General Program

The General Program/Technical Session is comprised of papers that were voted on and selected from the Technical Subcommittees that were deemed to be relevant to everyone in PCIC. The paper presentations are presided over by the PCIC Executive Subcommittee officers:
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• Paul Sullivan - PCIC Chair
• Robert Durham - PCIC Vice Chair
• Richard Paes - PCIC Secretary

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GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 21, 2026 - 8:00am to 11:15am - Salons F & G
Presiding: Dr. Robert Durham, PCIC Vice Chair

​PCIC-2026-01    INTRODUCTION OF THE IEEE P2969 GUIDE FOR CONTINUOUS THERMAL MONITORING OF SWITCHGEAR & MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS UP TO 52KV
Peter Baen                                          Exetherm by Eaton
Shelly DeGrate                                   Grace Technologies
Tom Malone                                        MMT Services
Marcelo Valdes                                   ABB
 
PCIC-2026-02    API 541 6TH EDITION WHAT IS NEW AND IMPROVED FROM THE TEAM BEHIND THE REVISION
Wayne Paschall                                  ABB
Thomas Bagley                                  WEG
Dennis Bogh                                       IPS
Mark Metzdorf                                    BP
 
PCIC-2026-03    HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORING & DIAGNOSTICS AND HOW THAT TIES IN WITH NFPA 70B
Mateusz Sadlon                                  Schneider Electric USA
Alfredo Arriola-Gutierrez                  Schneider Electric USA
Melvin Lee Perry, Jr                            BASF Corporation

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GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Monday, September 21, 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Salon G
Presiding: Richard Paes, PCIC Secretary

​PCIC-2026-04    IEEE GUIDE AND CHECKLISTS FOR DATA COLLECTIONS FOR PERFORMING AN ARC-FLASH HAZARD CALCULATION STUDY FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT THREE-PHASE 50/60 HZ AC 1000 V AND BELOW.
Daleep Mohla                                      DCM Electrical Consulting Services
Daryld Ray Crow                                 DRC Consulting Services
Walter Gonzalez                                  ETAP
Albert Marroquin                                ETAP
Antony Parsons                                   Eaton
 
PCIC-2026-05    SEAMLESS TRANSITION: MIGRATING AN OPERATING OIL REFINERY TO A NEW ELECTRIC UTILITY WITHOUT PARALLELING SYSTEMS, EMPLOYING ISLANDED SYSTEM OPERATION
Karl Dias                                                Marathon Petroleum
David Alley                                            ANNA Inc.              
Byron Broussard                                 Turbomachinery Controls
Ole Haaland                                          ANNA Inc.

 
PCIC-2026-06    RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND EARLY FAILURE OF LARGE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
Merisha Bily                                          Shell Canada
Radu Udrescu                                      Qualitrol Corp
Saeed Ui Haq                                       GE Verona
Chris Schartner                                   GE Verona