Overview Welcome Critical Power is a conference and exhibition on the latest advancements in UPS/standby power supply and power quality solutions for data centers, industrial, facilities, telecommunications, infrastructure and emergency applications. The conference will be held at the Milwaukee Convention Center and serve the needs of managers and technical professionals involved in manufacturing, industrial and facility operations where reliable and continuous power is a critical factor. In today’s electronic and on-demand world, the risk of power interruption has become a critical factor to be reckoned with in new ways and with higher priority at manufacturing, industrial and facility operations. Recent studies estimate that in the US alone losses due to power interruptions and power quality disturbances amount to more than $150 billion annually from lost productivity, idled manpower, delivery penalties, damage to work in progress and equipment malfunction or damage. • • • • Learn best practices and technical advancements you can apply to your operations. Network with peers and market-leading technical experts. Discover a comprehensive array of products and services in the interactive exhibit hall. Meet potential business and strategic alliance partners. Subjects covered in the program will include choosing the right system and technologies for your requirements, best practices in testing and maintenance, system economics, assessing new and emerging technologies, monitoring for reliability, operations for emergency and disaster scenarios, and case studies of managing power interruptions. Critical Power will be co-located with two other events and share the same exhibit hall. The colocated events are The Wire Processing Technology Expo and Electrical Manufacturing Show. In this brochure you’ll find the advance program, a list of current sponsors and exhibitors, hotel and registration information. We hope to see you in Milwaukee! Shannon Given, Program Manager Contact Us Registration Marsha Grillo Program Shannon Given Exhibits Sue Hannebrink 2 MarshaG@WebcomCommunications.com ShannonG@WebcomCommunications.com SueH@WebcomCommunications.com www.CriticalPowerShow.com Overview Registration Conference Pass Expo Pass $595 Free After May 7th: $795 After May 7th: $15 Additional Discounts Team Discount: Register two or more people and get $150 off each registration. Enter coupon code TEAM at checkout to receive the discount. OEM Discount: Discounted rate for OEM’s, End Users, Federal, State, County and local entities, including military. Enter coupon code OEM at checkout to receive $200 off each registration. MillerCoors Tour Join other conference attendees for a private, VIP tour of the MillerCoors brewery on May 12th, 2:00-3:00 pm. The Miller Visitor Center offers you an indoor/outdoor guided walking tour of Miller Valley, home to over 155 years of brewing history. Experience everything from Fredrick Miller’s arrival in Milwaukee to the highspeed production lines used today. Tours begin with a video depicting Frederick Miller’s historic arrival in Milwaukee to the company’s transition to modern day brewing. Get up-close views of our packaging center, shipping and distribution warehouse, brewhouse and one-of-a-kind historic Miller Caves where you will have the opportunity to meet Fredrick Miller himself. The tour will end with ice-cold refreshing samples of their finest brews for those 21 and older. Soft drinks are available for guests under 21 or upon request. Registration is free, though advanced registration is required due to limited space. Email Shannon Given (ShannonG@WebcomCommunications.com) to reserve your spot. Hotel Critical Power will be hosted at the Wisconsin Center, in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. There are several area hotels for you to choose from. Hyatt Regency Milwaukee www.milwaukee.hyatt.com Fairfield Inn & Suites Milwaukee Downtown: www.marriott.com Hilton Milwaukee City Center: www.hiltonmilwaukee.com Hampton Inn and Suites Milwaukee Downtown: www.hamptonmilwaukee.com Research & Media Sponsors www.CriticalPowerShow.com 3 Conference Program Wednesday, May 13th 7:00 am Registration Opens 8:00 am Welcome/Opening Address 8:05 am Keynote Presentation Market Trends for Power Quality in Critical Power Applications In a world where efficiency is key to profitability, demand for power quality has never been higher. Consequently, an increasing number of corporate and governmental organizations are realizing the need to implement some type of power quality system to ensure complete functionality of their systems. Currently, there are several solutions available for assured power quality, namely uninterruptible power supply, DC power systems, surge protection devices, isolation transformers, voltage regulators and others that filter and condition power supply. Customer expectations and the interaction between supplied electricity and sensitive end-use equipment have redefined the power quality arena. As a result, emphasis is not only on the purity or integrity of the power sine wave but also on overall power reliability. High-quality, reliable power without outages, sags, surges, harmonics or transients is expected and any disruption that causes a customer problem is now a concern. This presentation will focus on the total market for power quality equipment, market trends, verticals and competitors. Vishal Supra • Frost & Sullivan 9:00 am Navigating the Shift Toward Centralized Facilities Management For large or multi-site geographically distributed critical and complex facilities such as hospital systems, universities and military institutions – bad things happen when the lights go out. Unfortunately, facility and corporate managers today are challenged with evertightening budgets, rising energy prices and aging core electrical and mechanical infrastructure. In this session, Tom Willie will discuss the emerging trend of Centralized Facility Management (CFM), which is changing how the industry approaches the energy resiliency challenge. Tom will discuss the components to CFM (financial, technical, operational and virtual) and the strategies needed to economically and reliably orchestrate today’s core facility-based operations. Tom Willie, CEO • Blue Pillar, Inc. 9:30 am Every Second Counts – Rapid Synchronization of Emergency Power Generation Sources Time is of the essence whenever the power goes out at data centers, hospitals or other lifedependent facilities. Customer expectations and NFPA requirements pose real challenges for implementing emergency power systems where multiple generation sources must be started, synchronized and online in as little as 10 seconds. This presentation will inform engineers, consultants and facility operators on synchronization fundamentals and methods, such as voltage/phase matching and slip-frequency synchronization. The session will include a discussion on the benefits and potential pitfalls of “Run-Up” synchronization (a.k.a. close-before-excitation), which is gaining popularity for critical applications. David Cutro, Application Engineer, Power Generation and Distribution • Woodward, Inc. 10:00 am 4 Networking Break www.CriticalPowerShow.com Conference Program 10:15 am How Battery Monitoring Technology can Increase Reliability and Become an Essential Asset Management Tool The vast majority of critical power facilities are supported by lead acid batteries and they continue to be a large part of a facilities costs in terms of initial capital asset expenditure, ongoing maintenance and in daily environmental conditioning. Figures vary but it is thought that, as a minimum, batteries are found to be the contributing factor in unplanned critical power downtime in over half of these cases and yet permanent battery monitoring is still seen as an expensive luxury. This presentation shows real data from real batteries and demonstrates how battery monitoring technology, particularly when supported by a service, can serve the user and increase reliability as well as become an essential asset management tool. Brian Hanking, CTO • Canara, Inc. 10:45 am Intelligent Site Management: Leveraging Site Knowledge and Predictive Analytics for Maximum Up-Time and Site Resiliency As the world has become more dependent on mobile communications, the need for continuous network availability has become a priority. Cell sites cannot afford to be vulnerable to power failures, and power must be restored quickly when a disaster or outage occurs. As such, the need for intelligent site management using predictive analytics to capture and analyze site data to improve site resiliency, maximize up-time and decrease maintenance costs has never been more vital. In this presentation BatteryCorp will cite real-world examples and address the new era of using predictive analytics for improved site management. Jonathan Quint, CEO • Ontegrity 11:15 am UPS Panel Discussion Join experts discussing the latest technologies and applications in uninterrupitable power supplies and the role they play in critical power systems. Each panelist will give a short presentation and then take part in an interactive Q&A. Mike Chmura, Three Phase UPS Sales Manager • AMETEK-POWERVAR Peter Panfil, VP Global Power • Emerson Jeremy James, Manufacturer’s Representative • Toshiba UPS 12:15 pm Lunch 1:15 pm Using Innovation in Design to Meet Customers’ Infrastructure Needs Customers demand a lot from their data center colocation provider and rightfully so. The fact of the matter is the provider’s physical infrastructure has to be just as reliable and flexible as the IT it supports. This case study uncovers how COMLINK turned away from many of the assumptions and limitations that come with conventional critical power infrastructure design and how it blazed its own path with sustainability, efficiency and reliability at its core. The speakers will cover specific challenges COMLINK faced in the design and build out of its Grand Rapids facility, how these were addressed, and ultimate outcome with a focus on total cost of ownership. Brett Kirby, Director, Network Management Center and Datacenter Operations • COMLINK Kit Killingsworth, Systems Engineer • Active Power www.CriticalPowerShow.com 5 Conference Program 1:45 pm Fuel Cells: Critical and Clean Power Fuel cells are the cleanest and most reliable way to generate electricity onsite for critical, continuous power applications at facilities such as industrial operations, data centers and hospitals. Fuel cells are exceptionally reliable, and numerous customers have used fuel cells as a replacement for back-up generators and UPS systems. This presentation will review the types of fuel cells commercially available today, and how they have been deployed in critical power applications at a variety of facilities. Kent McCord, Director of Marketing Strategy • Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc. 2:15 pm Networking Break 2:30 pm Emergency Backup Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants As a result of the Fukushima (Japan) nuclear disaster in March 2011, The French Nuclear Safety Administration (ASN) directed a safety evaluation for each of the reactors in France to ensure that they had the appropriate safeguards in place to protect their facilities from an environmental event leading to a similar disaster. As a result of this study, several plant upgrades were mandated by the French government, inclusive of additional back-up power to increase the safety factors of the facilities. In early 2014, Fairbanks Morse Engine was selected to supply opposed-piston, diesel engine-generator sets to Electricité de France (EDF) for emergency back-up power at the utility’s nuclear power plants in France. This presentation will focus on how opposedpiston engine technology was adapted to meet the stringent requirements for quality, safety, and performance as set forth in the customer requirements for the “ultimate safety” generators to provide backup power at the largest fleet of nuclear reactors in the world. Additionally the extensive analysis and test protocols for qualification will be discussed. Keith Haasl, Business Segment Leader, Power Generation • Fairbanks Morse Engine 3:00 pm Genset Panel Discussion Hear from industry leaders on gensets, including the latest trends and technologies effecting standby and backup power supplies and the role they play in critical power systems. Each panelist will give a short presentation and then take part in an interactive Q&A. Michael Kirchner, Technical Support Manager • Generac Power Systems Mike Pincus, Manager – System Sales • Kohler Power Systems Additional Speakers TBA 4:00 pm 6 Reception in the Exhibit Hall www.CriticalPowerShow.com Conference Program Thursday, May 14th 7:30 am Registration Opens 8:00 am Advancements in Electrical System Testing As a society, we have become extremely dependent on electrical power to maintain our safety, communications and lifestyle. This dependency has increased our awareness for the need of reliable backup power systems. A load bank still provides the best practical means to test the power system without interruption to the critical loads and assure performance at full load capability. Modern load banks are designed to provide a stable and controllable load for determining performance characteristics of a power system. The load bank must be designed for the intended voltage, frequency and power capacity. The power handling capacity of the load bank can be as small as 5 to 10 kilowatt (kW) or up to many megawatts (MW) of power. In addition, modern load banks include instrumentation for displaying amperes (A), volts (V), and kW parameters of the system under test. Bill Conrad, Midwest Regional Manager • ASCO Power Technologies 8:30 am Stationary Battery Safety – An Overview of the Process of Verifying the Safety of Battery Systems Stationary battery systems are being implemented to solve a number of new applications, and the batteries being installed in these stationary applications have progressed beyond the traditional technologies. From local AHJs, first responders and even the US DOE, the safety of stationary batteries has been identified as a key concern of theirs. How can a manufacturer or other responsible party installing stationary battery systems establish the safety of their battery systems? Evaluating stationary battery systems to an appropriate safety standard and ensuring the system is installed in accordance with the local regulations is a path forward to verifying safety. Hear some practical insights into evaluating a stationary battery system to ANSI UL 1973 for stationary battery systems. She will also provide an overview of other standard developments and code proposals impacting the safety of stationary battery systems. Laurie Florence, Principal Engineer, Large Batteries, Fuel Cells & Capacitors • UL LLC 9:00 am Data Center UPSs: Why 1 Percent Efficiency Matters Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a critical and well understood metric when developing new data centers, yet often the TCO criteria used during the design phase aren’t used during equipment procurement or equipment upgrades. Abandoning TCO metrics at this phase can cost companies hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of dollars every year. This session will present the metrics for why all stakeholders involved in UPS data center projects should deploy a TCO model throughout the process, and ways for bringing together the seemingly divergent goals of purchasing and operational teams. Christina Campbell, Regional Commercial Manager • GE Critical Power 9:30 am Resilient Power Architectures for Critical Power A strong site hardening plan can be the difference between life and death during grid outages. Highly reliable, clean, cost-effective fuel cells are an important tool within a growing number of industries. Learn why using fuel cells to provide backup and disaster recovery power offers benefits to customers in a variety of critical industries. Learn how to choose and implement the best fueling solution to enable continued operations during disasters or long term outages. Learn why three very different customers have chosen to implement fuel cell power solutions into their networks. Joe Blanchard, General Manager, Stationary Power • Plug Power www.CriticalPowerShow.com 7 Conference Program 10:00 am Networking Break 10:15 am Emergency Power System Design Considerations The high demands of system reliability coupled with expenditure restrictions and speed-to-market have made choosing the right emergency power solution more important than ever for critical facilities. Determining the required levels of customization, redundancy, control and power monitoring are the key to meeting these demands. Careful consideration needs to be given when making these decisions so that the solution meets the demands of the facility. This session will evaluate the pros and cons of an engineered solution, evaluate the required level of redundancy and its effect on reliability, discuss the required control networks and compare analog vs IP control and compare and contrast power monitoring options. Doug Head, National Sales Manager – Data Centers • ASCO Power Technologies 10:45 am Commercially Viable Fuel Cell Telecom Backup Power Solutions For telecom service providers occasional, prolonged power outages can be devastating. Telecom backup power systems are being driven by two distinct needs: backup power for regular, even daily, power outages in markets with unreliable electricity grids; backup power for markets with reliable grids yet vulnerable to extended power outages in crisis situations. Learn how fuel cell power generation systems provide complete backup power solutions for wireless telecom providers, and other critical networks. We will discuss how fuel cell systems for backup power deliver solid reliability at an attractive lifecycle cost with important business benefits not available from traditional power sources. Kevin White, Director of Sales – Americas • Ballard Power Systems 11:15 am Integrating Standby and Continuous On-Site Generation The growth of “island mode” capable continuous on-site generation technologies requires rethinking the uptime paradigm for many facilities. Island mode capable continuous on-site systems can present attractive economic and environmental benefits for facilities during normal operating conditions, but they should not be considered a substitute for traditional standby power generation systems. Rather, facilities should evaluate integrating continuous on-site and traditional standby assets to optimize economic return, operational resiliency and environmental impact. Ryan Goodman, President of Cogeneration • ENER-G Rudox 11:45 am Lunch 12:45 pm Improving Medium Voltage Equipment Longevity by Measuring and Abating Commonly Occurring Transient Overvoltages Medium voltages (>1,000 V) are common in mission critical substations. Vacuum interrupting technology long ago supplanted air break circuit breakers, providing safe, contained arc interruption. However, in the continued efforts to reduce size and cost of electrical distribution equipment, the distance between those MV breakers and transformers has reduced. For this reason and others, an increase in the number of dry-type distribution transformers failures have been observed. A second related and equally damaging condition called resonance occurs in transformers, but is caused by different conditions. Frequently confused as being caused and mitigated similarly to steep front voltages, resonance causes and solutions are different. This presentation will explain both phenomena, why they occur and the steps that can be taken to prevent the problem. Dave Loucks, Manager, Power Solutions & Advanced Systems • Eaton 8 www.CriticalPowerShow.com Conference Program 1:15 pm A Tutorial on Using Energy Storage for the Electric Grid Utilities are deploying energy storage systems to provide renewable energy integration, decrease grid congestion, increase grid reliability, and provide backup power. Energy storage systems provide opportunities for grid hardening and enabling more distributed energy systems. This presentation provides a tutorial and case studies about how energy storage provides capabilities for managing, enhancing, and strengthening the electric grid. The case studies offer real-life, practical perspectives about system design, installation and commissioning. Kevin Fok, Senior Project Manager • LG Chem Power, Inc. 1:45 pm Power Quality Panel Discussion Power quality tools are essential in keeping critical power systems running. Hear from our expert panel on an array an issues and solutions impact power delivery. Vic Muscia, Midwest Region Manager • Piller USA Malcolm J Jones, Director – Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Division • Power-Sonic Corp. Additional Speakers TBA 2:45 pm Conference Conclusion www.CriticalPowerShow.com 9 Exhibitors & Sponsors Gold Sponsors For details on exhibiting, contact Sue Hannebrink at SueH@webcomcommunications.com. 10 www.CriticalPowerShow.com Exhibitors & Sponsors Critical Power 2015 will share an exhibit hall with two other events: The Wire Processing Technology Expo and Electrical Manufacturing Show. The combined show floor will feature more then 200 exhibits. Critical Power attendees will have access to complete show floor. 3M Electrical Markets Division Abro Balancing, Inc. Alpha Magnet Alpha Wire AMTI Anamet Electrical Inc Anixter Applitek Technologies Corp Ark-Les Artos Engineering Co Assembly Resources Barks Publications.inc. Brady Corp Branson Ultrasonics Corp Buckeye Bobbin C Davis Systems Cadonix Ltd Caetek Inc CAMI Research Inc Carpenter Manufacturing Co Inc Cembre Cetec ERP Cirris Systems Corp Cobra Braiding Machinery Ltd Commission Brokers Inc Composite & Wire Machinery Inc Connector Microtooling Systems Inc Control Micro Systems Cosmo Corporation Cosmo Corporation-Tianjin China Crimping & Stamping Technologies Crimptools.com CrimpTronix Inc CURTI Costruzioni Meccaniche Daniels Manufacturing Corp Demak America Diamond Die & Mold Co DIT-MCO International Drossbach/Reiku DSG Canusa Dunbar Products LLC DuPage Tying Solutions Inc Dynalab Test Systems Inc ECC Electric Motion Co Inc Entrada Group EPLAN Software & Services Elantas PDG Elektrisola, Inc. The Eraser Company Inc Essex Brownell ETCO Inc Eubanks/Cablescan Evolution Products Excel Connection Flat Cable Solutions www.CriticalPowerShow.com Focused Solutions FreePoint Technologies FTZ Industries General Cable Glendo/Handworker Globe Products Inc Gorman Machine Corp Grayline Inc HeatShrink Direct Heilind Electronics HellermannTyton Helwig Carbon Products Henkel Corp Hueson Wire IDEAL INDUSTRIES INC IDENTCO IEWC Imada Inc Industrial Wire & Cable Corp Jokari USA Joyal, A Division of AWE JWB Manufacturing LLC Kalas Kingsley Div of ITW Marking & Coding KM USA LLC Komax Wire Lakes Precision Inc Lamination Specialties, Steel Lapp Tannehill Laselec Inc LCS Company LORS Machinery LPMS-USA Mark-10 Corp Marsh Electronics Inc Master Appliance Corp Materials Technologies Corp Mecal by Starn Mecalbi-Engineering Solutions Lda Mechtrix Corp The Mello Company Inc Mentor Graphics MK Test Systems NA Mold-Man Systems Molex mta automation inc The Mueller Group Inc Multi/Cable New England Wire Technologies Odyssey Tool LLC OES Inc Orchid Monroe LLC Panduit Partex Marking Systems PATCO Inc Permabond Engineering Adhesives Phoenix Contact PKC Group Polaris Rare Earth Materials, LLC The Power & Signal Group Power Sonic Precision Paper Tube Company Pressmaster Pro-Line Quick Cable Radix Wire Rennsteig Tools Inc Rowe Industries The Rubicon Group Ltd SAB North America Saylor Technical Products Schiffer Corp Schleuniger Inc ShinMaywa (America) Ltd Sigma Corp SKF USA Motor Contion Monitoring Sko-Die, Inc. SLE Electronics USA Sonics & Materials Inc Sonobond Ultrasonics Southwire Co LLC Spectrum Technologies SPI – Connects Spring Mills Manufacturing Inc Stapla Ultrasonics Steinel Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Stranco Products STRUNK Connect Automated Solutions Sumitomo Electric SuperSeal Corp TE Connectivity Techflex Inc Telsonic Solutions Tenborg Technologies Thermosleeve-USA Toyojamco Ltd Tri-Star Technologies TTI Inc Union Polymer International US Tech WAGO Corp Weidmuller Wenco Mfg Inc Western Industrial Tooling Inc Wezag Tools Inc WGE Equipment Solutions, Inc. Yun Sheng High Tech Magnetics, Z+F USA Inc 11