T-01:Arc Flash Mitigation & Calculations

(2 days : Dec 18-19)
T-01 participants should bring laptop computers (Windows OS)as they will learn and run arc flash calculations.

Electric arc flash hazard was silent for years and out of sudden it has become a major life threat of hundreds of thousands around the globe. In US, a fatality is recorded every day. Electric Arc flash creates temperatures four times hotter than the sun surface, still burring at distance 146 millions o kilometers. In addition, flying objects with molten cupper at speed 700 MPH and sound wave at 100 PSI are natural results of arc flash. This devastating hazard has called for the release of NFPA 70 Standard calling for Electrical Safety in the Work Space. Utilities and industrial companies are all competing and struggling to achieve safer workplace through new technologies, personal protective equipment (PPES), all which arc flash calculation is a cornerstone. In this tutorial, you will learn:

• Background about arc flash explaining the phenomenon and related definitions
• Causes of arc flash
• Mitigation controls covering engineering and administration
• NFPA 70 Explanation
• Evaluation of the current technologies such as arc detection, arc resistance swtichgears, remote operations and control.
• Importance of PPEs
• Arc flash calculations methodologies and software
• Interpretation of arc flash calculations.

INSTRUCTORS:
James Bowen, Aramco Service Company (ASC), Texas, USA
Mr. Bowen received B.S.E.E. degree from Texas A&M University in 1976 and is an IEEE Fellow. After working for S.I.P. Engineering as a Power Engineer for three years, he joined Exxon Chemicals in 1979 where he took care of maintenance, project design, construction follow-up and commissioning for petrochemical and co-generation processes. In 1997, Mr. Bowen joined Powell Electrical Manufacturing Company as Technical Director where he provides leadership in the design development of medium voltage switchgear and circuit breakers. In 2009, Mr. Bowen joined Dashiell as Vice President Advanced Technical Services with a focus on the Smart Grid Initiatives. In 2010, Mr. Bowen joined Aramco Service Company (ASC). Mr. Bowen has authored and presented numerous technical papers, tutorials and seminars for the IEEE and the IEEE Houston Section Continuing Education On Demand program. He is a Professional Engineer and an active fellow of the IEEE.

Hugo Albert Marroquin BScEE, PE, OTI
Mr. Marroquin is a registered professional engineer in the state of California and a member of IEEE P1814™/D1 (Draft Recommended Practice for Electrical System Design Techniques to Improve Electrical Safety). He is also an active contributor to IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E committees. He joined Operation Technology, Inc in January 2001 as an Electrical Engineer. His current position with OTI is Principal Electrical Engineer. In this position, his responsibilities include the design of the ETAP Arc Flash program and the management of several other products. He is also the Test Manager and under this position he has gained expertise in several areas including Load Flow, Short-Circuit, Arc Flash, Transient Stability and DC Systems. The verification of the results for the majority of ETAP modules and the supervision of several Electrical Engineers also fall under his responsibilities.

T-02:Energy Optimization

(1 day : Dec 18)

In this fast dynamic changing world economy energy conservation or in more general term energy efficiency optimization in has become everyone’s business especially in the industrial community. Catering after its conscious consideration in any industrial facility means less energy bill and more cost-effective plants expansions. In this tutorial,” Introduction to Energy Integration Using Pinch technology”, the instructor will be sharing with the audiences the theoretical and practical aspects of energy integration in industrial facilities. The goal of this short course is to introduce to the industrial community the concept of energy integration and its growing application in process plants design and retrofit. The course will enable the audience learn, how to conduct energy assessments for their Industrial facilities, how to apply pinch technology for heat recovery optimization, how to target for minimum heating and cooling utilities and select the right mix of energy utilities and how to design/ retrofit simple heat exchanger networks. The targeted audiences of this course are plant’s process, chemical, mechanical and industrial engineers as well as, plant’s energy engineers/coordinators.

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Mahmoud Bahy Noureldin, S. Aramco
Dr. Mahmoud Bahy Noureldin, energy consultant at Saudi Aramco, has a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering,Auburn University/US in process integration, MSc from University of Salford/UK in reactors design and B.Sc from Cairo University. He has 30 years of industrial and academic experience, as a senior lecturer in Materials and Process engineering department/University of Waikato, New Zealand; postdoctoral research associate in MIT and as process design, control, integration and optimization industrial engineer with Enppi/Brown & Root, Schlumberger, Raychem, ABB process automation, Dupont engineering technology and GE plastics. He has 50 international publications and conference presentations, one book in mass integration, book chapter in energy integration and several patents in energy efficiency optimization.

T-03:Substation Automation

(1 day : Dec 18)

As we are still suffering from 50/60 Hz frequency ratings and different transmission and distribution voltage levels dictated by North America and Europe standards, this bitter experience is no longer repeated in substation automation. The World is like a small village which makes it important to standardize in one communication standard and protocol (IEC61850) among intelligent electronic devices(IEDs) such as relays, meters, test equipment…etc to make sure all IEDs talk to each other without interpreters. In this tutorial, you will learn:

• Historical background about substation automation.
• Development of IEC 61850 through cooperation of major relay manufacturers sand unities across the World.
• Details of the IEC61850 standards such as ICD, SCD,
• Challenges
• GOOSE
• Future expansion and capability
• Study cases and successful stories.

INSTRUCTOR:
Mark Adamiak, General Electric
Mark Adamiak received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and an MSEE degree from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. Mark started his career with American Electric Power (AEP) in the System Protection and Control section where his assignments included R&D in Digital Protection and Control, relay and fault analysis, and system responsibility for Power Line Carrier and Fault Recorders. In 1990, Mark joined General Electric where his activities have ranged from advanced development, product planning, application engineering, and system integration. Mr. Adamiak has been involved in the development of both the UCA and IEC61850 communication protocols, the latter of which is quickly being adopted as the next generation utility communications protocol. He was also the Principle Investigator on the EPRI IntelliGrid Architecture project. Mark is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of HKN, past Chairman of the IEEE Relay Communication Sub Committee, a member of the US team on IEC TC57 Working Group 10 on Utility Communication, the US Regular Member for the CIGRE Protection & Control study committee, a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and a GE Edison award winner for 2008.

T-04:Renewable Energy

(1 day : Dec 18)

To resolve shortage in energy resources , it is important to look for renewable energies to ensure continuous supply and clean environment. Solar and wind energies are abundant in the Middle East, so it is attractive to think about converting these energies to electric power. This can be learned in this tutorial through which you will learn:

• Drivers to utilize solar and wind energies as source of electric power.
• Design methods and technologies to convert solar and wind to electric power Challenges
• Worldwide success stories and projects

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Patric Kleineidam, Lahmeyer International GmbH)
Dr. Patric Kleineidam is working since 2005 at Germany based Lahmeyer International GmbH, a technical consulting company with focus on energy and infrastructure.

His background is civil engineering and he is now heading the wind energy department of Lahmeyer International. This department is supporting the development and realisation of wind farm projects world-wide. Dr. Kleineidam has been and is involved in wind energy projects for example in Egypt, Morocco, Korea, France, Brazil, and Portugal.

Before 2005, he worked as researcher at the University of Hannover and prepared his phd-thesis on the wind energy related topic “On the Fatigue Design of Support Structures of Offshore Wind Energy Converters”.

T-05:Smart Grid

(1 day : Dec 18)

Smart Grid is becoming a glowing target in all over the world to make electricity smarter and more efficient in terms of fuel consumption, greenhouse emissions reduction, operations flexibility and maintenance optimization.  To achieve these targets, smart grids employee advanced and diverse technologies such as intelligent sensing, phasor measurement units, integrated communications and control methodologies . Smart grids make power system perform better and live longer. In this tutorial, you will learn:

• Definition of smart grids and specifications
• Challenges related to smart grids specifications
• Road map to achieve smart grids
• Benefits
• Future considerations

INSTRUCTOR:
Roy Moxley, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory (SEL)
Roy Moxley has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado. He has been involved in electric power systems for 30 years. He joined Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in 2000 and serves as a senior product manager. Prior to joining SEL, he was with General Electric Company as a relay application engineer, transmission and distribution (T&D) field application engineer, and T&D account manager. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Pennsylvania and has authored numerous technical papers presented at U.S. and international relay and automation conferences.

T-06:Industrial Wireless Mesh Solutions for Energy and Refinery Plants

(1 Day : Dec 19)

The tutorial will introduce the wireless mesh solution for oil field & energy industry. Two cases studies (i.e. China Daqing oil field, and Changqing oil field) will be included. The focus will be on the technologies & solutions for video surveillance, wireless voice, and SCADA application of oil field & energy industry. In the tutorial, you will learn:

• Products & technologies overview
• Solutions for oil field & energy industry which includes:
1. a) Video surveillance
2. b) Wireless voice
3. c) Wireless data
4. d) SCADA
• Case Studies:
1. a) China Daqing oil field network
2. b) Changqing oil field network

INSTRUCTOR:
Felix Zhao, Aruba Networks
Felix Zhao currently works at Aruba Networks as Vice President, Mesh Technology. Prior to Aruba, Felix was the co-founder, Co-CEO and CTO of Azalea Networks, Inc. Azalea Networks was industry leader of wireless mesh networking and was acquired by Aruba on Sep 2, 2010. Prior to founding Azalea Networks, Felix worked as the engineering manager and senior researcher at Cisco systems. Felix has two BS degrees (BSEE & BS Physics) from Tsinghua University and has five US patents granted and six more patents pending on IP routing, QoS, radio architecture, and mobile wireless networking, etc.

T-07:Case Studies : Challenging Designs and Failure Investigations

(1 Day: Dec 19)

Nothing is as valuable as real experiences and actual case studies especially in electric power engineering where formula and math can not resolve challenging issues. In this tutorial, studies covering challenging installations and difficult troubleshooting cases will be presented to enrich the participants with the tools and inspiration to resolve the same or similar issues. In this tutorial, you will learn:

• Control and load shedding management system in one intelligent installation o control MW and MVAR flows of interconnected, but islanded from utilities, gas turbine generators to ensure smooth flow of power, yet execute load shedding during power shortage. (Mussab Al Mulla, Saudi Aramco)
• EMTP simulation of capacitor switching and how this affected downstream cable differential protection. (Jaafar Al Sheef, Saudi Aramco)
• Details of flashovers in newly installed 34.5 kV switchgear due to transient recovery voltage. (Mansour Sultan, Saudi Aramco)
• EMTP simulation of transformers sympathetic inrush currents through EMTP simulations in an actual system. (Jaafar Al Sheef, Saudi Aramco)
• HV Cable Induce Voltage and Circulating Current (Muhammad Al Hajri, Saudi Aramco)
• Security challenges to distance relays during coupling capacitor voltage transformers (CCVT) transients.(Jaafar Al Sheef, Saudi Aramco)

INSTRUCTORS:

Mussab Al Mulla, Saudi Aramco
Musaab M. Al-Mulla graduated from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1998 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Musaab joined Saudi Aramco in the power distribution department, where he was responsible for the engineering, operation, and maintenance work related to power generation and distribution at Saudi Aramco facilities, focusing mainly on relay coordination studies and generation control. In 2002, Musaab graduated from Arizona State University with an M.S. in Electrical Engineering/Power Area. In 2005, he joined the project management team at Saudi Aramco, where he has been involved in the development, design, construction, and commissioning of all electrical activities related to the power generation facilities in the Shaybah Expansion Project. In 2009, Musaab rejoined the Power Distribution Department as a power generation specialist.

Jaafar Al Sheef, Saudi Aramco
Jaafar Al Sheef received his BS in Electrical Engineering with first honor from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) on August 10, 1991. Since then, he has been focusing in power system analysis and protection in Saudi Aramco. In June 1998, he received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the same university. Jaafar spent two years and a half in an assignment with Project Management responsible to construct a grass root gas and oil facilities. After the assignment he rejoined his department and started application of power system automation and arc flash mitigation technologies in power substations.



Mansour Sultan, Saudi Aramco
M. Sultan received the BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya in 1985. He received the MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1991 and 1996, respectively. From 1985 to 1990 he was an electrical engineer with the Technical Department of Sirte Oil Company of Libya. From 1992 to 1996, he worked as the principal investigator in a research contract, “Transient Behavior of Systems Containing FACTS Controllers,” on behalf of EPRI of Palo Alto, California. Prior to joining Saudi Aramco he was a senior engineer with the Advanced Systems Group of Hatch Ltd., Ontario, Canada. His main career interests are power electronics, power quality, and substation automation.


Muhammad T. Al Hajri, Saudi Aramco
Muhammad Tami Al-Hajri was born in Al-Khobar, in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. He received his B.Sc. (second-class honors) degree in electrical engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and MSEE degree from New Mexico State University, N.M., USA, in 2000. He joined Saudi Aramco’s Power Distribution Department, in 1996, and has worked since that time as an operation and maintenance engineer of the electrical distribution system within Saudi Aramco. Muhammad has been an active member of the IEEE power engineering society.

T-08:Reducing Energy Use in Data Centers

(1 day : Dec 19)

This tutorial includes; examination of heat load trends and energy distribution in the data center. Explanation and requirements of a traditional data center layouts, including hot aisle / cold aisle configuration and the limitations which this imposes. The next section illustrates five simple mitigation techniques which are most cost effective and cooling effective thermal management techniques & solutions on the market.

Assessment of the benefits and negatives of various technologies in the data center including; Water Cooled Cabinets, Cold Aisle Containment systems, and Air Passive Cooling Cabinets. The presentation will also describe the economic benefits for the complete isolation of HVAC supply air from the hot return air in the data center, thus reducing data center cooling costs up to 90%, and save up to 40% on total data center energy costs.

Learning Objectives:

• 1. Determine current and predict forthcoming heat loads in the data center.
• 2. Introduction to mechanical systems that provide the best operating efficiencies.
• 3. Techniques for achieving maximum separation between HVAC supply air and return air.

INSTRUCTOR:
Rohit Bhargava, Chatsworth Products International

Rohit has over 6 years of consultancy experience in the telecommunication and networking Industry in areas ranging from cabling designs, networking and designing IP networks for voice and data with brands like Cisco Juniper 3Com HP and Avaya. In the past he has delivered courses on various technologies and worked with consultants on product specifications. He has earned various IT certifications in ITIL v3 (service management), Cisco, Microsoft and Juniper.

In his role at CPI, Rohit focuses on Data Center designs, product specification and helping customers with best practices on data center cooling issues. Rohit’s focus includes energy cost savings, infrastructure consolidation and optimizing space in data center.”