IEEE PES Vancouver Technical Presentation on "Avalanches and Storms - Experiences from the BC Hydro Control Center"
IEEE Power & Energy Society Vancouver Chapter is pleased to announce a technical presentation on "Avalanches and Storms - Experiences from the BC Hydro Control Center" by Brett Hallborg. The chapter kindly invites all PES members and guests to attend this presentation. Please also feel free to extend this invitation to those who you think would be interested in this presentation.
This IEEE technical presentation hours may be considered towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits.
Lecture Topic: Avalanches and Storms - Experiences from the BC Hydro Control Center
Speaker: Brett Hallborg
Date: Wednesday, June 6th 2018
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (lunch hour)
Venue: Skytrain Room, Auditorium - BC Hydro Edmonds Office, 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, B.C.
Website: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/173288
No advanced registration required. WebEx details to follow.
Synopsis of the talk:
BC Hydro runs a major portion of the provincial electrical grid from two Control Centers, FVO and SIO. This presentation will introduce you to Fraser Valley Operations, and how it runs during both normal and emergency situations caused by avalanches and storms.
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- Date: 06 Jun 2018
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) America/Vancouver
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- Skytrain Room, Auditorium - BC Hydro Edmonds Office
- 6911 Southpoint Drive
- Burnaby, British Columbia
- Canada
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Kenny Poon (PES Chapter Chair) - kenny.poon at bchydro.com
Speakers
Avalanches and Storms – Experiences from the BC Hydro Control Center
Biography:
Brett Hallborg is a System Control Manager at Fraser Valley Office. Brett has been with BC Hydro for 28 years, working in various aspects of System Operations including generation, transmission and distribution. He is also a member of the Safety Practices Committee and represents BC Hydro on various external committees including NERC.
Agenda
11:55AM - 12:05 PM: Sign-in
12:05PM - 12:50PM: Presentation
12:50PM - 1:00 PM: Q&A