Marine Industry Program

The Marine Industry Subcommittee (MIS) provides an opportunity to expand the technical transfer of information and standards between the petroleum industry and the marine industry. The MIS facilitates the use and understanding of the currently issued standards such as IEEE-45 dot series, IEEE 1580 and IEC/IEEE 80005. MIS has been a leader in harmonizing standards with IEC. MIS also provides for the necessary working groups to keep the IEEE standards current and develop new standards as needed.

The Marine Industry Technical Subcommittee officers are:​

• Karen Johnson - Chair
• Clinton Roache - Vice Chair
• Jixil Johnson - Secretary

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MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION I

Monday, September 21, 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Salons A & B
Presiding: Karen Johnson, Chair

PCIC-2026-10    VERTICAL MOTOR PRIMER
Mark Hodowanec                                Innomotics LLC
Eric Chastain                                         INEOS
Timothy Wayne Paschall                   ABB
 
PCIC-2026-11    OPTIMIZE QUALIFICATION OF SHAFT BONDING DEVICES IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS FOR VFD FED HORIZONTAL MOTORS BY ADDRESSING IEEE 1349 LIMITATIONS WITH OPTIMIZED DISCHARGE ENERGY CALCULATIONS
Saikh Sahid Parvez                             Wolong India Technology Pvt Ltd
Hareharan Balasubramanian          Wolong India Technology Pvt Ltd
Diana Barbosa                                     Wolong Electric Industrial Motors S. de R.L. de C.V
 
PCIC-2026-12    CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPACING WITH REGARDS TO HIGH VOLTAGE STATOR WINDINGS AND MINIMIZING OF PARTIAL DISCHARGE
Blake Parker                                        Integrated Power Services
Bill Lockley                                           Lockley Consulting
Keith Lyles                                            Marathon Petroleum
Javier Portos                                        Integrated Power Services

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MARINE TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm - Salons A & B
Presiding: Clinton Roache, Vice Chair

PCIC-2026-52    GROUNDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR ARC FLASH MITIGATION USING HIGH-SPEED GROUNDING SWITCH IN SWITCHGEAR INSTALLED IN E-HOUSES
Harshavardhan Karandikar                 ABB Inc.
Ashok Ayyaswamy                                 W-Industries
Babak Fazel                                             Venture Global LNG
Alexander Kischinski                             ABB AG
 
PCIC-2026-53    SKINNING THE CAT: TAILORING A DROP-IN REPLACEMENT FOR A 40-YEAR-OLD 6400KW SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
Jesus Franco                                            Chevron
Greg Conomos                                        WEG
Ana da Luz Bez                                        WEG
 
PCIC-2026-54    RESILIENT POWER RECOVERY FOR OFFSHORE FLNG: REPLACING CONVENTIONAL GENERATORS WITH BESS
Carson Bates                                            NEI Electric Power Engineering
Adoum Lamine                                        NEI Electric Power Engineering