Gas Insulated Substations

February 20-21, 2019 | Seattle, WA

Faced with increasing demands for reliability, improved aesthetics and security, the adoption of gas insulated substations (GIS) by North American utilities is rapidly increasing. Companies also elect to use GIS because of the increased load and limited space present in the urban areas. Often, building new substations or increasing capacity is difficult because land is either not available or is prohibitively expensive. This conference will address regulatory, technical and business considerations for GIS. It will review GIS technology and detail current design trends and maintenance solutions for gas insulated substations. Utilizing both technical presentations and case studies from leading utilities, attendees will be provided with a sound understanding of GIS capability as well as real-world examples involved in selecting and constructing GIS substations.

In addition, experts will cover technical and commercial capabilities, review greenhouse gas issues, illustrate how to replace aging infrastructure with GIS, and review considerations for selecting GIS. They will discuss various special challenges involved in GIS, including SF6 leak detection, GIS commissioning, constraints, and challenges from an engineering perspective.

This event will conclude with a tour of Seattle City Light’s Denny and Union substations. Hard hat and sturdy shoes required for tour.

Learning Outcomes

Discuss Hydro One using 230kV SF₆ Gas Insulated Bus first on temporary basis at one project site and then as permanent installation at another project site
Review GIS safety considerations
Explain how a utility/manufacturer partnership can improve SF₆-emission reduction
Participate in a GIS hot topics Q&A panel
Discuss partial discharge detection in GIS
Describe GIS design, application and expansion
Review Dominion Energy’s current and future GIS projects
Explain how GIS contributes to enhanced substation reliability
Explore Seattle City Light’s Denny and Union substations

Credits

EUCI is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.8 CEUs for this conference and 0.4 CEUs for each workshop.

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day, be in attendance for the entirety of the conference to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, site visit

Agenda

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. :: Registration

1:00 – 1:15 p.m. :: Welcoming Remarks

Seattle City Light

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. :: Hydro One Case Study: Using 230kV SF₆ Gas Insulated Bus First on Temporary Basis and then as Permanent Installation

Bruce A Nuclear Generating Station Switchyard Project: Scope consists of replacing seventeen 230kV Air Blast type and Oil type circuit breakers with SF₆ type circuit breakers and reconfiguring Hydro One owned 230kV air insulated switchyard
To obtain isolation necessary for safe replacement of breakers, four main buses need to be split on temporary basis
Four temporary by-passes needed to be installed at four main buses, to enable:
- un-interrupted power supply to Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station auxiliary power transformers; connected to these four main buses, and
- un-interrupted power flow to and from switchyard
Original plan was to use 230kV XLPE cables for by-passes: Due to ampacity required (3000A), two cables per phase 2500mm² each, installed in cable trays in vertical configuration; would be required
Installing such cable by-passes would present a major technical challenge due to space constrains; removing them would require cutting them into pieces and discarding
Richview TS Switchyard Project: Scope consists of replacing twenty seven 230kV Air Blast type and Oil type circuit breakers with SF₆ type circuit breakers and replacing three line exits air insulated strain bus with rigid bus
Replacing line exits strain bus with rigid bus requires building temporary by-passes for two of the line exits
The total length of three-line exit buses at Richview TS is approximately the same as four by-passes at Bruce A
Solution for technical challenges at Bruce A switchyard: Instead of using XLPE cables, use SF₆ Gas Insulated Buses, sections of which can be made in various lengths, hence easier to install & remove
Solution for Richview TS: Instead of installing air insulated rigid bus, install SF₆ Gas Insulated Buses, once no longer needed at Bruce A. Installation of temporary by-passes for two of the lines no longer required
Considering that XLPE cables could not be re-used anymore, Hydro One is saving in excess of CAD $4M between two projects by using SF₆ Gas Insulated Buses at both sites

Vladimir Curguz, Project Manager- Project Delivery, Construction Services, Hydro One Networks Inc.

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. :: GIS and Digital Substation

With the development of the grid and integration of renewable power sources like large windfarms demands are rising for highly reliable Substation operation, planning of outages and assurance of asset health. This session will explain what is a digital Substation, address benefits, design and technology of the digital Substation concept including topics such as:

Digital Substation Applications, Benefits and Technology
Testing and maintenance of Digital Substation
Experience from utilities Digital Substation Implementation

Thomas Schulz, Manager- North American Gas Insulated Substations, ABB

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. :: Afternoon Break

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Sustainable GIS Service & Environmental Practices: How a Utility/Manufacturer Partnership Can Improve SF6-Emission Reduction

SF6 Characteristics
Current environmental standards – Local & Federal
What Seattle City Light is doing to contribute to lowering SF₆ emissions
How DILO is working with Seattle City Light to assist in their efforts
Processes that all SF₆-users can adopt to do their part

Chris Barrett, Regional Manager- U.S. Midwest & West Coast Regions, DILO

Kiyomi Morris, Associate Environmental Analyst- Environment, Land, and Licensing Business Unit, Seattle City Light

3:45 – 5:15 p.m. :: GIS Hot Topics Q&A Panel

This panel presents an opportunity to pose your GIS questions to industry experts. Panelists include:

Moderator:

Renan Pedersen, Substation Engineer, POWER Engineers

Panelists:

Joe Orth, Principal Electrical Engineer- Technical Lead, Seattle City Light

Mitsubishi

Thomas Schulz, Manager- North American Gas Insulated Substations, ABB

Chris Barrett, Regional Manager- U.S. Midwest & West Coast Regions, DILO

Pat Ervin, Business Development, Linxon

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

Thursday, February 21, 2019

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. :: Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45 a.m. :: PG&E Case Study: Blue GIS, Drivers and implementation

Overview of current and up-coming regulations on SF6
PG&E path to lowering SF6 content on GIS
Clean Air, Blue GIS chosen for Livermore site
Siemens Clean Air GIS offering: 8VN1

Tom Rak, Manager of Standards Engineering, PG&E

Gilles Barthes, Sales & Marketing Manager HV GIS North America, Siemens

8:45 – 9:30 a.m. :: Partial Discharge Detection in GIS

This session will cover interesting concepts such as

Direct Coupling IEC method
Ultra-High Frequency method
Acoustic assessment

Sean Parsi, Principal Electrical Engineer, Kinectrics

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. :: GIS Design, Application and Expansion

GIS design
How utilities are applying GIS
GIS applications in various regions
Expansion of GIS

Patrick Abruzzese, GIS Product Line Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. :: Networking Break

10:45 – 11:30 a.m. :: Dominion Energy Case Study

Why Dominion Energy considers GIS
GIS history at Dominion Energy
Lessons learned
Operating and maintenance experience with GIS
Future GIS projects

Dave Mitchell, Consultant, Dominion Energy

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. :: GIS for Enhanced Substation Reliability

Prepare, prevent, respond and recover
Naturally caused physical threats
Human-caused physical threats
Know the threats, vulnerabilities and impacts
Gas insulated substation designs as an effective method to protect a substation

Renan Pedersen, Substation Engineer, POWER Engineers

12:15 – 1:00 p.m. :: Group Luncheon

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. :: Seattle City Light Substation Case Study: Denny Substation

Business drivers that lead to the design
Construction
Commissioning of GIS and site
Public outreach
Lessons learned

Joe Orth, Principal Electrical Engineer- Technical Lead, Seattle City Light

Rajinder Rai, Principal Substation Engineer, Seattle City Light

2:00 – 5:30 p.m. :: Denny & Union Substation Site Visits

5:30 p.m. :: Conference Adjourns

Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshop

Post Conference Workshop

GIS 101: An Introduction

Best Practices and Considerations

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Overview

This workshop will provide an overview of gas insulated substations (GIS). It will begin with a description of the fundamental characteristics of GIS, including a comparison of AIS vs. GIS, details of GIS designs, and a review of the business case for GIS. The speakers will discuss reliability and system planning implications for gas insulated substations. They will compare substation safety and security using AIS vs. GIS. Attendees will learn GIS maintenance basics and review SF6 gas management strategies and techniques. They will leave the workshop with an understanding of potential services for maximizing GIS life and learn how to monitor GIS conditions. The workshop will also describe medium voltage GIS and review the differences between medium voltage GIS and high voltage GIS. We will conclude with a Q&A session to cover any remaining questions.

Learning Outcomes

Describe fundamental characteristics of GIS
Discuss GIS designs
Compare AIS and GIS
Review the business case for GIS
Explain GIS from a turnkey perspective
Assess reliability and system planning implications for GIS
Describe substation safety and security using AIS vs. GIS
Discuss GIS maintenance
Review SF6 gas management strategies and techniques
Explain proactive services for maximizing GIS life
Address GIS condition monitoring
Describe medium voltage GIS
Review the differences between medium voltage GIS and high voltage GIS

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, group discussion, and a site visit will be used in this event.

Program Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. :: Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Workshop Timing

High Voltage GIS 46 – 765 kV GIS

Fundamental Characteristics of GIS
- Early GIS Designs
- Current Three in One and Single Phase GIS Designs
- GIS Interface to Grid and Substation equipment
- GIS Engineering and Layout Considerations
- Position Monitoring and Camera Systems
- SF₆ Monitoring
The Business Case for GIS
Comparison of AIS and GIS
Turnkey Perspective
Grid Hardening with GIS
- Reliability and System Planning Implications
- Enhanced Safety and Substation Security
GIS Maintenance
- SF6 Gas handling
- Proactive Service for Maximizing GIS Life
Maintenance, Refurbishment and Expansions
GIS Condition Monitoring
Latest GIS Technology Evolutions and Innovations
- Compact GIS technology
- Integrated GIS
- Digital Substation Technology, NCIT, Monitoring

Medium Voltage GIS 15 – 42 kV

Technology overview
- Rating and Applications
- Engineering Considerations
- Technology Developments

Questions

Conclusion

Instructors

Shakir Wilson, Business Development Manager- Grid Integration, ABB

Shakir is the Business Development Manager for ABB’s grid integration business in the US. In his role, Shakir uses ABB’s system design experience and access to advanced range of products to support clients anywhere along their project cycle, from initial development to execution strategy and pricing. Shakir holds an electrical engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has 13+ years’ experience in the EPC business between 15kV – 500kV. He has held positions from project engineering, owner’s engineer, commissioning engineer, director of procurement, estimator, director of commercial operations. He has created traditional and unique system solutions within different procurement models to help customers leverage ABB solutions and address challenges in many different applications such as substations, renewable energy (wind and solar), data centers, heavy industrial facilities, offshore wind farms, steel plants, fabrication facilities and many others.

Dustin Prescott, Market Director- Grid Integration, ABB

Dustin is the market director for ABB’s grid integration business in the US. In his role, Dustin is dedicated to leveraging ABB’s technology and solutions to enable customers to address the ever-evolving grid challenges and meet their goals for modernization, reliability and sustainability. Dustin holds a mechanical engineering degree and MBA from North Carolina State University. He has been with ABB for over 10 years where he has held various positions from factory support, front end sales and business development. He has led project pursuits to help customers leverage ABB solutions to address challenges in many different applications such as utility substations, combined cycle power plants, heavy industrial facilities, offshore production platforms, petro-chemical facilities and many others.

Thomas Schulz, Manager – North American Gas Insulated Substations, ABB

Thomas graduated with a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from HTWK in Leipzig/Germany in 1996 specializing in Power Technology. He has been with ABB since 1999. As a project manager for airport projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan he was responsible for the project handling for airport specific facilities and control as well as the power supply transmission lines and high voltage substation equipment.

Today Thomas Schulz is the ABB GIS Manager for North America. In this function he is responsible for the marketing and sales of the GIS from conceptual design to all technical and commercial aspects of the GIS.

GIS Commissioning

Best Practices and Considerations

February 22, 2019

Overview

This workshop will provide a brief introduction to the GIS commissioning process. The instructor will begin with a review of GIS commissioning basics and an overview of GIS field assembly. He will describe gas-related inspections, circuit breaker inspections, disconnect/ground switch checks, and contact resistant measurement. He will discuss how to conduct instrument transformer checks. Attendees will leave with an understanding of cable commissioning, grounding concerns and practices, and local controls and interlocking commissioning. The workshop will include a brief overview of operations and maintenance practices and will conclude with a review of safety and environmental considerations.

Learning Outcomes

Review GIS commissioning basics
Discuss GIS applications
Explain brief overview GIS field assembly
Describe gas-related inspections
Assess circuit breaker inspections
Address disconnect/ground switch checks
Review contact resistant measurement
Explain AC withstand and Partial Discharge measurements
Discuss cable commissioning and grounding concerns and practices
Describe instrument transformer checks
Assess local controls and interlocking commissioning
Describe a brief overview of operation and maintenance practices
Review safety and environmental considerations

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

Case studies, PowerPoint presentations, group discussion, and a site visit will be used in this event.

Program Agenda

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. ::Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Workshop Timing

GIS commissioning basics
GIS applications
Brief overview of GIS field assembly
Commissioning
- Inspections
  - Gas related inspections
  - Circuit breaker inspections
- Disconnect/ Ground switch checks
  - Process
  - FAQs
- Contact resistance measurement
  - Setup
  - Circuit configuration
  - Merits
  - Interpretation
- AC withstand and partial discharge measurements
  - Setup schemes
  - Partial discharge overview
  - Measurement techniques
  - Interpretation
- Cable commissioning and grounding concerns and practices
  - Cable and GIS interface overview
  - GIS and cable commissioning requirements
- Instrument transformer checks
  - Unique injection and access requirements
  - VT hipot/PD test concerns
- Local controls and interlocking commissioning
  - Control circuitry overview
  - Automation vs hardwire control
  - Mechanical and electrical interlock requirements
- Brief overview of operation and maintenance practices
- Safety and environmental considerations

Instructor

Sean Parsi, Principal Electrical Engineer, Kinectrics

Sean Parsi is an electrical engineer with Kinectrics (previously Ontario Hydro Research Division). In his current role, he is primarily focused on delivering engineering, field or laboratory technical services in commissioning, condition assessment or forensic studies of energy management products, with specializations in Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) and underground extruded cables and accessories. His area of research is condition assessment based on online & offline Partial Discharge (PD) measurement techniques on various types of switchgear including MV, HV GIS and MV metal-clad. He is currently a contributing member of IEEE-PES-Substations-GIS subcommittee and IEEE-PES-Switchgear- switchgear assemblies subcommittee. Sean was previously employed by Areva/Alstom T&D where he managed and completed over 50 GIS construction and commissioning projects in 21 countries and 5 continents.

Speakers

Patrick Abruzzese, GIS Product Line Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.

Chris Barrett, Regional Manager- U.S. Midwest & West Coast Regions, DILO

Gilles Barthes, Sales & Marketing Manager HV GIS North America, Siemens

Vladimir Curguz, Project Manager- Project Delivery, Construction Services, Hydro One Networks

Pat Ervin, Business Development Manager, ABB

Carl Kilcrease, Business Development Manager, ABB

Dave Mitchell, Consultant, Dominion Energy

Kiyomi Morris, Associate Environmental Analyst- Environment, Land, and Licensing Business Unit, Seattle City Light

Joe Orth, Principal Electrical Engineer- Technical Lead, Seattle City Light

Sean Parsi, Electrical Engineer, Kinectrics

Renan Pedersen, Substation Engineer, POWER Engineers

Dustin Prescott, Market Director- Grid Integration, ABB

Tom Rak, Manager of Standards Engineering, PG&E

Rajinder Rai, Principal Substation Engineer, Seattle City Light

Thomas Schulz, Manager- North American Gas Insulated Substations, ABB

Shakir Wilson, Business Development Manager- Grid Integration, ABB

Location

Hilton Garden Inn Seattle Downtown

1821 Boren Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101

Reserve your room:

please call 1-206-566-5243

Click here to book online.

Room Block Reserved For:

Nights of February 19 – 22, 2019

Room rate through EUCI:

$139.00 single or double plus applicable taxes
Make your reservations prior to January 29, 2019.

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