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Kendall Pinder Work Profile

Overview:

An active leader, learner, and mentor in the field of Electrical

Engineering, Substation Operation & Maintenance, Commissioning ,

and Non Destructive Testing (NDT) of Substation Apparatus.

Career High Lights/Committees:

Attended Numerous IEEE Meetings at Hardly Rd Facility NJ

promoted by Mr. Ron Quade

Attended Numerous Doble Conferences and Classes

Sat on numerous Substation Committees:

Strategic Maintenance 69kV and above

Substation NERC Maintenance and adherence

Critical Equipment /asset and ID and planning

5&10 Year Load impact transformer ID and Change out

Substation Testing Procedures and Protocols

Major Projects:

Storm Sandy with PSEG in NJ

138 to 230KV Upgrades from PA to NY (22 plus Substations)

Critical load plan via transformer re-allocation

LTC- Maintenance and change out Program

Manage the largest NDT Testing group in USA 20 plus employees

Safety First-Safety Always 1

Power Transformer Testing Acceptance test 230-34.5kV Transformer

Pre-Acceptance test:• Dew Point < 0.5%

• Insulation resistance

• Physical Inspection

• Impact Recorder

• Bushings C1 &C2


Power Transformer Testing Hands on

Experience using various test sets

Doble, Leakage Reactance, SFRA, Winding Resistance, Meggar


YY∆ 3Ø 230kV SMITH Power

Transformer Test and Commissioned Acceptance Test: Doble Power Factor, TTR, SFRA, Leakage,

Excitation, LAs, Bushings C1 &C2, PRD, Alarms, Thermals

Safety First-Safety Always

4

Single Ø 500kV SIEMENS Auto Power

Transformer Test and Commissioned

Acceptance Test: Doble Power Factor, TTR, SFRA, Leakage, Excitation, LAs, Bushings C1 &C2, PRD, Alarms, Thermals


5

3Ø Single Tank 230kV HYUNDI Auto Power

Transformer Test and Commissioned

Acceptance Test: Doble Power Factor, TTR, SFRA, Leakage, Excitation, LAs, Bushings C1 &C2, PRD, Alarms, Thermals

6


Testing of an water Cooled Arc

Furnace TransformerWater cooled arc furnace transformer; coolant water used must be

pure and ionized or CL will be high

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Testing of an water Cooled Arc

Furnace TransformerCommissioning Test: TTR, Double PF, SFRA, Leakage, Winding

Resistance, Insulation Resistance, Excitation, Alarms

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Worked on many different types of LTCs

Rebuilt/Maintenance/Changing of

reversing and contact finger on the

TLH-21 Allis Chalmers LTC….Planed

Outage, ID parts, scheduled crews,

Maintained, Commissioned and test

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Profile

Maintenance/Changing reversing and

contact finger on the UZD LTC

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Profile

Emergency Corrective

Maintenance on a Waukesha

UZD load tap changer,

replacing reversing switch and

contacts very common with

this type of LTC….Fault was

identified by loss of one phase

on the distribution line…I ID

the problem and made

corrective action to the

installation process of the

reversing switch.

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Worked on many Transformer LTC

Problems

Investigating and correcting

problems on a GE LR65 LTC

Broken Support Rod on a GE LR65

LTC as a result bad mechanism

timing and coordination12


Transformer Commissioning and Processing

Always check CT wells/

cabinet to ensure that correct

torque and to address and

correcting oil leaks (230-

34.5kV 150MVA TX)


Transformer Lock Out Relay TestCritical Testing of the lock-out (68) relay on a Vacuum Type LTC…..Before

filling of the LTC


Emergency Transformer Change out

Emergency Removal, replacement, and commissioning of

10 MVA bank

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Emergency Removal, replacement, and commissioning of

10 MVA bank


Bushing Change out U-Type and degrading

program

U-Type Bushing replacement project


Transformer High side bushing

Bottom connected

Prep for 24hrs standing in rack to ensure paper is immersed in oil before testing

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Draw Lead Bushing replacement project


Breaker Projects: Maintenance, Commissioning,

Emergency: GCB/VCB/OCB/ACB

Maintenance/Repair 230kV S&C

circuit switcher combo with a gang

operated disconnect.

20Safety First-Safety Always

Profile Maintenance on an ABB 230kV

Single pressure (SP) puffer type

circuit breaker with AHMA

hydraulic-spring mechanism


Profile

Corrective Maintenance on

ABB SF6 48PM.

Degasification, changing

interrupters, and bushings

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Profile

Corrective Maintenance on a GE FKA 339 (3000amp),

replacing bushings, bullets, and interrupters


Profile

Corrective Maintenance on a GE

FKA 339 (3000amp), replacing

bushings, bullets, and interrupters24


Profile

Corrective Maintenance on a GE

FKA 339 (3000amp), replacing

bushings, bullets, and interrupters

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Profile

Corrective Maintenance on a GE FKA 339 (3000amp),

replacing bushings, bullets, and interrupters


Profile

Doble Testing and timing of

S&C circuit switcher


GIS-Substation

Timing and Doble testing of a

230kV SF6 encapsulated bus

system


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GCB Commissioning, Testing, Gas

Gassing, Timing, CTs, Doble

testing of a 340kV SF6 ABB

GCB



Gassing, mech placement, Timing, CTs,

Doble testing of a 230kV SF6 ABB GCB


Profile

Corrective Maintenance on 230KV gang

operated disconnect


Mobile Substation Scheduling, Commissioning,

Testing, and Maintenance

230-34.5kV Mobile substation.

Test and commissioned


Profile

Commission of 20MVA 34.5-

12/7.2kV mobile substation


Profile

Emergency Removal,

replacement, and

commissioning of

24MVA Mobile

Substation


Profile

Commissioning of

New 24MVA Mobile

Substation


“Protection and Control” and Relays

Commissioning and Testing

Functional Trip checks, Load angle checks, secondary

injection during commission of a new 34.5kv ABB breaker


“Protection and Control” and Relays

Commissioning and Testing

Electromechanical Relays maintenance testing


Commissioning of

SEL 251/351 and

487 SEL relays


Profile

Kelman Portable DGA analysis


Substation Battery Commission Routine

Maintenance and Testing

Impedance, Specific Gravity, 80% capacity Load Testing and

Commissioning


Substation Battery Commission Routine

Maintenance and Testing

TORKEL840/860 - Battery Load

Tester - Megger

80% capacity Load Testing and

Commissioning


Miscellaneous Projects

Replacement/Repairs 230kV Bus

work. No weep holes resulted Thermal

expansion that compromised “A”

structure



Commissioning and testing

230 Kv double grounded

WYE capacitor bank, GCB



Testing,

Commissioning, and

phasing Cable

…Inspecting Ground

Sleeve cable and

back bone for new

subdivision



Installation of ground sleeve, cables, Load Break Elbows phasing



Repairing faulty 34.5kV 1000kcmil

cable, L.A.s, and insulators terminated

into MOD Sub



ABB Type ESVA 12kV vacuum type circuit breaker

Replace bushings, interrupters, and test


Thank You


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