Basic Course Schedule 2020

Location: Clark, Room A104

Basic Course

Moderator: Adam Cash

Monday, March 16, 2020

8:00 – 10:00 Registration Check-In

10:00 Welcome, Announcements and Business Meeting

10:15 Keynote

11:15 – 12:15 Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 Basic Meter Related Definitions and Mathematics
Instructor: Stephen Steighner

2:00 – 2:15 Break

2:45 – 4:15 Introduction to Socket Connection and Verification
Instructor: Rudy Trujillo

4:15 – 5:00 Recognition of Service Problems
Instructor: Rudy Trujillo

5:30 – 7:30 RMEMA Reception at Bar Louie

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

7:30 – 8:15 Light Breakfast

8:00 – 10:00 Basic Principals of Electricity, Part I
Instructor: Michael Randall

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 12:15 Basic Principals of Electricity , Part II
Instructor: Michael Randall

11:00 – 3:00 Vendor Show Open

12:15 – 2:15 Lunch & Vendor Show

2:00 – 4:00 Basic Meter Testing
Instructor: Adam Cash

4:00 – 4:15 Break

4:15 – 5:15 Electricity Reference Standards, Accuracy and Traceability
Instructor: Ryan Roth

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

7:30 – 8:15 Light Breakfast

8:00 – 9:30 Evolution from Electro-Mechanical to Electronic Metering
Instructor: Bryan Ehrlich

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 11:15 Understanding Instrument Transformers
This course will provide a basic understanding of voltage and current transformers used for metering.
Instructor: Rudy Trujillo

11:15 – 12:15 Field Testing Verification & Testing
Instructor: Trent Hebrlee

12:15 – 1:00 Conference Luncheon, LSC Ballroom CD

1:15 – 2:45 Safety – Part I, Meter Safety
Instructor: Terry Gaiser

2:45 – 3:00 Break

3:00- 4:00 Safety – Part II, Personal Protective Equipment
Instructor: Kevin Licano

Thursday, March 19, 2020

7:30 – 8:15 Light Breakfast

8:00- 9:15 Technologies in Meter Reading
Upon completion of this class the student will know the different ways to read meters, both on site and off site.
Instructor: TBD – Mike A will teach this class per December minutes

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 11:45 Diversion of Power (Energy Theft)
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the different ways that metering can be tampered with, bypassed or diverted.
Instructor: Matthew Sadar & Colton Taylor

11:45-12:00 Evaluation & Certificates