Refining Program

The Refining Subcommittee provides an international forum for the exchange of electrical applications technology relevant to the refining industry through the annual PCIC conference and electronic methods.

The Refining Technical Subcommittee officers are:​

• Patrick Loupe - Chair
• Tony Acayan - Vice Chair
• Shawn Mousley - Secretary

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REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION I
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 – 8:15am to 11:15am
Presiding: Patrick Loupe, Chair

PCIC-2025-25     Substation Through Fault Testing​

Brian Cassidy
Tanis Reed

Chevron
Chevron

PCIC-2025-26     LED Lighting: What we Know, What we Don’t Know, What’s a Concern, and What’s Next​

Marty Cole
Cristian Suvagau

Hubbell Canada ULC
BC Hydro

PCIC-2025-27     Arc Flash Analysis for Electrification Projects: How far Upstream and Downstream Should be Re-Evaluated – A Refinery Case Study​

Tony Acayan
Jimmy Singh
Varsha Rajpurohit
Albert Marroquim
Sina Ghods

Fluor
Marathon
Fluor
ETAP
Fluor

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REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – 8:15am to 11:15am
Presiding: Tony Acayan, Vice-Chair

PCIC-2025-40     Techniques for Time Synchronization & Significance in Industrial Facilities​

Christine Crites
Michael Pilon
Robert Muziol
Danny Kliebert

GE Vernova
GE Vernova
GE Vernova
The Dow Chemical Company

PCIC-2025-41     Retrofit of End-of-Life Switchracks for Improved Reliability and Cost Savings​

Aaron Koecher
Joaquin Ordonez
David McCauley
Vincent Wedelich

Burns & McDonnell
Phillips 66
Phillips 66
Burns & McDonnell (Retired)

PCIC-2025-42     Analysis of Online Partial Discharge Data Trending and Patterns Classification for Life Extension: A Survey of Large AC Rotating Machines Installed in Petroleum and Chemical Industry​

Saeed Haq
Greg Stone
Keith Lyles
Madu Moorthy

General Electric
Stone Dielectrics
Marathon Petroleum
General Electric