Al Schacher of Eaton Corporation

This presentation outlines a recent project to replace the original 1930’s vintage oil circuit breakers at the US Army Corp of Engineers’ Bonneville Dam powerhouse. Obsolete 15kV medium-voltage breakers were replaced with modern generator class vacuum breakers rated as 3000A, 75KAIC and tested to IEEE Std. C37.013. The presentation will discuss challenges in developing a certified form-fit-function design, development and KEMA testing of a successful prototype. Following the presentation, the group will be invited on a factory tour of Eaton’s Wilsonville Power Center to observe low and medium voltage switchgear and low-voltage motor control assemblies. Note: for those with hard toe shoes, please bring or wear your own as limited toe-guard pull-overs will be available.

Biography:

Al Schacher, PE earned his BSEE and MSEE from Oregon State University. He serves as Application Engineer for Eaton in Wilsonville, responsible to support local design engineers across a wide range of industries including utilities, industrial and commercial. He holds nine patents related to energy conversion and is an active member of the IEC TC114 committee, developing standards for the interconnection of marine hydrokinetic power to the grid. Al is a registered Professional Engineer and in 2012 he was selected as Young Engineer of the Year by the Professional Engineers of Oregon.

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Address:26850 SW Kinsman Road, , Wilsonville, Oregon, United States, 97070