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 22, 2025 – 8:00am to 11:15am
Presiding: Paul Sullivan, PCIC Chair

PCIC-2025-01     Can Artificial Intelligence Help Solve Your Electrical Engineering Problems? ​

Chet Sandberg
​Jim Hill

C L Sandberg & Associates
​Retired

PCIC-2025-02     Introduction to IEEE 841.1-2023 for IE3, Severe Duty Squirrel Cage Induction Motors – up to and Including 370 KW (500 HP)​

Donald Dunn
Richard Holub
​Paul Hamer

Waldemar S. Nelson & Company
DuPont
​​Chevron - Retired

PCIC-2025-03     Evaluation of Motor Power Cable Types and Termination Methods and how they Affect System Performance​

Kevin Wahl
Steve Wetzel
Mohandtahar Irid
Rick Hoadley
​Rick Akey

Southwire
Southwire
​​Southwire
ABB Inc
​ABB Inc

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GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSION II

Monday, September 22, 2025 – 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Presiding: Robert Durham, PCIC Vice-Chair

PCIC-2025-04     A Synchronous Motor Primer​

Nathaniel Sepulveda
Jessica Maldonado
Gary Donner
​Mark Chisholm

Tony Demaria Electric (TDE)
Tony Demaria Electric (TDE)
Tony Demaria Electric (TDE)
​EM-WEG

PCIC-2025-05     Developing a Specific Synchronous-Motor Maintenance Strategy Using Standards, Case Studies, and Failure-Mode-Effects-Analyses​

Samuel Chiu
Anirudh Annavajhala
Jixil Johnson
​Imran Jangda

Chevron Phillips Chemical
Sulzer Electro Mechanical Services (US) Inc.
​​Chevron Phillips Chemical
​Chevron Phillips Chemical

PCIC-2025-06     The Cost of Specifications: Reducing Motor Features Based on Process Criticality Without Sacrificing Reliability​

Timothy Wayne Paschall
Abel Cavazos

ABB Inc
​ABB Inc