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Electricity Today Issue 4 Volume 17, 2005 ET_4_2005 6/3/05 10:41 AM Page 1 A look at the upcoming PES IEEE General Meeting see page 5 ISSUE 4 Volume 17, 2005 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES: Protection & Performance and Transformer Maintenance PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT # 40051146 Electrical Buyer’s Guides, Forums, On-Line Magazines, Industry News, Job Postings, www.electricityforum.com Electrical Store, Industry Links ET_4_2005 6/3/05 10:41 AM Page 2 CONNECTINGCONNECTING ...PROTECTING...PROTECTING ® ® ® HTJC, Hi-Temperature Joint Compound With a unique synthetic compound for "gritted" and "non-gritted" specifications, the HTJC high temperature "AA" Oxidation Inhibitor improves thermal and electrical junction performance for all connections: • Compression Lugs and Splices for Distribution and Transmission • Tees, Taps and Stirrups on any conductor • Pad to Pad Underground, Substation and Overhead connections For oxidation protection of ACSS class and other connector surfaces in any environment (-40 oC to +250 oC), visit the Anderson ® / Fargo ® connectors catalogue section of our website www.HubbellPowerSystems.ca Anderson® and Fargo® offer the widest selection of high performance inhibitor compounds: Hubbell Canada LP, Power Systems TM ® ® 870 Brock Road South Inhibox , Fargolene , Versa-Seal Pickering, ON L1W 1Z8 Phone (905) 839-1138 • Fax: (905) 831-6353 www.HubbellPowerSystems.ca POWER SYSTEMS ET_4_2005 6/3/05 10:41 AM Page 3 in this issue Publisher/Executive Editor Randolph W. Hurst [email protected] SPECIAL PREVIEW Associate Publisher/Advertising Sales 5 IEEE PES General Meeting has something for everyone Carol Gardner By Don Horne [email protected] NEW TECHNOLOGIES Editor Don Horne 6 Getting fixed and mobile data from one infrastructure [email protected] 17, Issue 4, 2005 Volume By Deanna Vincent, Microwave Data Systems Web Site Advertising Sales Barbara John 8 Maximizing the performance of ethernet media [email protected] in high noise environments Circulation Manager By Bob Lounsbury, Rockwell Automation Colleen Flaherty [email protected] 39 Protecting vital communications from cyber attack Production Manager with serial encryption Alla Krutous [email protected] 39 Metering program applauded Visit our Web Site: TRANSFORMER MAINTENANCE www.electricityforum.com E-mail: [email protected] 20 A guide for power factor testing of power Subscribe on-line: & distribution transformers www.electricityforum.com/et/subscribe.htm By Richard O. Babcock, Megger Call us at: 905 686-1040 or fax 905 686-1078 25 Don’t neglect maintaining your transformers By Paul Eichenberg, Richard Pickering and Sandra Smith, RONDAR Inc. 34 Transformer tripped? Electricity Today is published 8 times a year by The Figure out its safety level before anything else! Canadian Electricity Forum [a division of The Hurst Communications Group Inc.], the conference manage- By Tony McGrail, Doble Engineering ment and publishing company for North America’s elec- tric power and engineering industry. INDUSTRY NEWS Distribution: free of charge to North American electri- cal industry personnel who fall within our BPA request 38 ‘DC Tie’ electrical power transfers between circulation parameters. Paid subscriptions are available to all others. 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By Bob Fesmire The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior permission from the PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SHOWCASE publisher. 45,46 Member of: 46 ADVERTISERS INDEX 3 ET_4_2005 6/3/05 10:41 AM Page 4 editorial board BRUCE CAMPBELL, LL.B., Independent Electricity Market Operator (IMO) Mr. Campbell is responsible for business development, regulatory affairs, corporate relations and communications, and legal affairs at the IMO. He has extensive background within the industry and, in particular, acted as legal counsel in electricity planning, facility approval and rate proceedings throughout his career in private practice. ED DE PALEZIEUX, Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) Mr. de Palezieux is Vice-President of the Customer and Communication Services at AESO. the Alberta Electric System Operator. Under his leadership the team develops and delivers a variety of services, BRUCE CAMPBELL ED DE PALEZIEUX products and business communications for market and transmission system customers. Among the key corporate objectives delivered by the team are: new customer enrollment, transmission system access, corporate communi- cations, customer education and stakeholder relations. BOB FESMIRE, ABB Bob Fesmire is a communications manager in ABB's Power Technologies division. He writes regularly on a range of power industry topics including T&D, IT systems, and policy issues. He is based in Santa Clara, California. CHARLIE MACALUSO, Electricity Distributor's Association Mr. Macaluso has more than 20 years experience in the electricity industry. As the CEO of the EDA, Mr. Macaluso spearheaded the reform of the EDA to meet the emerging competitive electricity marketplace, and positioned the EDA as the voice of Ontario's local electricity distributors, the publicly and privately owned companies that safely and reliably deliv- er electricity to over four million Ontario homes, businesses, and public BOB FESMIRE CHARLIE MACALUSO institutions. SCOTT ROUSE, CIPEC Chairman Scott Rouse is a strong advocate for proactive energy solutions. He has achieved North American recognition for developing an energy effi- ciency program that won Canadian and US EPA Climate Protection Awards through practical and proven solutions. As a published author, Scott has been called to be a keynote speaker across the continent for numerous organizations including the ACEEE, IEEE, EPRI, and Combustion Canada. Scott currently serves as Chair of the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) - Energy Manager Network and is a pro- fessional engineer, holds an M.B.A. and is also a Certified Energy Manager. WELCOME DAVID W. MONCUR, P.ENG., M. Naqvi & Assoc. We welcome David W. Moncur to our editorial board. Mr. Moncur has 29 years of electrical maintenance experience ranging from high volt- age installations to CNC computer applications, and has conducted an SCOTT ROUSE analysis of more than 60,000 various electrical failures involving all types and manner of equipment. Mr. Moncur has chaired a Canadian Standards Association committee and the EASA Ontario Chapter CSA Liaison Committee, and is a Past President of the Windsor Construction Association. 4 Electricity Today Issue 8, 2005 ET_4_2005 6/3/05 10:41 AM Page 5 SPECIAL PREVIEW IEEE PES GENERAL MEETING HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE By Don Horne The theme for this year’s Power Engineering Society’s General Meeting is “Meeting the World’s Energy Needs Through Innovation & Technology”, examining policy, infrastructure and workforce issues on an international level. Set against the backdrop of the city Delegates attending an IEEE conference in Las Vegas this year. by the bay, San Francisco, California, the June 12-16 conference will provide dele- viduals who will be steering PES into the scheduled for each day of the conference, gates with the opportunity to participate future, and to discuss your ideas and con- with additional meetings scheduled for in many high-quality technical sessions cerns with them before elections are held the Saturday and Sunday preceding the and tours, committee meetings, network- later in the year. meeting. ing opportunities and more. In addition, The always popular Awards Numerous innovative and technical special student events and entertaining Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, tours have been planned for those who companion activities are planned Noon-2 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom, have registered for one-day or the full throughout the week. where IEEE and PES award winners are conference. Conference registration, major lun- honored for their outstanding achieve- The 2005 Showcase of Innovation cheons, receptions and most other events ments. runs from Sunday through to Thursday, will be held at the San Francisco Hilton Technical panel and paper sessions with manned booths from area industries Hotel, along with the majority of the are scheduled each day of the confer- featuring new and upcoming electrical technical sessions and committee meet- ence, from Monday through to Thursday, power products and services; in particu- ings. Other sessions and meetings are with tutorials scheduled on Friday. The lar, those on the cutting edge of the planned in the nearby Westin St. Francis. tracks to be addressed at this meeting are: industry. Displays of literature and mate- The General Membership Meeting is • Understanding and Responding to rial about PES programs and future meet- slated for Monday, June 13 at 8 a.m. in System-Wide Events; ings, and a booth devoted to IEEE mem- the Hilton’s Grand Ballroom. IEEE • Securing New Sources of Energy; bership, products and publications are Power Engineering Society President • Improving Reliability
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