GE Clearwater Instrument Transformer Facility Tour
The IEEE Florida West Coast Section Power & Energy Society/Industry Applications Society (PES/IAS), in partnership with GE Grid Solutions, invites you to an exclusive tour of the GE/ITI Clearwater Instrument Transformer Facility. This facility is GE’s primary manufacturing site for instrument transformers rated below 69 kV, producing over 500,000 dry-type transformers annually for utility and industrial applications. This event will feature two key components:
Classroom Session (2 hours):
Gain a deeper understanding of instrument transformers, including what sets them apart, their various types, applications, and how to interpret nameplate data. The session will also explore their role in the industry’s future and include an introduction to capacitors.
Factory Tour (1.5 hours):
Experience a guided walk-through of the factory floor, observing key processes such as component production, core manufacturing, transformer winding, casting, and final testing. As a special addition, the tour will include a brief visit to the capacitor production area, located in the same facility.
A complimentary lunch will be provided following the tour.
Participants are required to wear safety shoes and safety glasses. The facility does have safety shoe covers available, but supplies are limited, please include during registration if you will need a shoe cover + shoe size. Hearing protection will be provided at the necessary locations. Additional information regarding parking and other instructions will be provided ahead of the event via email to those registered.
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- Date: 04 Apr 2025
- Time: 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- 1925 Calumet Street
- Clearwater, Florida
- United States 33765
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- Co-sponsored by GE Vernova
- Starts 07 January 2025 02:27 PM
- Ends 02 April 2025 02:29 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Speakers
Ryan Alkire, Lead Technical Applications Engineer - GE Vernova of GE Vernova
Biography:
Ryan Alkire is a Senior Engineering Manager for GE Vernova. In this role, he manages a team of engineers whose key responsibilities are designing, maintaining existing designs, and supporting production for the instrument transformers manufactured in Clearwater. Prior to his current role, Ryan obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida and holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from USF. Ryan has been an IEEE member for 10 years.