Fault Calculations and Selection of Protective Equipment

arc_flashDate: Friday, March 26, 2010
Time: Seminar: Registration 8:30am-9:00am, Speaker 9:00am-3:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Ralph E. Fehr III, Assistant Director – Clean Energy Research Center,  University of South Florida.
Location: Seminole Electric, 16313 North Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618 

This training session will be devoted to the calculation of fault currents and the sizing of protective equipment such as circuit breakers and fuses. The method of symmetrical components will be thoroughly explained and used to analyze unbalanced fault conditions. 

 

Cost: $100 Members, $150 Non-Members, $50 Students. (Includes Lunch)
PDH Credit:  5 professional development hours will be awarded. Be sure to enter your name and PE number on the signup website as it appears on your license.
RSVP: Online at: http://time2meet.com/fwcs-pes2/index.html
Make checks payable to: IEEE FWCS
Send checks to: John Stankowich, IEEE PES/IAS Treasurer 2593 Forest Run Court
Clearwater, FL 33761-3716
Space limited to the first 45 registrants!!!
Cancellation must be submitted online 24 Hrs prior to the seminar at:
http://time2meet.com/fwcs-pes2/index.html

No shows will be invoiced for the total cost of the seminar.

Questions:  Jim Howard at 863-834-6585 or J.Howard@ieee.org 

  

SPEAKER
Dr. Ralph Fehr earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1983, his M.E. degree in electrical engineering (power) from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1987, and his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida in 2005. He has worked in the generation engineering field designing power distribution and control systems for nuclear and fossil-fired power plants. Dr. Fehr also has worked for electric utilities for over 15 years in the operations, planning, and design areas, including transmission, distribution, and substation engineering. 

Dr. Fehr has taught courses ranging from computer operating systems to mathematics to power system analysis for several institutions, including the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, St. Petersburg [Florida] Junior College, and the University of South Florida at Tampa. He has also taught review courses for candidates for the professional engineer examination through the Florida Engineering Society for over ten years. 

Dr. Fehr is a Senior Member of IEEE and is a registered professional engineer in New Mexico and Florida. His biography is published in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering and Who’s Who in American Education, and he was named Outstanding Engineering Educator for 2009 by the IEEE Florida Council.