December 2009 Meeting

Date: December 01, 2009

Time: 6:00 social/ 6:30 serving

Topic: Hazards associated with Arc-Flash

Location: Smilie's Restaurant

RSVP

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Guest Speaker: Larry Saunders

Abstract of Presentation

In a fast-paced presentation, the presenter will overview the hazards associated with arc-flash and present real-world solutions to design in arc-flash safety and mitigate the hazards in existing electrical systems. Topics will include:                                                                                           

1. Overview of Faults and Incidence of Faults.
2. General Methods to Mitigate Arc-Flash Injury Potential.
3. How to Increase the Speed of Circuit Interruption.
4. How to Shield the Individual from the Potential Fault.
5. Methods to Move the Individual outside the Potential Flash Zone.
6. Zone Selective Interlocking and ARMS.
7. Arc Resistant Equipment Designs.
8. Enhanced Safety Low Voltage MCC Solutions.
9. Update on NFPA 70E 2009.

 

Biographical Information on Guest Speaker
                                               
Larry Saunders received his BS Degree from Louisiana State University and his MBA from Loyola University.  His more than 30 years in the Electrical Industry include various sales engineering, marketing and management positions with Square D Company, with Westinghouse, with Allen Bradley, and most recently with Eaton Electrical / Cutler-Hammer as District Engineer.

Larry is active in the ISA where he has served on the Executive Committee for many years in various committee positions and as Vice President and President.

He has served in leadership positions with the Electrical Association of New Orleans as Vice President and Director and as an active member of IAEI.

He served as one of the co-authors of the API Standards RP14F and RP14FZ (Electrical Standards for Offshore Floating Platforms).

Larry has been active in IEEE as a member of both the Power Engineering Society and the Industry Application Society.  His authorships include two IEEE-IAS-PCIC papers and presentations, an IEEE-IAS Transactions paper, an IEEE-IAS-PCIC tutorial, and a 1997 PCIC Best Paper Award. He currently serves as National Chair of the PCIC Production Subcommittee. Seeing the need for an enhanced safety (arc-resistant) low-voltage MCC, Larry was instrumental in the approval for development of IEEE Standard P1683 and currently serves on the committee writing the standard.
Recently, Larry was elected as a director of IEEE Region 5 New Orleans Section.

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