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The following is the schedule of technical papers that will be
​presented at the
​2019 IEEE/IAS PCIC Conference in Vancouver.
Times/room assignments are subject to change.  Please check back here or on the PCIC App for updated information.

Monday AM

GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 8:00 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom A-C

Presiding - Dennis Bogh, PCIC Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-01

INTRODUCTION TO IEEE STANDARD 1584 IEEE GUIDE FOR PERFORMING ARC-FLASH HAZARD CALCULATIONS - 2018 EDITION

Daleep Mohla
Jim Phillips
Wei Jen Lee
Albert Marroquin

DCM Electrical Consulting Services, Inc.
Brainfiller.com
University of Texas at Arlington
ETAP

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-02

AN ANALYSIS OF A DECADE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY INCIDENTS IN THE GLOBAL EPC INDUSTRY

Richard Anderson
Shawn McGaw
Giovanni Parra

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-03

8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OF A LARGE-SCALE REMOTE PARTIAL DISCHARGE MONITORING PROGRAM FOR HV ELECTRIC MOTORS IN AN OIL AND GAS ENVIRONMENT

Jesus Franco
Martin Richards
Gavin Glass
Malcolm Seltzer-Grant

Chevron ETC
Tengizchevroil
Tengizchevroil
HVPD

 

 

 

 

Monday PM

GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom A

Presiding - Jim Bowen, PCIC Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-04

DESIGN ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET API 541 5TH EDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIABILITY

Wayne Paschall
Gary Donner
Keith Lyles

ABB Inc.
TDE
Praxair Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-05

API 546, 4TH EDITION - MAKING IT EASIER TO SPECIFY BRUSHLESS SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES

John Dulas
Travis Griffith
Joel Ocmand
Mark Chisholm

ABB Inc.
Jacobs Engineering
Shell Proj & Eng Services
Siemens Industry, Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-06

APPLYING API AND NEMA SPECIFICATIONS TO LIMIT ELECTRICAL CURRENT PULSATION AND TORSIONAL VIBRATION OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS DRIVING RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

Troy Feese
Mark Fanslow

Engineering Dynamics Inc.
TECO Westinghouse

 

 

 

 

CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom B

Presiding - Mark Throckmorton, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-07

UNDERSTANDING ALTERNATE METHODS OF MOTOR STARTING, AN INVESTIGATION ON ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

William Finley
Mathew Nordmeyer
Zachery Merana

Siemens
Siemens
Siemens

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-08

METHODS FOR COMPARING AND OPTIMIZING VISUAL ILLUMINATION WITH LED LUMINAIRES FOR REFINERY APPLICATIONS

Ellen Helm
Mark Goodman
Chris Lounsbury
Joe Marquardt

Appleton Group/Emerson Ind. Auto.
Mark Goodman Electrical Consulting
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-09

STATOR WINDING TEMPERATURE RISE TESTING FOR MEDIUM AND LARGE POLYPHASE INDUCTION MOTORS INVESTIGATED

Robert McElveen
Christopher A. Stockton

ABB
ABB

 

 

 

 

ELECTROCHEMICAL & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Room 11/12

Presiding - Sudhir Thorat, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-10

ANALYSIS OF PLC VS. DCS IN INDUSTRIAL PETROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS

David Mazur
Bill Stewart
Richard Paes
Henry Clark

Rockwell Automation
Chevron
Rockwell Automation
Chevron Pipe Line

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-11

A CASE STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN A REFINERY: DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, AND LESSONS LEARNED

Austin Arnett
Henry George

Burns & McDonnell
Phillips 66

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-12

APPLYING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO INDUSTRIAL TRACE HEATING

Ryan Heykants
Jeff Hodgson
Ross Campbell
Nicolas Leblanc

nVent
nVent
Shell Canada
Shell Canada

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom C

Presiding - Donna Hodgson, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-13

UTILITY POWER FOR ONSHORE DRILLING RIGS: AN APPLICATION GUIDE

Matthew Marchiano
Alonzo Alvarez Meola
Miguel Lopez
Ogunlana Ajayi

Chevron Pipeline & Power
Chevron Pipeline & Power
Chevron North America
Chevron Canada

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-14

INTEGRATING CYBER SECURITY REQUIREMENTS INTO A POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Rick Preston
Mark Duck
Colin Finnegan
Rodrigo Munoz

Siemens Industry, Inc.
Shell Global Solutions US, Inc.
Accenture
Siemens Industry, Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-15

DISTRIBUTED LOGIC LOAD SHED SYSTEM VIA IEC 61850

Jung Mun
Harrison Combs

Process Solutions, Inc.
Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday AM

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Room 8/15

Presiding - Nic Leblanc, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-16

KEY CONCEPTS IN INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION RELAY NETWORKS

Duane Leschert
Kris Sommerstad
Etienne Tremblay
Sam Johnson

WorleyParsons
WorleyParsons
Shell
Enbridge Pipelines

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-17

CASE STUDY: TURBINE LOAD-SHARING AND LOAD-SHEDDING SYSTEM FOR AN AUSTRALIAN LNG FACILITY

Adbel Rahman Khatib
Bowen Dai
Roberto Costa
Anshuman Mallya

Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc
Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc
Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc
Chevron

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-18

PROTECTIVE RELAY UPGRADE UTILIZING REAL-TIME SIMULATOR TECHNOLOGY

Etienne Tremblay
Allen Kachurowski
Duane Leschert
Kyle Busby

Shell
Shell
WorleyParsons
Altelec Tech Sales & Services Inc.

 

 

 

 

MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Room 1/2/3

Presiding - Rick Paes, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-19

ELECTRIC GENERATION CONDITION ASSESSMENT WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS

James Timperley
Umar Zakir Ahmad
Jose M. Vallejo

Doble Engineering (retired)
Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
Universal Star Energy Services

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-20

AN INDUCTION MOTOR – A COMPLETE CHECKUP

Rajendra Mistry
Tyler Gaerke

Siemens Industry Inc
Siemens Industry Inc

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-21

WHY NOT WYE-WYE TRANSFORMERS?

Donald Zipse
Matthew Miller

Electrical Forensics, LLC
Maris Grove Retirement Community

 

 

 

 

REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom A

Presiding - Troy Parvino, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-22

LIGHTING PROTECTION AT PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES - PART 1 HISTORY AND BACKGROUND SCIENCE

Robert Durham
Tommy Gillaspie
Marcus O. Durham

THEWAY Labs
Donato Minx Brown
THEWAY Labs

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-23

SUCCESSFUL PROJECT EXECUTION TO REPLACE FOUR 15-KV SWITCHGEAR LINEUPS AND SEVEN MEDIUM VOLTAGE MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS DURING A 35-DAY TURNAROUND – A CASE STUDY

Jacqueline Morris
Kenneth Long
Daniel Cochran
Shawn Kelley

LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell
Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-24

A HOLISTIC APPROACH AT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS IN A CHEMICAL PLANT

Alfredo Arriola
Melvin Perry

Schneider Electric
BASF Houston

 

 

 

 

SAFETY TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom B

Presiding - Clifton Oertli, Secretary

 

 

PCIC-2019-25

THE NEXT PHASE IN THE EVOLUTION OF SAFETY BY DESIGN – DIGITAL SWITCHGEAR

Harshavardhan Karandikar
Terry Neighbours
Ron Pate

ABB, Inc.
ABB, Inc.
ABB, Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-26

ELECTRICAL INCIDENTS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO NFPA 70E AND CSA Z462

James White
Shahid Jamil

Shermco Industries
Independent

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-27

TECHNIQUES FOR COMMISSIONING ARC-FLASH MITIGATION SYSTEMS

Matthew Cato
Andy Gill
Scott Manson
Matthew Watkins

Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc.
Kazakh Projects Joint Venture Limited
Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc.
Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc.

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom C

Presiding - Todd Huston, Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-28

APPLICATION, SELECTION AND DESIGN OF THREE-WINDING TRANSFORMERS IN LNG AND PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES

Shankar Nambi
Jerzy Kazmierczak
Terry Tadlock
Peter Parsan

Bechtel OG&C
ABB Inc
Bechtel OG&C
IEEE Member

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-29

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF TRANSIENT-FREE CAPACITOR SWITCH (TFCS) TECHNOLOGY FOR STARTING LARGE INDUCTION MOTORS AT A TEXAS NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT

Paul B. Steciuk
Frederick D. Painter, II
Dwaraka S. Padimiti

Northeast Power Systems, Inc.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
ABB

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-30

ALTERNATIVE PACKAGE OF TESTS TO REDUCE CAPEX AND DELIVERY TIME OF LARGE LNG TRAIN USING INDUCTION MACHINE FED BY VSI DRIVE TECHNOLOGY UP TO 120MW

Lionel Duranty
Ty Clark
Lionel Roth
Christophe Galmiche

General Electric
Dominion Energy
General Electric
General Electric

 

 

 

 

Wednesday AM

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Room 8/15

Presiding - Allen Gibson, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-31

IEC VS. ANSI MV SWITCHGEAR: WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU USE AND DOES IT MATTER?

Harshavardhan Karandikar
Babu Sankar
Terry Neighbours
John Webb

ABB Inc.
ABB Inc.
ABB Inc.
ABB Inc.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-32

EFFECT OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE ON THE CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Marty Cole
William Lawrence
Nicolas Leblanc

Hubbell Canada ULC
FM Global
Shell Canada

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-33

TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

Eduardo Cesar
Talles Calisto

PETROBRAS
PETROBRAS

 

 

 

 

MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Room 11/12

Presiding - Chris Heron, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-34

A PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF A SINEWAVE FILTER TO RESOLVE ESP MOTOR FAILURES

Anthony Hoevenaars
Michael McGraw
Colt Burley

Mirus International Inc.
Mirus International Inc.
Denbury Onshore, LLC

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-35

DESIGN OF ZONAL ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR SHIPS AND OIL PLATFORMS: CONTROL SYSTEMS AND PROTECTIONS

Giorgio Sulligoi
Daniele Bosich
Andrea Vicenzutti
Yuri Khersonsky

University of Trieste
University of Trieste
University of Trieste
IEEE

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-36

SIZING CHOKES FOR MISSION-CRITICAL ISLANDED POWER SYSTEMS

Scott Manson
Mike Mosman

Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Inc.
Morrison Hershfield Corporation

 

 

 

 

REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom A

Presiding - Clinton Roache, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-37

ENERGY OPTIMIZATION IN PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES

Richard Paes
Brian Toner
Gary Bankay

Rockwell Automation
Imperial Oil
Rockwell Automation

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-38

DROP IN MOTORS, WHAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEYOND THE BOLT PATTERN

Blake Parker
Michael A. Melnick
Neal Tara
Javier Portos

Integrated Power Services
Air Products
Air Products
Integrated Power Services

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-39

PROTECTIVE RELAY COORDINATION STUDY AT A PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX

Paul Gaynor
Ahmed Abu Zaid
Mohammed Hazmi
Thamer Gari

Rabigh Refining & Petrochem Co
Rabigh Refining & Petrochem Co
Rabigh Refining & Petrochem Co
Schneider Electric

 

 

 

 

SAFETY TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom B

Presiding – James White, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-40

APPLICATION OF INCIDENT ENERGY REFERENCE BOUNDARY (AREA) PLOTS IN TCCS CONSIDERING IEEE 1584-2018 INPUT PARAMETER VARIABILITY

Albert Marroquin
Antony Parsons

ETAP
Schneider Electric

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-41

EFFECT OF CONDUCTOR IMPEDANCE ON CURRENT LIMITING ARC QUENCHING DEVICE PERFORMANCE

Adams Baker
Robert Burns

Eaton

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-42

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UPDATED ELECTRICAL SAFETY PROGRAM AT MIDSTREAM AND UPSTREAM FACILITIES

Carlos Ramirez Franco
Zarheer Jooma
Gus Gantzer

Hess Corporation
E-HAZARD
E-HAZARD

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:15 am to 11:15 am

VCC Ballroom C

Presiding - Brandon Cassimere, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-43

DESIGN AND TESTING OF LARGE 2-POLE VARIABLE SPEED PUMP MOTORS WITH WELL DAMPED ROTOR NATURAL FREQUENCY

Jhonattan Dias
Angelo Paulucci de Carvalho
Tobias Milani Dietrich
Elton da Silva

WEG S.A.
WEG S.A.
WEG S.A.
WEG S.A.

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-44

TORSIONAL VIBRATIONS IN ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN COMPRESSOR TRAINS

Rainer Kurz
Jay Mistry

Solar Turbines Incorporated
Solar Turbines Incorporated

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-45

HEAT AND HARMONICS: THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS IN AIR-COOLED MV ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES (ASD) & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Manish Verma
Roger Lawrence

TMEIC
RGL Solutions

 

 

 

 

Wednesday PM

CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom A

Presiding – Keith Lyles, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-46

AN UPDATE TO A NEW METHOD OF STATOR CORE REPAIR

Chuck Yung
Mark Ross

EASA
New Core

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-47

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFYING, INSTALLING, MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING ELECTRIC MOTORS THAT WILL PROVIDE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE

Austin Bonnett

US Electrical Motors

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-48

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHAFT BONDING DEVICES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS

Felipe Tranquilini
Bob Krusemark
Mark Zawadzki

Toshiba International Corporation
Sulzer Pump
International Paper

 

 

 

 

ELECTROCHEMICAL & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom C

Presiding – Andrew Ackerman, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-49

LEARNING TO PROPERLY INSTALL VALVES AND INSTRUMENTS TO PROTECT PIPELINE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WITHOUT EFFECTING THE CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

Henry Clark
Bill Stewart

Chevron Pipeline and Power
Chevron Pipeline and Power

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-50

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTION AND SIZING OF LARGE SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AS DRIVERS FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS IN LNG APPLICATIONS

Dragan Ristanovic
Matt Taher
Neeraj Bhatia
Thorsten Getschmann

Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals
Siemens AG

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-51

EFFECTIVE DOCUMENTATION OF MICROPROCESSOR-BASED PROTECTIVE RELAY CONFIGURATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Duane Leschert
Kris Sommerstad
Etienne Tremblay
Andrew Bennett

WorleyParsons
WorleyParsons
Shell
Suncor

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

VCC Ballroom B

Presiding – Shelly De Grate, Vice-Chair

 

 

PCIC-2019-52

REDUCING ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP DOWNTIME BY MITIGATION OF VSD OUTPUT POWER QUALITY PROBLEMS

Tamer Abdelazim
David Shipp
Thomas Dionise

Eaton Corporation
Capstone Power System Engineering
Eaton Corporation

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-53

OPTIMIZED PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR CONTROL FOR ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS USING LV DRIVES

Richard Paes
Tim Rowan
Semyon Royak
Jingbo Liu

Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation

 

 

 

PCIC-2019-54

COMPETENCY - ARE WE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY?

Martin Jones
Peter Bennett

JT Limited CompEx Dept
Engineering Equipment Material Users Association

 

 

 

 

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