Iris Rotating Machine Conference

About the Conference

Save the date for the 22nd Iris Rotating Machine Conference - IRMC, May 6-9, 2019 in New Orleans.

The Iris Rotating Machine Conference is a technical conference held annually, 2019 will be our 22nd year. This conference is dedicated to bringing together professionals from around the world to discuss the predictive maintenance technologies and to educate attendees on the practical aspects of implementing condition-based maintenance for motors and generators. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their experiences with recent failures, repair methods, testing and monitoring.

2019 Registration open

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Hotel

InterContinental New Orleans
444 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA
70130

Phone: +1 504 525 5566

Room Rate – $179.00 Cut-off date for Group Rate April 5, 2019

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2019 Agenda

Monday – Tutorials (in parallel)

Breakfast
8:00 to 5:00 | Partial Discharge Theory & Interpretation
8:00 to 5:00 | Generator Off-line Testing
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
8:00 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
10:00 to 3:00 | Hands on Demo Sessions
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
8:00 to 12:00 | Hydro Session topics include Endwinding, Machine Failure and Case Studies in detecting problems – on-line monitoring
Lunch
1:30 to 3:00 | Hydro Session continued
3:30 to 4:00 | Iris Power User Group Meeting
4:00 to 5:00 | Hands on Demo Sessions
5:00 to 6:30 | 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 | Generator Stator Winding Maintenance
Certificate of attendance

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

2018 Program - check back for the 2019 Program

Tuesday May 8, 2018

MOTOR SESSION

Motor Turn and Phase Insulation Failure Case StudiesSang Bin Lee, Korea University, Korea, Heedong Kim, Tae-sik Kong & Heedong Kim, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea,

Case Histories on Vibration Analysis to Detect Faults in Roller Element Bearings in SCIMsBill Thomson, EM Diagnostic, Scotland

Some Cases of High-Voltage Motor Failure and Diagnosis in Pohang Steel WorksHyunkyu Park, POSCO, Korea, Jeonhyun Won, POSCO, Korea

TURBINE GENERATOR SESSION

Applying the RSO for Uncovering Rotor Shorted-turns in Turbo-generatorsIzzy Kerszenbaum, Izzytech Electrical Power Engineering Consulting & Training, USA

Generator Diagnostics Based on Failure Modes and Risk AssessmentGabor Csaba, Fortum, Sweden

Generator Overheating (Hotspot) DetectionMichael Hicks, Environment One Corporation, USA

TG Rotor Repair After High Cycle Fatigue FailureHoward Moudy, National Electric Coil, USA

Keynote - Gas-Insulated Switchgear: Design, Failure and MonitoringThomas Linn, Qualitrol Corp., Switzerland

Wednesday May 9, 2018

HYDRO GENERATOR SESSION

Confirmation of High PDA and Corona Probe Readings on a Large HydrogeneratorIgor Chichkin, BC Hydro, Canada

Ensuring Quality in Hydro-generator RewindsScott Cotner, US Army Corps of Engineers , USA

Major Fault Caused by Stator Winding Circuit Ring FailureJoël Pedneault-Desroches, Hydro Quebec, Canada

Insulation System Comparison VPI versus Resin RichRobert Draper, Andritz, Canada

Cleaning Generators and Partial Discharge – What is the Connection?Gary Peterson, Energy Keeper Inc., USA

Rehabilitation and modernization of HPP Djerdap 1, Serbia, EuropeTodora Lazic, ENERGOPROJEKT, Serbia

Startup Experience – New Coil and Bar ShopRobert Draper, Andritz, Canada

Historical ELCID Trending and AnalysisRyan Harrison, ATCO, Canada

PD Progress Report - Impact of Resin and Manufacturing ProcessHoward Sedding, Iris Power, Canada

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