2020 Iris Rotating Machine Conference

Monday – Tutorials (in parallel)

• Breakfast
• 8:00 to 5:00 | Partial Discharge Theory & Interpretation
• 8:00 to 5:00 | Stator Endwinding Vibration: Causes, Off-line Tests and On-line Monitoring
• Certificate of attendance
• 7:00 pm onward | Visit the Hospitality Suite nightly for light snack & refreshment – a great place to network

Tuesday – Technical Session

• Breakfast
• 9:00 to 12:00 | Motor & Turbo Generator Session topics include Repair Procedures, Off-line Testing for winding condition, Recent Motor & Generator Failures
•  Lunch
• 1:30 to 3:00 | Keynote Speaker
• 3:30 to 5:00 | Breakout Sessions – In parallel
  • Turbo Generator
  • Motor
  • Hydro Generator
• 6:00 to 7:30 | Pre-dinner Reception
• 7:00 pm onward | Hospitality Suite

Wednesday – Technical Session

• Breakfast
• 9:00 to 12:00 | Hydro Session topics include Endwinding, Machine Failure and Case Studies in detecting problems – on-line monitoring
• Lunch
• 1:30 to 2:30 | Hydro Session continued
• 3:00 to 4:00 | Iris Power User Group Meeting
• 4:30 to 6:00 | Walk-in Clinic – bring your data for analysis
• 7:00 pm onward | Hospitality Suite

Thursday – Tutorials (in parallel)

• Breakfast
• 8:00 to 5:00 | Advance Partial Discharge Interpretation
• 8:00 to 5:00 | Stator Core Maintenance
• Certificate of attendance

Cost:

Technical Sessions – (Tuesday & Wednesday)

• $650.00 US
• $585.00 US (early bird until May 20th)

Tutorials – (Monday & Thursday)

• $150.00 US each

(Registration includes breakfast daily and lunch Tuesday & Wednesday)

For more information contact:
Karen Howard | khoward@qualitrolcorp.com | +1 905 364 4568

GENERAL SESSION - Tuesday May 7, 2019

Rotor Rewinds: Old Copper –vs – New CopperHoward Moudy, National Electric Coil, USA

Uprating Considerations in Turbogenerator with Indirectly Hydrogen-Cooled Stator Winding Eduard Abbagu, University of Batangas, Philippines

Recent Experience with Phase to Phase Failures On Generator Stator WindingsMike Bresney, AGT, USA

Detecting Failing Joints in A Power Plant Using Electromagnetic Interference (Emi) EquipmentClyde Maughan, Maughan Generator Consultants, USA, Jim Timperley, consulant, USA

Generator Diagnostics - From Failure Modes to Risk for Forced OutageGabor Csaba, Fortum, Sweden

Stator Insulation Aging and Design for ReliabilityWilliam Chen, Teco Westinghouse, USA

EPRI Generator Research: Past, Present and FutureKeynote Speaker - Bill Moore, EPRI

HYDRO SESSION - Wednesday May 8, 2019

How much PD is too Much?Vicki Warren, Iris Power, USA

Off-The-Shelve Static Excitation System: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Hydrogeneration Plants Enrique Morquecho, Humberto Camarena, Jenkins Electric, USA

Hydro-Turbine Monitoring: From Self-Learned Equipment Behavior to a Single Global Deviation IndicatorFrancois Leonard, Hydro Quebec, Canada

Stator Rewind Specifications – How much detail is too much?Scott Cotner, US Army Corp of Engineers, USA

Repair the Hydro Generator by Cutting Out Stator Winding Bars/Coils Igor Chichkin, BC Hydro, Canada

Qualification of Stator Coils and BarsYoonduk Seol, Hydro Quebec, Canada

Observations from Dissections of 10 Hydro WindingsMladen Sasic, Iris Power, Canada

Noxon Rapids Unit 2 Generator Bus RepairDavid Schwall, Avista, USA