IEEE PCIC 2003 Fiftieth Annual Technical Conference of the  Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee Houston, Texas USA September 15 - 17, 2003

2003 Technical Program and Sessions
(last updated on 9/2/2003)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2003  /  8:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION I - Galleria I, II and III
Presiding – Paul Myers

PCIC-2003-1
GUIDE FOR PERFORMING ARC FLASH HAZARD CALCULATIONS
L.B. McClung - ESCS, Inc.
Daniel Doan - DuPont
George Gregory - Square D / Schneider Electric
Herman Kemp - Tennessee Valley Authority
Vincent Saporita - Cooper Bussmann
Craig Wellman - DuPont

PCIC-2003-2
GROUNDING OF POWER SYSTEMS ABOVE 600 VOLTS: A PRACTICAL VIEWPOINT
John Nelson - NEI Electric Power Engineering

PCIC-2003-3  
THE HAZARDOUS MULTIGROUNDED NEUTRAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND DANGEROUS STRAY CIRCUITS
Donald Zipse - Zipse Electrical Engineering


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2003  /  2:00 P.M. -  5:00 P.M.
GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION II - Galleria I and II
Presiding – Lanny Floyd

PCIC-2003-4
THE BASIS OF CONVENTIONAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
John Tobias - US Army

PCIC-2003-5
THREE CRITICAL, MUST-WIN ISSUES FOR CLASS I INSTALLATIONS
Paul Babiaraz - Cooper Industries
Vince Rowe - Electrical Consulting Ltd.
Robert Seitz - Tri Ocean Engineering

PCIC-2003-6
IEEE 1349-2001 GUIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS IN CLASS I, DIVISION 2 HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS
Lorraine Padden - Padden Engineering, LLC
Frederick Bried - Shell Pipeline Co., LP
James Dymond - GE Canada


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2003  /  2:00 P.M.  -  5:00 P.M.
PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION I - Plaza I and II
Presiding – William Muldoon

PCIC-2003-7
A GUIDE FOR THE SPECIFICATION, INSTALLATION AND JUSTIFICATION OF PLANT POWER MONITORING SYSTEMS
Stephen Pauli - Bayer Corporation
Baldur Krahl - Square D Company
Blane Leuschner - Square D/Schneider Electric
Robert Rogers - Square D / Schneider Electric

PCIC-2003-8
SMART SUBSTATIONS - A MODERN INTEGRATED APPROACH
James Bowen - Powell Electrical Mfg. Co.
Roy Cosse’ - Powell Electrical Mfg. Co.
Martyn Hildreth - GEC Alstom

PCIC-2003-9
PRACTICAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPLICATION OF GIS MV SWITCHGEAR
Ted Olsen - Siemens
Shawn Lay - Siemens
David Staley - Amgen Corp

 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION I - Galleria II
Presiding – Chuck Whelan

PCIC-2003-10
RECENT IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IEEE MOTOR WINDING INSULATION DIAGNOSTIC TESTING STANDARDS
Greg Stone - Iris Power Engineering Inc.

PCIC-2003-11
EFFECTS OF SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ON INDUCTION MACHINE DESIGN AND OPERATION
James Janik - TECO - Westinghouse Motor Co.
Jerry Avey - TECO - Westinghouse Motor Co.
David Boone - TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co.
Russell King - TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co.
Becky Lobitz - Shell Oil Company
M Reddy - TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co.

PCIC-2003-12
IEEE 841 MOTORS VIBRATION FROM TEST FLOOR TO INSTALLED COST
Dennis Bogh - GE Industrial Systems
Robert Amstutz - GE Industrial Systems
James Crowell - GE Industrial Systems


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION - Bellaire/Post Oak
Presiding – Ken White

PCIC-2003-13
COMPARISON OF ANSI/IEEE AND IEC STANDARDS FOR LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR
Eddie Wilkie - Cutler-Hammer Inc.

PCIC-2003-14
A COMPARISON OF SINGLE WAY AND DOUBLE WAY RECTIFIER CIRCUITS
James Galloway - J H Galloway & Associates

PCIC-2003-15
INTERPRETING IEEE STD 519 AND MEETING ITS HARMONIC LIMITS IN VFD PUMPING APPLICATIONS
Tony Hoevenaars - MIRUS International Inc
Matthew Colosino - Crescent Power System
Kurt LeDoux - Toshiba International Corp.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION I - Galleria I
Presiding – Charlie Hoy

PCIC-2003-16
A MOTOR PRIMER - PART 4
Gary Donner Shell Oil Co.
Steve Evon - Rockwell Automation
Bryan Oakes - Rockwell Automation

PCIC-2003-17
UTILITY INTERCONNECTION AND PLANT DISTRIBUTION PROTECTION  MODERNIZATION
Jon Steinmetz - Schweitzer Eng Labs, Inc.
Charlie Adams - Marathon Oil Co.

PCIC-2003-18
APPLICATION OF AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE MOTORS USING OIL MIST LUBRICATED BEARINGS
Paul Gaynor - ExxonMobil Research & Engineering
Wayne Paschall - Rockwell Automation


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION I - Galleria III
Presiding – Amy Frere

PCIC-2003-19
THE EFFECT OF SURGE TESTING ON THE VOLTAGE ENDURANCE LIFE OF STATOR COILS
Ruben Garzon - Square D Company

PCIC-2003-20
CUSTOMER ADVANTAGES OF THREE-CYCLE BREAKER APPLICATIONS
Raymond Catlett - ABB
Luke Chassereau - ABB
John Anderson - Westar Energy

PCIC-2003-21
APPLICATION OF CONTROLS TO REMOTE BLOCK VALVES WHEN SINGLE PHASE POWER IS THE ONLY OPTION
Keithtrik Knighten - Shell Pipeline Company, LP
Gary Skibinski - Rockwell Automation


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
MARINE INDUSTRY SESSION I - Tanglewood
Presiding – H.R. Stewart, Moni Islam

PCIC-2003-40
STANDARD IEEE-45-2002, IEEE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ON SHIPBOARD
H.R. Stewart - HRS Consulting
Frank Stone - Shell International E&P
Jim Cospolich - WS Nelson
Moni Islam - Northrop-Grumman
David Stewart - W.S. Nelson
Frank Rocchio - Consultant
David Bishop - David N. Bishop Consultants
Charles Darnell - Charles Darnell, PELLC


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SESSION II - Plaza II
Presiding – Dennis Cochran

PCIC-2003-22
ADVANCES IN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES OF AC INDUCTION MOTORS - PREPARATION FOR SUPER-PREMIUM EFFICIENCY LEVELS
John Malinowski - Baldor Electric Company
Jim McCormick - Baldor Electric Company

PCIC-2003-23
PROPOSED METHOD TO DETERMINE BUS X/R RATIO FOR BREAKER EVALUATION
Conrad St. Pierre - Elect. Power Consultants LLC
Ketut Dartawan - Power Technologies,Inc

PCIC-2003-24    
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION - THE NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK
Roger Lawrence - RGL Solutions
Stephen Middlekauff - Progress Energy


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SESSION I - Tanglewood / Bellaire
Presiding – Sonny Phillips

PCIC-2003-25
ANALYZING RELIABILITY, A SIMPLE YET RIGOROUS APPROACH
Richard Bono - Fluor Daniel
Robert Alexander - Jacobs Engineering
Andrew Dorman - Fluor Corporation
Michael Gaines - Fluor Daniel
Yong-Jim Kim - Lg Caltex Oil, Korea
John Reisdorf  - Fluor Daniel

PCIC-2003-26
ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP GROUNDING
Thomas Brinner - PM&D Engineering, Inc.
J Atkins - Deans, Inc.
Marcus Durham - THEWAY Corp.

PCIC-2003-27
POWER SYSTEM STUDY SOLUTIONS SOLVING LIGHTNING, POWER QUALITY AND LOAD LIMITATIONS PROBLEMS IN THE BOSCAN OIL FIELD
David Shipp - Cutler-Hammer Inc.
Aidor Martinez - Chevron Global Tech. Svcs.
Jim Sheppard - Cutler-Hammer


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION II - Plaza I
Presiding – Royce King

PCIC-2003-28
THE SINGLE-PROCESSOR CONCEPT FOR PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR
Marcelo E. Valdes, PE - GE Industrial Systems
Indrajit Purkayastha - GE Industrial Systems
Tom Papallo - GE Industrial Systems

PCIC-2003-29
INTEGRATING GLOBAL HAZARDOUS LOCATION METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN A LARGE CAPITAL PROJECT
Rob Robertson - Shell Canada Ltd.
Marty Cole - Hubbell Canada Inc.
Tim Driscoll - Shell Canada Ltd.
Kenneth Martin - Brodwell Industrial Sales

PCIC-2003-30
DESIGN, BUILDING, TESTING, AND COMMISSIONING OF A LARGE 4 POLE INDUCTION MOTOR TO VIBRATION LEVELS 1/2 API 541
James McClurg - Electric Machinery
Gary Donner - Shell Oil, Co.
Craig Wylie - Electric Machinery


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL SESSION II - Post Oak
Presiding – Bill Lockley

PCIC-2003-31
POWER QUALITY CONCERNS/SOLUTIONS ON A 2500HP PIPELINE BOOSTER STATION ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE APPLICATION
Robert Ellis - Rockwell Automation
Bob Guidry - Consultant's Plus

PCIC-2003-32
CORROSION IMPACT OF CATHODIC PROTECTION ON SURROUNDING STRUCTURES
Marcus Durham - THEWAY Corp.
Robert Durham - D2 Tech Solutions

PCIC-2003-33    
INTRODUCTION TO API STANDARD 541, 4TH EDITION – FORM-WOUND  SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTORS – LARGER THAN 500 HORSEPOWER
Mark Hodowanec - Siemens Energy & Automation
Michael Costello - ChevronTexaco, Inc.
William Lockley - Lockley Engineering
Travis Griffith  - GE Oil and Gas
John Rama - ASI Robicon


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
SAFETY TECHNICAL SESSION - Monarch
Presiding – David Pace

PCIC-2003-34
THE VALUE OF ELECTRICAL INCIDENT CASE HISTORIES
Kim Eastwood  - Thermon Industries
Brent Hancharyk - Dow Chemical Co.
David Pace - Olin Corp.

PCIC-2003-35
A SECOND SET OF EYES - THE BENEFIT OF A THIRD PARTY AUDIT
D. Ray Crow - DRC Consulting, Inc.
Robert Huddleston - Eastman Chemical Company

PCIC-2003-36
COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR SELECTING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR ARC FLASH HAZARDS
H. Landis Floyd - DuPont
Daniel Doan - DuPont
Thomas Neal - Neal Associates Ltd


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003  /  2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SESSION - Plaza I and II
Presiding – Paul Babiarz & Terence Hazel

PCIC-2003-37
GLOBAL REGULATORY CLIMATE AS IT RELATES TO EXPLOSION-PROTECTED EQUIPMENT
Paul Kelly - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Uwe Klausmeyer Physikalisch – Technische(Germany)
Kerry McManama - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Giovanni Hummel Borges - UL do Brasil (Brazil)
Jan Olesen - UL I Demko A/S (Denmark)

PCIC-2003-38
HOW SWISS CHEMICAL COMPANIES MAKE INSTALLATIONS IN CHINA
Peter Thurnherr  - Thuba Ltd (Switzerland)
Xu Jianping - NEPSI (China)

PCIC-2003-39
GLOBAL INSTALLATION OF INTRINSICALLY SAFE AND NON-INCENDIVE SYSTEMS
Benjamin Schaefer - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Giovanni Hummel Borges - UL do Brasil (Brazil)
David Malohn - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
 

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PCIC Europe 2004
1st European Conference on Electrical and Instrumentation Applications
in the Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Basle, May 27 -28, 2004

Call for Papers
Experts in the field of Electrical and Instrumentation Applications in the Petroleum and Chemical Industry are invited to submit their contributions to the 1st Conference PCIC Europe.

Please send your abstract preferably via email to the given contact address before June 30, 2003. Your abstract should indicate the main ideas of your presentation and should not exceed 1 page (A4 size).

Deadlines
Abstracts: June 30, 2003
Draft paper
Submission: Sept. 15, 2003
Final Papers: March 1, 2004
Conference: May 27/28, 2004

Topics
1. Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering Practices
2. Equipment, Systems and Components.
3. Operation, Maintenance, Repair, Asset Management and Qualification of Personnel
4. Standardization and Regulations (e.g. Machine Directive, ATEX Directives)
5. Safety Aspects in Process Control

Publication
All papers presented at PCIC Europe 2004 will be published in the conference proceedings. The copy-right of the papers will be transferred to the organizer and the IEEE IAS PCIC.

Contact
VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und
Automatisierungs-technik (GMA)
PCIC Europe, Postfach 10 11 39
D – 40002 Dusseldorf
Tel: +49/(0)211/6214-215
Fax +49/(0)211/6214-161
e-mail: rosenzweig@vdi.de

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