T&D World - PG&E Technology Lab - SF IEEE IAS Tours

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The IEEE SF IAS chapter is excited to announce the opportunity to attend an exclusive tour of the PG&E, San Ramon Technical Center Smart Grid Lab!

The PG&E Smart Grid Lab was recently featured as the cover story in the January 2014 edition of the T&D World Magazine and is the newest – and most exciting – lab at the PG&E San Ramon Technical Center. Following is a brief description from PG&E on the San Ramon Technical Center and Smart Grid Laboratory:

PG&E’s San Ramon Technical Center serves as home to more than 120 engineers, scientists and technicians. They provide engineering and testing services for the utility’s power generation, electric operations, gas operations and customer care lines of business, and serve as the engineering services shop for the more than 2,500 incident investigations, dam inspections, failure analyses and equipment examinations that occur every year at PG&E. Several types of labs are on site to test, pull or break every type of wire, pipe or pole imaginable.

As part of PG&E’s ongoing implementation of the smart grid, the newest labs at the facility are dedicated to performing end-to-end testing of smart grid technology before it is launched in the field. To ensure value for the utility’s customers and a smooth technological rollout of any component, all equipment and control systems are rigorously tested before being piloted and deployed onto the grid to determine if they perform as advertised.

See Site of Info - http://tdworld.com/grid-opt-smart-grid/inside-pges-smart-grid-lab

Note: It's recommend parking across the street at the Visitor parking on site (3400 Crow Canyon Rd) is very limited however so I would recommend parking across - Allow yourself 10 min to safely cross the street. The PG&E Learning Center which is located at 3301 Crow Canyon Rd.

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The IEEE SF IAS chapter tour will be lead by Mr. Dave Bradley, PG&E Manager of Applied Technology Services - Mr. David A. Bradley is the Manager of Technology Application for PG&E’s Applied Technology Services Section. He is responsible for electrical testing and analysis and technology performance testing associated with PG&E’s utility system.

Mr. Bradley joined PG&E in 1980 and has held a variety of Engineering and Operating positions. He has over 25 years of experience as a Distribution and Transmission Engineer and supervisor. He has also served as PG&E’s Manager for its Vegetation Management program, and Manager for New Customer Connections. He has a total of 33 years of utility operations background.

Mr. Bradley currently leads a section which is composed of over 55 engineers, scientists and technicians. He is responsible for a High Voltage Test Dome capable of 720,000 volt testing, a High Current Test Yard capable of testing to 80,000 amps, and a new Distribution Test Yard for Smart Grid systems testing. Numerous projects have been completed including equipment testing and acceptance, event recreation, and incident investigations. Mr. Bradley’s unit has experience in Distributed Generation equipment and integration as well as data acquisition projects.

Mr. Bradley holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, SD. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of California. He is a member of the IEEE – Power Engineering Society.

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IEEE/IAS/PES San Francisco Sections together welcome you

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