IRIS POWER

IRMC 2024

June 17-20, 2024 Renaissance Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV

IRMC - Iris Rotating Machine Conference

The 26th Iris Rotating Machine Conference in Las Vegas from June 17 to 20, 2024.

The Iris Rotating Machine Conference is a technical conference held annually, 2024 will be our 26th 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.

Hope to see you in June!

Hotel

Renaissance Las Vegas
3400 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV ,89169

Phone: +1 702-784-5700

Room Rate – $159.00 Single - (until May 20, 2024)

Registration Now Open!

Join us for an immersive experience at the forefront of predictive maintenance technologies. Celebrating 26 years of excellence, the IRMC is dedicated to advancing the field of condition-based maintenance for motors and generators.

Cost
Technical Sessions – $1000.00 USD (early bird $900.00 USD until May 17)
Tutorials – $250.00 USD each

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CALL FOR PAPERS

IRIS ROTATING MACHINE CONFERENCE (IRMC)

Iris Power will be hosting the 26th Annual Iris Rotating Machine Conference (IRMC) June 17-20, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This annual conference is attended by industry professionals from around the world.

We invite you to submit your abstracts to Sim Singh at sim.singh@qualitrolcorp.com, or contact us at 905-364-4568 for more details.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Suggested Topics Include:

  • new diagnostic test methods
  • winding repair methods
  • detection of rotor winding problems
  • new developments in rotating machine insulation
  • the effect of inverter fed drive surges on motor insulation
  • case studies on motor and generator predictive maintenance

*Authors will receive one complimentary conference registration per paper.

Schedule of Submission

Abstract submittal deadline: March 30, 2024

Authors notified of acceptance: April 15, 2024

Paper submittal deadline: May 15, 2024

Agenda

Monday June 17 - Tutorials


Partial Discharge Theory & Interpretation - $250.00 USD - Instructor: Howard Sedding • Partial discharge phenomena and their causes in stator windings • PD theory, PD detection, sensor installation, and calibration procedures • Collection of off-line and on-line PD data • PD characteristics of stator-failure mechanisms • Case studies from continuous monitoring equipment and portable instruments


Motor Winding Failure Mechanisms – $250.00 USD - Instructor: Nick Stranges • This tutorial will give an overview of the key constructional features and failure mechanisms of common industrial motor windings. Types of windings discussed will include: • VPI and resin-rich stator windings • induction motor squirrel cage windings • wound rotor induction motor windings • synchronous motor starting cages • wound field synchronous motor rotor windings synchronous motor rotor cage windings


Tuesday June 18Technical Session, Breakout Session: Motors, Generators


Wednesday June 19Technical Session, Users Group, Walk-in Clinic: bring your data to be analyzed


Thursday June 20 - Tutorials


Stator Core Testing - $250.00 USD - Instructor: Mladen Sasic • Stator core design basics • Core Failure Mechanisms • High Flux Core Testing-preparation and limitations • Low Flux Core Testing advantages and disadvantages


Advanced Partial Discharge Interpretation - $250.00 USD - Instructor: Greg Stone • Summary of what aging processes PD testing detects • PD Theory: ABC capacitive model vs electric field model • Role of trapped charge • Summary of PD detection • Types of PD Plots • Overview of PD interpretation • Determining which stators have problems • Identifying PD mechanisms using PRPD and the effect of operating conditions on PD • Case studies from attendees


Learning Center

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COURSES & TRAINING

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