BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19470608T023000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1130 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230124T032022Z UID:68109D78-8082-499E-8DDD-2B9EF8ACC401 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20230110T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20230110T190000 DESCRIPTION:Concrete encased electrodes for grounding electrical power syst ems\, also called Ufer grounds\, are highly effective grounding systems wh en installed correctly. James will explain what constitutes a Ufer ground and how one can be easily constructed in accordance with IEEE Standard 142 -2007 (the Green Book) and the National Electrical Code (NEC). He will als o explain what common errors and myths surround Ufer grounds as well as an error in the IEEE Green Book\, and errors interpreting the NEC. James wil l also explain how Ufer grounds are essential to effective lightning prote ction systems. James’ background as an experienced construction electric ian and a BS Civil Engineer make him uniquely qualified to explain civil/s tructural concepts and practices and how they are relevant to his fellow E lectrical Engineers.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy Society\n\n Speaker(s): James J. Mercier\, P.E.\, \n\nAgenda: \nThis is an in-person m eeting. 45 min presentation\, 15 min Q&A\, with opportunity for network.\n \nEntrepreneurs Sandbox\, 643 Ilalo St\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\, United States \, 96813 LOCATION:Entrepreneurs Sandbox\, 643 Ilalo St\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\, United States\, 96813 ORGANIZER:eugene.chang@ieee.org SEQUENCE:14 SUMMARY:Practical Instruction on Ufer Grounds URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/323897 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Concrete encased electrodes for grounding electrical power systems\, also called Ufer grounds\, are highly effective grounding systems when installed correctly.<span class="Apple-converted-s pace">&nbsp\; </span>James will explain what constitutes a Ufer ground and how one can be easily constructed in accordance with IEEE Standard 142-20 07 (the Green Book) and the National Electrical Code (NEC).<span class="Ap ple-converted-space">&nbsp\; </span>He will also explain what common error s and myths surround Ufer grounds as well as an error in the IEEE Green Bo ok\, and errors interpreting the NEC.<span class="Apple-converted-space">& nbsp\; </span>James will also explain how Ufer grounds are essential to ef fective lightning protection systems.<span class="Apple-converted-space">& nbsp\; </span>James&rsquo\; background as an experienced construction elec trician and a BS Civil Engineer make him uniquely qualified to explain civ il/structural concepts and practices and how they are relevant to his fell ow Electrical Engineers. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp\;</span ></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>This is an in-person meeting. 45 min pre sentation\, 15 min Q&amp\;A\, with opportunity for network.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR