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 E & F
Presiding: Paul Sullivan, PCIC Chair

​PCIC-2026-01    INTRODUCTION OF THE IEEE 2969 GUIDE FOR CONTINUOUS THERMAL MONITORING OF SWITCHGEAR AND MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS UP TO 52 KV
Peter Baen                                           Exertherm Consultant
Marcelo Valdes, PE                             ABB
Shelly DeGrate                                    Grace Technologies
Thomas Malone                                  MMT Services
 
PCIC-2026-02    API 541 6TH EDITION – WHAT IS NEW AND IMPROVED FROM THE TEAM BEHIND THE REVISION
Timothy Wayne Paschall                 ABB
Thomas Bagley                                  WEG
Dennis Bogh                                       IPS
Mark Metzdorf, PE                             BP
 
PCIC-2026-03    A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS AND HOW THAT TIES IN WITH NFPA 70B
Mateusz Sadlon                                  Schneider Electric USA
Baldur Krahl                                         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 E
Presiding: Dr. Robert Durham, PCIC Vice Chair

​PCIC-2026-04    1584.2 GUIDE AND CHECKLISTS FOR IEEE 1584 DATA COLLECTION IN THREE-PHASE AC SYSTEMS 1000 V AND BELOW
Daleep Mohla                                      DCM Elec. Consulting
Antony Parsons                                   Eaton
Albert Marroquin                                ETAP
D. Ray Crow                                          DRC Consulting, Inc.
Walter Gonzalez, PE                           ETAP
 
PCIC-2026-05    SEAMLESS TRANSITION: MIGRATING AN OPERATING REFINERY TO A NEW UTILITY WITHOUT PARALLELING SYSTEMS, UTILIZING ISLANDED OPERATION
Karl Dias, PE                                         Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Ole Haaland, PE                                  Anna, Inc.
David Alley, PE                                     Anna, Inc.              
Byron Broussard                                 Turbomachinery Controls
 
PCIC-2026-06    RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND EARLY REPLACEMENT OF LARGE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
Merisha Bily, P.Eng.                            Shell Canada Limited
Saeed Ui Haq, P.Eng.                         GE Verona
Radu Udrescu, P.Eng.                        Iris Power LP (Qualitrol)
Chris Schartner, P.Eng.                      GE Verona
Graham Shaw                                       Continental Electrical Motor Services