Raymond Strittmatter of Lea+Elliott, Inc.

The grounding and bonding of equipment in industrial and commercial power systems is covered in this recommended practice. The interconnection and grounding of the non-electrical metallic elements of a system is covered first. This is followed by a discussion of the objectives of equipment  grounding  and  bonding,  including  minimizing  electric  shock  hazard  to  personnel,  providing adequate current carrying capability for ground faults, and ensuring the timely operation of overcurrent protection.

Biography:

Mr. Raymond Strittmatter has more than 25 years of electrical engineering and traction power system engineering experience involving major transit electrification projects to include design, coordination, management, and commissioning of ac and dc Traction Power System and Corrosion Control Projects throughout the United States, Europe, and the Middle East from conceptual design to commissioning to include preparing design criteria, budgets, schedules, computer modeling/simulations, final design submittals, tender/bid documents, construction specifications and drawings, factory and field testing procedures, and construction sequencing plans;  Review Contractors’ design and construction submittals; Design and tests ac HV/MV/LV switchgear, transformers, DC diode/thyristor rectifiers/inverters/WESS, dc switchgear, SCADA systems, Energy Management Systems, illumination systems, cathodic protection systems, and platform screen doors interfaces. Coordinate with local utilities for design/construction of electrical power services, 120 V through 220 kV, and facilitating service agreements.

Raymond Strittmatter used to be Chairman of the IEEE Standards Authority (SA) VTS standards subcommittee for standard 1653.5 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Thyristor Controlled Rectifiers for Traction Power Substation Applications, and now an active member of many other standards working groups to create standards for the Traction Power Substation and Overhead Contact System industries as part of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS).  After returning to the USA from his oversees projects, Raymond Strittmatter is working on projects such as WMATA Silver Line Phase 2 Extension to Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia and BART Portable Traction Power Substations for San Francisco, among providing technical assistance for other projects. Raymond graduated from the Gannon University in Erie Pennsylvania.

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