Benton Vandiver III of Hitachi Energy

Many of the commonly used power system communication protocols will be discussed. In 2015, the Power System Communications committee was rebooted to dedicate resources to the standards evolving from cybersecurity issues in power networks. One of these cyber breach events will be reviewed.

Biography:

Benton Vandiver III received his BSEE from the University of Houston in 1979. He is currently the Technical Sales Engineer for Hitachi Energy (formally ABB) in the US Central Region located in Houston, TX and a registered Professional Engineer in TX. He has spent over 40 years in utility, industrial, and commercial power systems specializing in protection and control design, operation, and testing. He has held multiple technical, marketing, and management roles with Houston Lighting & Power, Multilin Corp, and OMICRON electronics prior to joining Hitachi Energy in 2017. He is active in standards development for the power industry and an IEEE senior member, Power Systems Relay & Control Committee member and IEEE SA member for over 30+ years. He presently serves as the Power Systems Communications & Cybersecurity Committee / Protocols and Architecture Subcommittee Chair while still active in the PSRC. He has authored, co-authored, and presented over 100 technical papers and published numerous industry articles.

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Address:Houston, Texas, United States