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 – $900.00 USD
Tutorials – $250.00 USD each
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
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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: April 1, 2024
Authors notified of acceptance: April 15, 2024
Paper submittal deadline: May 15, 2024 |
Preliminary 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 18
Technical Session AM
Creative Solutions for Significant Generator Failure Damage, Mike Bresney, AGT, USA
Review of DC testing for large rotating machine, Eric David, ETS Mtl, Canada
Optimizing the Generator-Transformer Operation, Relu Ilie, Israel Electric Corporation, Israel
Why PD Interpretation is different for machines than other types of equipment Greg Stone, Iris Power, Canada
Technical Session PM
IRMC KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bill Moore, EPRI, USAEPRI Generator Research and Development - Part II - Highlights of Generator Research Projects from 2019 through 2023, including 2024 planned projects and into the future
Breakout Sessions (two in parallel) (End users only)
Generators
Motors
Wednesday June 19
Technical Session AM
Benefits of PD monitoring in a Gas Plant, Fernando Ranaudo, Petrobras, Brazil
Off-line PD testing at various frequencies, Petr Mraz, Haefely, Switzerland
BC Hydro Generating Facilities Cold Weather Preparedness according to NERC EOP-012-1 Standard, Christian Bonilla, BC Hydro, Canada
324 Generator Failure, Investigation & Return to Service, Howard Moudy, NEC, USA
Technical Session PM
Enhancing Continuous Online Monitoring of Power Generators for an industrial site Luca Garangani, OptMonitor, Australia
Generator Failures Examples Geoff Klempner, Fermi Solutions, Canada
IRIS Partial Discharge Statistical Database: Hydrogen cooled vs. Air cooled Howard Sedding, Iris Power, Canada
Breakout Session - Iris Power Users Group Meeting
Breakout Session - Walk-in Clinic (bring your PD, Flux, ELCID, Endwinding Vibration 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