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Lessons Learned Within an HVDC Project

Thursday, March 26 | 1 p.m. Central

HVDC projects by their nature are complex to execute. With a limited number of qualified global HVDC suppliers and a lack of experience on the owner side, many projects suffer challenges that can result in schedule delays and/or cost overruns. The increasing application of HVDC has resulted in strains on the suppliers’ resources that place additional risk on project execution. Managing that risk requires knowing what to look for proactively, avoiding issues before they can negatively impact project execution.

The presenters have held key roles of responsibility in the successful completion of three major North American HVDC projects in the past five years. Through this experience they have assembled a list of “lessons learned” that can be applied to future HVDC projects. These lessons cover the entire life cycle of project execution, focusing not only on technical issues or project management, but also on preparing the owner and the system operators for the successful integration of the HVDC asset and its long-term operations and maintenance. The presents also will reflect on how to interface with suppliers to build the collaborative team required for successfully execution.

Presenters

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Peter Kuffel | HVdc One

Peter Kuffel is an electrical engineer with over 30 years’ experience in HVDC and flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS); he has participated in more than 20 such projects worldwide. His background includes HVDC system studies, HVDC control & protection (C&P) development, power system expansion/interconnection studies and simulation, PSCAD model development and studies, reactive power compensation, specification development, design review, equipment testing, C&P testing, commissioning, and project management. Previously he was the vice president of transmission services at ATCO Electric and the technical lead for the converter stations of the Eastern Alberta Transmission Line (EATL) HVDC project, leading a team of engineers and technicians responsible for project execution and operationalization of the HVDC system. In that role he was responsible for the technical integrity of the overall HVDC system and its successful integration into the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.

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Marianne Goldsborough  | Burns & McDonnell

Marianne Goldsborough is an electrical engineer with over 30 years’ experience in transmission and HVDC/FACTS as a project manager. Within the last 15 years, Marianne has been involved in numerous HVDC projects from conception to in-service date and asset integration. She was the project manager for the HVDC Western Albert Transmission Line (WATL) and for the AC interfaces for the HVDC Eastern Albert Transmission Line (EATL), and she was resident engineer at the southern converter station of Manitoba Hydro HVDC Bipole 3.

 

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