affairs, Canadian Nuclear Association.
Is the nuclear generation a clear
candidate to help solve the supply-demand balance in Ontario?
14:00 ·
The Case
for Distributed Generation in Ontario
by Bill kemp,
Vice-President Powerbase Automation Systems Inc.
Economics case, incentive, economics drivers.
14:30 ·
Options for
Electricity Conservation in Ontario
by
Greg Clarke,
Director,
Director, Energy Products and Services, Energy Ottawa Inc.
The combination of the projected end of life of the Ontario’s existing
coal-fired and nuclear generating stations and predictions of growing
electricity demand have prompted a major debate over Ontario’s future
electricity needs and how those needs might be met.
15:00 ·
Networking and Refreshment Break
15:20
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Co-generation
By
Gordon Robb,
President COGEN Canada
The Co-generation offer both flexibility
and high overall efficiency and is available in a range of scales from
domestic to large industrial. In addition, these technologies can
utilize a variety of local fuel sources from biomass to waste.
15:50 ·
Clean Coal
Technologies by
Keith B. Rivers, P. Eng., Manager, Fossil
Products & Services Marketing, Babcock & Wilcox Canada
Clean coal fired plants are a
current reality since commercially available technologies can remove 96%
of total air pollutant emissions.
15:20 ·
Afternoon Plenary Discussion
led
by
Chairperson Hans
Konow, President and CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association
(CEA).
16:40
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Closing Remarks
Note: Any revision to the above schedule will be promptly
displayed.
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