09/15/2007

 

                                                   Chateau Elan Resort & Winery  •  Braselton, Georgia  •   January 28-30, 2008

      

 Schedule

 

              

Sunday, January 27

  
17:00 - 19:00 Early Registration
Monday, January 28  
7:00 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 - 11:45 Workshops
12:30 start Golf Tournament
14:00 start Wine Making
Tuesday, January 29  
7:00 - 8:00 Registration
8:00 - 11:45 Track 1/Track 2
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch/Exhibits
13:30 - 16:45 Track 1/Track 2
17:30 - 19:00 Wine & Cheese Reception
19:00 - till Conference Dinner
Wednesday, January 30
8:00 - 11:45 Track 1/Track 2
11:45 - 13:00 Lunch/Exhibits
13:30 - 16:45 Track 1/Track 2

Program

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Program Summary

Keynote Presentation - Bobby Kerley, Southern Company Transmission
Workshop Opening Address - Mark Hinrichs, Los Alamos National Lab.
   The Status of Nuclear Power in the United States

 

Track 1 -  Training Workshops

Insulating Fluid Diagnostics

Resistive LTC Maintenance  

SF6 Diagnostics, Sampling, and Monitoring

Circuit Breaker Maintenance

OCB and Switch Disconnect Lubrication

Transformer Processing and Transformer Accessories

Capacitor Bank Tutorial

Arc Flash Analysis

Track 2 - Management

Transformer Risk Management

Failure Analysis - Case Histories

Panel Session: Choices for Oil: New, Re-refined or Refurbished?

The Life Cycle of Paper Insulation

What is the Service Life of a Transformer?

Recent Bushing Failure Investigations

Transformer Factory Testing

Health Indexing of Transformers

Determination of Moisture in Solid Transformer Insulation

New Developments in Battery Maintenance and Diagnostics

The Ampacity Management of Oil-filled Equipment

The Increased Risk of an Aging Workforce in the Power Gen. Industry

Effective Monitoring Methods for Remote Transformer Diagnostics

In Field Installation of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensing for Transformers