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Lessons Learned from Electrical Failure Investigations - Part II
Date: Thursday, July 28th, 2005 Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: SRP Information Services Building (ISB), 1600 N. Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ
Speaker: Wally Vahlstrom, Electrical Reliability Services, Inc
Topic: "Lessons Learned from Electrical Failure Investigations - Part II"
This presentation consists of a review of several failure investigations involving electrical power system failures. Each case study includes photos of the failed equipment and a discussion of the cause. Photos show failures involving cable, fuses, breakers, switchgear, metering, control wiring, relays, busduct and other power system equipment. Lessons learned from these failures have been condensed into a handy checklist to improve electrical equipment maintenance and system reliability. This checklist is a valuable tool for those responsible, maintenance, operation or design of electrical facilities.
Speaker Bio:
Mr. Wally Vahlstrom is Director, Technical Services for Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. His responsibilities include failure investigations, third party assessments, NRTL services, and power system reliability studies. Mr. Vahlstrom has a BS-Electrical Engineering from California State University, Fresno and an MS-Engineering degree from the University of Santa Clara. He is a registered professional Electrical Engineer. Professional affiliations include: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, American Council of Independent Laboratories, National Association of Forensic Engineers, International Association of Electrical Inspectors and Lightning Protection Institute.
Wally's presentation is available for download here (~ 100Mb!).
