An Owner / Operator's Guide to Underground AC Collection System Fault Location
This presentation builds on the ACP Balance of Plant Committee's comprehensive White Paper on Underground Collection System Fault Location Best Practices. Tailored for wind and solar utility-scale project owner/operators, it offers a clear, actionable roadmap for identifying and repairing electrical faults in underground AC collection systems, equipping attendees with practical, proven strategies to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency.
1.Collection System Fault Location Best Practices
2.Collection System Repair Best Practices
3.Collection System Electrical Testing Best Practices
Kevin Alewine (Moderator)
Director of Marketing, Shermco Industries
As Co Chair of the AWEA Operations & Maintenance Working Group, Kevin coordinates and supports activities developed by the working group for championing good communication and best industry practices among owners, operators and independent service providers to help maximize efficiency, reliability and profitability for the wind energy generation industry in the USA.
In his position as Director of Marketing at Shermco Industries, Kevin is responsible for design and implementation of corporate marketing activities for current and proposed services and coverage areas. Kevin coordinates corporate communications, advertising, sales literature, trade/technical conferences and assures Shermco Industries brand development, awareness and integration of new acquisitions. He strongly supports trade association activities and encourages active participation by others.
Christopher Petrola, P.E.
Director, Maintenance and Technical Services
Enel Green Power North America
Chris Petrola is the Director of Maintenance and Technical Services for Enel Green Power North America. He has been in the renewable energy industry since 2009 and in the power generation industry since 2004. At Enel Green Power, Chris leads an organization that is responsible for the engineering, technical support, and maintenance planning for the Enel Green Power North American operating fleet of wind energy assets.
Prior to coming to Enel Green Power, Chris was the Manager of Electrical Engineering for Acciona Energy North America and previous to that an Electrical Engineer with American Electric Power (AEP).
Chris is also the acting chairman of the American Clean Power (ACP) Balance of Plant (BoP) Working Group. The working group is dedicated to optimizing the renewable energy industry performance on all of the components and systems in a renewable energy power plant that is part of the collection, transformation, and transmission of energy.
Chris has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.
Charles Shannon
Principal Engineer, Sales
Southwire, Services and Solutions
As the project manager of a 50MW windfarm, Charles started his renewable career in 2008, with his first cable failure. At that time he knew nothing about cable systems, so he spent the next 17+ years learning from everyone he could and accidently became a cable forensic expert. He has worked for owners, operators, and developers, testing service providers, and cable manufacturing. As well, he has performed countless defect and failure root cause investigations. He has shared his experience and knowledge of MV cable systems through case studies, trade articles, published white papers and award-winning presentations. As a voting member, co-author, and working group contributor of a number of IEEE cable and accessory standards and guides including 48, 386, 404 and the 400 series of field testing guides, he has influenced and shaped much of the cable industry.