December 9th Online Meeting - 3:30 to 5:30 pm

Alternator Protection and Selective Coordination for Generators

Brian Pumphrey, Director of Sales Application Engineering, Western US, Cummins

A discussion regarding code standards for alternator protection and how it effects selective coordination for generators.

About the Speaker

Brian Pumphrey is the Director of Sales Application Engineering, Western US with Cummins. He has over sixteen years of experience in the power generation industry. Prior to joining Cummins Sales and Service in 2014, Brian led the Cummins Power Generation Controls Team at the Cummins factory in Minnesota. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Healthy Indoor Spaces

Regan Corwin, PE, Principal, Hargis Engineers

What can be done to help reduce the risk of airborne pathogen transmission in buildings? Regan Corwin, PE, Principal at Hargis Engineers will give an overview of some of the strategies available to Owners and Building Operators, including operation of HVAC systems, filtration, humidification, ventilation, UV lights and other emerging disinfection technologies.  

About the Speaker

Regan’s involvement with the science behind healthy indoor air quality (IAQ), HVAC innovation, and technologies known to augment mechanical systems has come to the forefront of stakeholder priorities. Over his 43-year career, Regan has been an avid researcher and has gained a diverse national perspective through working with a wide variety of Hargis’ clients featuring diverse facility types. Advising stakeholders on how IAQ technologies have evolved during his career and the ways that system components work together to impact occupant comfort, Regan guides holistic solutions for public and private projects. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, he provides principal leadership to the Hargis Mechanical team and is a licensed professional engineer in 34 states. 

Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Data Center Power

Mark Monroe, Principal Engineer in Datacenter Advanced Development Group

Microsoft

Diesel generators are tolerated as a part of almost all data center power systems. Yet, they’re noisy, they pollute, and in hyperscale-sized campuses, it can be difficult to get the required amount of air quality permits. Hydrogen is emerging as a pollution-free fuel of the future, and datacenter operators are starting to experiment with fuel cells as a possible replacement to diesel gens. We’ll discuss the state of the art, the technical challenges, and the progress made to date in this talk. 

About the Speaker

Mark Monroe is a Principal Engineer in Microsoft’s Datacenter Advanced Development group working on future systems for energy, water conservation, and automation. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, with a focus on change acceleration in corporate settings. Mark led industry consortium including Infrastructure Masons and The Green Grid, and served on the board of directors for the Center for ReSource Conservation in Boulder, CO. He has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech.