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Power Dispatcher Special Meeting

Transpower System Operator is hosting a special meeting of Australasian Power System Operators and (North) American Power Dispatchers being held in Wellington New Zealand the week of 5 to 9 March 2012.

Below is the draft agenda for the meeting, including training.  A highlight is the training content on offer, the practical nature of it (employing power system simulators) and the caliber of the international instructors that will be available.

The training is generic in nature designed to reinforce key operational concepts and good operating principles.  It is applicable to all operators from any jurisdiction, whether from the Northern Hemisphere (60Hz) or the Southern Hemisphere (50Hz). 12 CEH credit hours will be available to APDA members.

The goals of this special meeting is to encourage and promote the formulation and attainment of higher professional standards amongst power system operators (Load Dispatchers, Power Dispatchers & System Operators), facilitate the interchange of ideas and to nurture a spirit of international fellowship amongst power system operators.

Registration

Registrations are now open for the Power Dispatcher Special Meeting to be held in New Zealand in March 2012.  Please complete the registration form and return with payments by post or electronically using the details in the form linked below.

Draft Agenda

DateTimeItem
5 Mar 2012

12:00 - 17:00
15:00 - 17:30
18:00 - 21:00

Golf
Registration
Hospitality Reception Welcome
6 Mar 2012

07:00 - 08:00
08:00 - 08:15
08:15 - 08:45
08:45 - 09:45
09:45 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
14:05 - 14:40
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 - 17:00

 
19:00 - late

Breakfast
Introductions and house keeping
Welcome from Transpower
Presentation - Outline of NERC Operator Certification & Audit
A word from Bismarck State College
Break
Training -  Renewables love'm or hate'm, we must ebrace'm
Lunch
Presentation - Situational Awareness Tool (SAT)
Mark Wiggins Visualisation and controller aptitude study
Break
Training - PST's, Variable Frequency Transformers, Series
Capacitors, Flexible AC Transmission, Transmission Line
Reactive Power Loading
Hospitality

7 Mar 2012

07:00 - 08:00
08:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 17:00

19:00 - 21:00

Breakfast
Training - Transmission Line Protection (Simulations)
Break
A word from Telsa
Presentation - Northwst Power Pool Reserve Sharing Program
A word from Alcatel Lucent
Lunch
Training - Black Start and restoration principles plus a
black start exercise
Hospitality

8 Mar 2012 07:00 - 08:00
08:00 - 09:00
09:05 - 10:05
10:05 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:45

11:45 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:20
12:20 - 13:15
13:15 - 17:30
18:30 - late
Breakfast
Training - Synchronising and Communications
Training - Stability
Break
A word from Transfield Services
Presentation - Possible sponsor presentations or attendee
presentations
A word from Power Systems Consultants
Wind-up
Lunch
Site Visits
Hospitality Banquet
 9 Mar 2012 07:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 12:00
Breakfast, Business Meeting and Farewell
Break
Open Forums 

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