Key Application Considerations for AC UPS and DC Systems
Registration required no payment at the door. This takes place over 2 consecutive night's, Nov 10th & 11th 2026. A total of 5 PDH will be issued to registered attendees who attend the seminars each night.
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Two-Night Seminar Covering Key Application Considerations for AC UPS and DC Systems
This course is geared towards practicing electrical, control and instrument engineers who perform engineering on facilities within the process industries.
This 4-hour technical seminar presented to the Houston Local Section of IEEE. In this seminar attendees can expect to learn:
Abstract:
The presentation introduces key application considerations for AC UPS and DC systems, focusing on system components, transfer schemes, configurations, and functionality. It reviews various UPS topologies currently used in industrial power systems, including their advantages and disadvantages. It also addresses established and emerging battery technologies, monitoring methods, and basic cybersecurity considerations. This seminar is intended for electrical engineering (EE) professionals involved in the design, specification, system layout, troubleshooting, and maintenance of UPS systems in industrial environments.
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- 2105 Citywest Place
- Houston, Texas
- United States 77042
- Building: Bechtel Energy Building #3
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Additional Contacts: Mustafa Alhadad (713) 494-9296 and Nick Nichols (281) 435-4968
- Co-sponsored by Donald G. Dunn, FIEEE
- Starts 10 October 2026 05:00 AM UTC
- Ends 09 November 2026 11:00 PM UTC
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Matthias Dreier of Gutor
Key Application Considerations for AC UPS and DC Systems
Key Application Considerations for AC UPS and DC Systems:
The presentation introduces key application considerations for AC UPS and DC systems, focusing on system components, transfer schemes, configurations, and functionality. It reviews various UPS topologies currently used in industrial power systems, including their advantages and disadvantages. It also addresses established and emerging battery technologies, monitoring methods, and basic cybersecurity considerations. This seminar is intended for electrical engineering (EE) professionals involved in the design, specification, system layout, troubleshooting, and maintenance of UPS systems in industrial environments.
Biography:
Matthias Dreier is an experienced technology executive with more than three decades in industrial uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and power electronics. He began his career at GUTOR Electronic LLC in 1995 as an Electrical Service Engineer and advanced through a series of technical and leadership roles, including Senior Field Engineer and Training Instructor, After-Sales Service Manager, Engineering Competence and Expertise Manager, and Technology Manager.
In 2010, he joined the Statron Group as Technology Director, where he led research and development, tooling, and application engineering. He returned to Gutor in 2018 as Sustaining and Development Lead and was appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in 2022. In this role, he provides strategic technology leadership and draws on extensive operational, engineering, and customer-facing experience gained throughout his career.
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Agenda
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Dinner Served to all registered attendees.
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm: Annoucements
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm: Presentation
A QR code will be sent to all registered attendees for Garage 3 access will be sent. If you are carpooling, please just have the guest who will be driving, submit the form. Please complete the customized questions at the end of the registration form.