MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - Doble Engineering Company announced that Duke Energy Corporation will host the 18th annual Life of a Transformer™ Seminar to be held from February 10 - 14 in Orlando, Florida.

Duke was chosen as this year's host utility because of the company's demonstrated support for nurturing the power industry's workforce, Doble said in the press release.

The premier seminar puts training and education around critical aspects of modern life-cycle transformer management at the core of its agenda.

Throughout the week, an anticipated 300-400 attendees will choose from expert-led sessions on a variety of topics including transformer design and manufacturing; diagnostics and maintenance; and factory and field-testing safety and reliability, each designed to help them make more informed asset decisions.

Attendees will have several opportunities to hear from Duke Energy professionals and learn from the utility's experience providing electricity, gas and renewables to its 8.9 million customers. Duke Energy's Senior Vice President and Chief Transmission Officer, Nelson Peeler, will make the opening address. Scott Digby, principal transmission equipment engineer, will lead a session around transformer loading, and Tom Rhodes, Senior Engineering Technologist, will give an overview around the utility's health risk management grid analytics system.

Duke representatives will also present on integrating renewables into the electric grid and transformer life-cycle optimization through technology innovation.

Source: Doble