Gas Insulated Substations - Trends & Projects

A Complimentary GIS Webinar

August 5, 2021 | Online :: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Central

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Faced with increasing demands for reliability, security, and improved aesthetics, 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 3-hour virtual webinar will address regulatory, technical and business considerations for GIS.

Attendees will learn about utilities’ innovative new applications of GIS as well as complete controls upgrades in an operating GIS substation. The webinar will review SF6 characteristics, environmental standards, and emission reductions.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about GIS low to high voltage designs, applications and expansion. Experts will discuss alternative insulating fluids to SF6 gas as well as possible SF6 free technology. Digital substations will be discussed, including benefits, design and technology.

Learning Outcomes

• Hear new utility case studies from APS, Exelon, and Hydro One
• Review SF6 characteristics, environmental standards, and emission reductions
• Participate in a GIS hot topics Q&A panel
• Hear industry updates on other GIS projects from switchgear components to full medium to high voltage installations
• Review new GIS design ideas, applications and industry wide expansion
• Discuss alternative insulating fluids and design types to SF6 gas
• Describe the SF6-free GIS installment with PG&E
• Explain digital substations, including benefits, design and technology
• Network and connect with peers and colleagues in our virtual card-sharing hour

Who Should Attend?

• Transmission and Distribution executives and managers
• Substation and distribution engineers
• Project managers involved in substation design, modification, and instillation
• Utility asset managers
• Construction firms involved in GIS projects
• Transmission and distribution planners
• Utility environmental managers

Thursday, August 5, 2021 : Central Time

 

9:00 – 9:10 a.m. :: Welcome & Opening Remarks

Chris Barrett, Regional Manager, DILO

9:10 – 9: 30 a.m. :: The Capital Grid Project at Pepco

Stephen DuBrey, Principal Project Manager, Pepco Holdings

9:30 – 9:50 a.m. :: GIS Upgrades in Arizona

Steve Barbera, Electrical Engineer, Arizona Public Service

9:50 – 10:10 a.m. :: Sustainable GIS Service & Environmental Practices: How a Utility/Manufacturer Partnership Can Improve SF6-Emission Reduction

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

10:10 – 10:30 a.m. :: Cost Life Cycle, Roadblocks, and Future Steps in Canada

Vladimir Curguz, Project Manager, Transmission & Stations, Hydro One

10:30 – 10:50 a.m. :: Hybrid Gas Insulated Circuit Breakers to Conserve Substation Space

Patrick Abruzzese, GIS Product Line Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

10:50 – 11:00 a.m. :: Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Indoor SF6 Leak Detection

SF6 monitors are used to alert the owner of a leak way before conventional monitoring (i.e. density monitors, pressure gauges) can detect a problem.  This presentation will include a description of an indoor application and an overview of an SF6 Safety Monitor. This session will cover the following:

• How to identify leak, spill, and evacuation limit levels for SF6 gas
• List properties of SF6 gas that allow it to be fatal  
• How to identify common SF6 leak points  
• Actions that can produce primary and secondary by-products in close proximity to the user in SF6 work environments 
• OSHA limit exposure thresholds for SF6 
• Proper PPE to prevent exposure and asphyxiation 
• Action plans for inhalation of pure or faulted SF6 and treating exposure to by-products 
• Confined-space entry protocols 
• New technology and sensor types to detect SF6 concentrations as low as 1 ppmv  
• Important considerations for monitor installation & commissioning 

Chris Barrett, Regional Manager, DILO

12:00 – 12:15 Review / Open Q&A

• Patrick Abruzzese, GIS Product Line Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

• Steve Barbera, Electrical Engineer, Arizona Public Service

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

• Vladimir Curguz, Project Manager, Transmission & Stations, Hydro One

• Stephen DuBrey, Principal Project Manager, Pepco Holdings

We will be using Microsoft Teams to facilitate your participation in the upcoming event. You do not need to have an existing Teams account in order to participate in the broadcast – the course will play in your browser and you will have the option of using a microphone to speak with the room and ask questions, or type any questions in via the chat window and our on-site representative will relay your question to the instructor.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: After November 30 you will not be able to join a Teams meeting using Internet Explorer 11. Microsoft recommends downloading and installing the Teams app if possible. You may also use the Edge browser or Chrome.
• You will receive a meeting invitation will include a link to join the meeting.
• Separate meeting invitations will be sent for the morning and afternoon sessions of the course.
  • You will need to join the appropriate meeting at the appropriate time.
• If you are using a microphone, please ensure that it is muted until such time as you need to ask a question.
• The remote meeting connection will be open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the course. We encourage you to connect as early as possible in case you experience any unforeseen problems.

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Gas Insulated Substations - Trends & Projects

August 5, 2021 | Online

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