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IAS Chapter Meeting
August 9, 2017 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Topic: Condition Based Monitoring: Moving from Data to Action for Medium Voltage Switchgear
Date: August 9, 2017
Time: 11:30 -12:30
Location:
M S Benbow and Associates 2450 Severn Ave
Suite 400
Metairie, LA 70001
PDH: Cost:
Topic: Condition Based Monitoring: Moving from Data to Action for Medium Voltage Switchgear
Speaker: Rodrigo Kaschny – Product Line Director Automation @ Powell Industries
Abstract: The main challenges of performing maintenance on MV circuit breakers and switchgear are to reduce downtime, improve safety of operating personnel, and prevent inadvertent damage to systems infrastructure. This presentation will explore product technologies and analytical tools for MV circuit breakers and switchgear to transform “data to action”, for better operation of equipment, reduced cost of ownership, reduced risk, and overall improvement in productivity. What you will learn:
1. Main challenges operating medium voltage circuit breakers and switchgear. 2. Benefits in moving from scheduled to predictive and preventive maintenance. 3. Using data to operate equipment more safely and efficiently.
4. Existing and new sensing technology for condition based monitoring.
5. Using Analytics to transform “Data to Action”.
Biography: Rodrigo Kaschny, Powell Product Line Director – Automation, graduated in Computer Science (1999) and Chemical Engineering (2002) in Brazil. He started his career at a System Integrator company in Brazil as an Automation Engineer. Rodrigo worked on substation automation and automation projects for electrical distribution systems. After joining Schneider Electric in 2003, he took on the engineering team leadership in Schneider’s Brazil Energy Business focusing on project execution. After moving to France in 2007, he had roles in business development and offer management of protection systems and SCADA. Rodrigo was challenged to take on Schneider’s Global Energy Management and Control Systems Research & Development group. Following assignments in France, he relocated to the United States in 2011, and took on several key leadership roles including: Schneider’s Oil & Gas Americas Competency Center, Business Management, and Solutions R&D. Rodrigo joined Powell Industries in 2015 as Automation Product Line Director focusing on defining and delivering new automation products and solutions to help Powell grow and maintain its competitive position in the automation market.