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This presentation will analyze the operational and safety issues raised by electric utilities and attaching entities in the pole attachment rulemaking proceedings pending before the Federal Communications Commission and the Arkansas Public Service Commission, and discuss ways to resolve those concerns and any others that may be expressed by electric utility audience members.
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The inspection of overhead distribution lines and equipment is an NESC requirement and essential to the safe and relaible operations of these facilities. This presentation will cover: - Do most electric utilities have inspection programs in place? - What are the trends in this area. - What kind of inspections are conducted. - Where do utilities fall short.
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This presentation will review arrestor fundamentals plus cover line lead affects, isolator function and DOT considerations.
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The speaker incorporates 20+ years of experience with two different cutout/fuse link manufacturers and a multitude of electric utilities to explain on a basic level the design and operation fundamentals of cutouts and fuse links. Then he follows it up with real world examples of common issues, practices and problems along with solutions. Finally, he'll emphasize the importance of Operations input into the process of selecting the cutout, fuse links and supplier.
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This presentation will cover the history, scope and ramifications of the DOE final ruling on oil filled distribution transformers. The new ruling will affect the cost of transformers, the availability of raw material and capacities of the transformer manufactures. The new ruling will be implemented January 1, 2010, which leave very little time for manufactures and end user to prepare.
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Presented at the 8th Annual Electric Operations Conference - Ames, IA; July 30-August 1, 2007
Speaker: Benjamin Lanz IMCORP
Several market dynamics are causing utilities to review their current cable rehabilitation practices. These dynamics include rising costs such as fuel and raw materials, which are accelerated by....
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Presented at the 8th Annual Electric Operations Conference - Ames, IA; July 30-August 1, 2007
Speaker: Steve Brewer Hubbell Power Systems
This session will focus on the theory, selection and proper application of MOV type surge arresters. We will discuss the differences between the various ANSI Types of arresters. The primary focus will be....
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Presented at the 8th Annual Electric Operations Conference - Ames, IA; July 30-August 1, 2007
Speaker: John Pendleton Tesco Company, Inc.
Our presentation will look at how communication companies affect pole loading conditions and....
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Presented at the 8th Annual Electric Operations Conference - Ames, IA; July 30-August 1, 2007
Speaker: Hawk Asgeirsson DTE Energy
Today’s electric distribution business is all about developing innovative, cost-effective solutions to solve distribution problems. Distributed generation (DG) is a viable solution for distribution problems – one that can be implemented so that....
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Inspection of Facilities, Documentation, Completion Tracking
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