Agenda General Session

Transformers Committee

Spring 2014 Meeting – Savannah, Georgia, USA

March 23 - 27, 2014

Savannah Marriott Riverfront Hotel

Chair: Don Platts Vice Chair: Stephen Antosz Secretary: Sue McNelly

Treasurer: Greg Anderson Awards Chair/Past Chair: Bill Chiu Standards Coordinator: Bill Bartley

IEEE/PES

Transformers

Committee

Spring 2014

Meeting Minutes
Savannah, Georgia, USA

March 23 – 27, 2014
Unapproved

(These minutes are on the agenda to be approved at the next meeting in Fall 2014)

Table of Contents

Monday Opening Session – March 24, 2014

1. 
   Agenda
   
2. 
   Attendance
   
3. 
   Meeting Schedule
   
4. 
   Approval of Agenda and Previous Minutes – Don Platts
   
5. 
   Chair’s Remarks & Report – Don Platts
   
6. 
   Vice Chair’s Report – Stephen Antosz
   
7. 
   Secretary’s Report – Susan McNelly
   
8. 
   Treasurer’s Report – Gregory Anderson
   
9. 
   Awards Report – Bill Chiu
   
10. 
    Administrative SC Meeting Report – Susan McNelly
    
11. 
    Standards Report – William Bartley
    
12. 
    Editor’s Report – Sanjib Som
    
13. 
    Liaison Reports
    

Standards Coordinating Committee No. 4 (Electrical Insulation) – Paulette Payne

Standards Coordinating Committee No. 18 (NFPA/NEC) – Ned Brush

IEC TC14 Technical Advisor to USNC – Phil Hopkinson

Cigre – Raj Ahuja

14. 
    Unfinished (Old) Business
    
15. 
    New Business
    
16. 
    Monday Opening Session Adjournment
    

Thursday Closing Session – March 27, 2014

17. 
    Chair's Remarks and Announcements
    
18. 
    Meetings Planning SC Minutes & Report – Gregory Anderson
    
19. 
    Reports from Technical Subcommittees (decisions made during the week)
    
20. 
    Report from Standards Subcommittee (issues from the week)
    
21. 
    New Business (Continued from Monday General Session)
    
22. 
    Thursday General Session Adjournment
    

Minutes of Technical Subcommittees

1. 
   Bushings SC – Peter Zhao
   
2. 
   Dielectric Tests SC – Loren Wagenaar
   
3. 
   Distribution Transformers SC – Steve Shull
   
4. 
   Dry Type Transformers SC – Charles Johnson
   
5. 
   HVDC Converter Transformers & Reactors – Mike Sharp
   
6. 
   Instrument Transformers SC – Ross McTaggart
   
7. 
   Insulating Fluids SC – David Wallach
   
8. 
   Insulation Life SC – Bruce Forsyth
   
9. 
   Meetings SC – Greg Anderson
   
10. 
    Performance Characteristics SC – Ed teNyenhuis
    
11. 
    Power Transformers SC – Tom Lundquist
    
12. 
    Standards SC – Bill Bartley
    
13. 
    Underground Trans & Network Protectors SC – Carl Nieman
    

Monday Opening Session

1.0Agenda

Opening Session

Monday, March 24; 8:00 am - 9:15 am

(rosters circulated and attendance recorded as eligibility for Committee membership)

1. 
   Welcome and Announcements Don Platts
   
2. 
   Approval of Agenda Don Platts
   
3. 
   Approval of Minutes from Fall 2013 Meeting Don Platts
   
4. 
   Chair’s Report Don Platts
   
5. 
   Vice Chair’s Report Stephen Antosz
   
6. 
   Secretary's Report Sue McNelly
   
7. 
   Treasurer's Report Greg Anderson
   
8. 
   Awards Report (reported at the Thursday Awards Luncheon) Bill Chiu
   
9. 
   Report from Administrative Subcommittee Meeting Don Platts
   
10. 
    Standards Report Bill Bartley
    
11. 
    Editor’s Report Sanjib Som
    
12. 
    Reports from Liaison Representatives
    
    1. 
       Standards Coordinating Committee, SCC No. 4 (Electrical Insulation) Paulette Payne Powell
       
    2. 
       Standards Coordinating Committee, SCC No. 18 (NFPA/NEC) Ned Brush
       
    3. 
       IEC TC-14 Technical Advisor to USNC Phil Hopkinson
       
    4. 
       CIGRE Raj Ahuja
       
13. 
    Hot Topics for the Upcoming Week Subcommittee Chairs
    
14. 
    New Business & Wrap-up Don Platts
    
    1. 
       Member ballot on WG P&P Don Platts
       

Closing Session

Thursday, March 27; 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

1. 
   Chair's Remarks and Announcements Don Platts
   
2. 
   Meetings Planning Subcommittee Greg Anderson
   
3. 
   Reports from Technical Subcommittees (Minutes will be added as Annex items at the end of the report.)
   

1. 
   Underground Transformers & Network Protectors Carl Niemann
   
2. 
   Bushings Peter Zhao
   
3. 
   Distribution Transformers Steve Shull
   
4. 
   Dielectric Tests Mike Franchek
   
5. 
   Dry Type Transformers Chuck Johnson
   
6. 
   HVDC Converter Transformers & Reactors Mike Sharp
   
7. 
   Instrument Transformers Ross McTaggart
   
8. 
   Insulating Fluids David Wallach
   
9. 
   Insulation Life Bruce Forsyth
   
10. 
    Performance Characteristics Ed teNyenhuis
    
11. 
    Power Transformers Joe Watson
    

4. 
   Additional Report from Standards Subcommittee (issues from the week) Bill Bartley
   
5. 
   New Business (continued from Monday) and Wrap-up Don Platts