Rail Transportation Standards Committee Sub-Committee #2 Standards for Traction Power Systems

of the Vehicular Technology Society

Chair:  Benjamin Stell, PE . Ph:  +1 (609) 530-0115

Vice Chair:  Reza Hessabi, PE yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyy gggggggg ggggg Ph:  +1 (510) 915-5983

Secretary:  Paul Forquer, PE Ph:  +1 (330) 284-0051

Recording Secretary:  Cara Levy, P.E. Systra, Inc. Ph:  +1 (646) 943-6781

Background: On April 4, 2002 a group of electric transit industry representatives interested in forming a sub-committee to establish dc Traction Power Substation Standards met in New York City.  This core group of over a dozen professionals in our industry consisted of representatives from broad areas in our industry - agencies, consultants, and vendors/manufacturers/suppliers. The consensus was to form working groups whose goals are to improve, supplement, and create dc Substation Standards that the Subcommittee feels would be helpful to the Electric Transit and Rail industry. As a result, the IEEE VTS Rail Transportation Standards Committee created this sub-committee to explore the needs of the industry and develop any needed standards, in this regard.

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WORKING GROUPS  and TASK FORCES	CHAIR	VICE CHAIR	TASK FORCE   COORDINATOR	STATUS
P1653.1 Standard Practices and Requirements for Traction Power Rectifier Transformers	David Walker	John John Reza Hessabi		New Par approved 2014 Recirculation ballot October 2015 P1653.1 approved as a new standard by the IEEE-SA Standards Board on 30 June 2016. Published February 3,2017
P1653.2 Standard for Uncontrolled Traction Power Rectifiers for Substation Applications Up to 1500 Volts Nominal Output	Ben Stell	Steve Bezner		Published January 22, 2010. This WG was the first to have a standard approved and published. This standard will expire in 2019. PAR for revision was submitted on December 5, 2017. New PAR deadline should be 2021.
P1653.3 Use Guide for Traction Power Systems Modeling	Mark Pfeiffer	David Heatherington/Andrew Jones		Published July 11, 2012. The WG is working to update this guide.
P1653.4 Standard for dc Traction Power System Field Testing and Acceptance Criteria for System Applications up to 1500 Volts dc Nominal	Kelvin Zan & Tom Young	Paul Forquer		Published October 31, 2011
P1653.5 Recommended Practice for Controlled Traction Power Rectifiers for Traction Power Substation Applications	Vitaly Gelman	David Groves		A new PAR approve 2014 Finalizing draft Planned for balloting 2018
P1653.6 Recommended Practice for Grounding in Systems Supplying Direct Current Traction Power	Andrew Jones	Paul Forquer		Published 2013. PAR revised in 2017. New PAR deadline 2021
P1884 Guide for Stray Current Corrosion Mitigation for dc Rail Transit Systems	Edwin Wetzel	Bob Wilson & Kelvin Zan		PAR approved in 2012. Par extended to 2019 Planned for balloting 2019
P1887 Guide for Wayside Energy Storage Systems for dc Traction Applications	Salwa Fouada	Suresh Shrimavle Ken Nutt		PAR approved in 2013 Open for Balloting July 2016. Published March 20, 2017
C37.14 Standard for Low Voltage dc Power Circuit Breaker Used in Enclosure	Brian Gerzeny	Chuck Ross		TPSS WG investigating the best approach to provide input to the standard
Smart Substations			Mark Curry	Task Force established in 2012 working on defining PAR for a guide
P2720 Rail Potential	Ben Stell	David Heatherington	Ben Stell	Task Force established in 2012 IEEE NesCom approved the PAR for the Rail Potential Guide and Working Group in 2016 Par P2720, EXPIRATION DATE OF December 2020
142-2007 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Grounding of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Green Book)			Roger Avery	Task Force established in 2012 to monitor the impact of the “Green Book” as an ongoing activity.

1653.1_wg - Transformers P1653.1

1653.2_wg - Rectifiers, P1653.2

1653.3_wg - Modeling,

1653.4_wg - System Testing, P1653.4

1653.5_wg – Controlled Rectifiers,

1653.6_wg – Recommended Practice for Grounding,

1884_wg – Guide for Stray Current/Corrosion Mitigation,

1887_wg – Guide for Wayside Energy Storage,

Traction Power Systems Standards Sub-committee is on the 14th year of operation since it was formed in 2002. We are working on developing new standards, recommended practices, and guides; coordinating with other organizations such as APTA and AREMA and within IEEE; providing up to date information on professional activities of interest to rail and transit industry; and soliciting recommendations, ideas and suggestions that would improve the industry practices.

Currently, the Sub-committee meets at regular intervals during the year at various transit properties in United States and Canada. The subcommittees consist of transit and rail industry leaders in public and private sectors dedicated to writing national consensus standards, recommended practices, and guides which will govern manufacturing, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and operation of traction power substation equipment.

The Sub-Committee has ten Working Groups (WG) and three Task Forces (TF). WGs already published two standards and a guide . Three WG are in the final stages of publishing their recommended practices and guides. Two WG recently had their PAR approved. An additional two WG are assisting the Power & Energy Society to update Standards that impact Traction Power Applications. The three TFs are exploring the need to evolve into WGs and prepare PAR. PAR stands for Project Authorization Request. It is the means by which standards projects are started within the IEEE-SA. PARs define the scope and purpose for the new project.

Minutes

Meeting Minutes:

No.	Date	Location	Agenda	Minutes	Attachments/Related Information
1	4 Apr 02	New York City	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2002.zip
2	9 Oct 02	Newark, NJ
3	10 Feb 03	Los Angeles, CA	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2003.zip
4	12 May 03	Philadelphia, PA
5	19 Sep 03	Boston, MA
6	27-28 Jan 04	San Diego, CA	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2004.zip
7	29-30 Jun 04	Ottawa, Canada
8	25-26 Jan 05	Houston, TX	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2005.zip
9	23-24 Jun 05	Toronto, ON
10	18-19 Oct 05	Manhattan, NY
11	2-3 Feb 06	San Diego, CA	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2006.zip
12	27-28 Jun 06	Canton, OH
13	3-4 Oct 06	Dallas, TX
14	27-28 Feb 07	Oakland, CA	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2007.zip
15	21-22 Jun 07	Washington, DC
16	16-17 Oct 07	Queens, NY
17	13-14Feb 08	Phoenix, AR	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2008.zip
18	19-20 Jun 08	Portland, OR
19	7-8-Oct 2008	San Diego, CA
20	20-21-Jan-09	Tampa, FL	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2009.zip
21	1-2-Jun 09	Philadelphia, PA
22	30 Sep-1 Oct09	Seattle, Wa
23	27-28 Jan 10	Houston, TX	Refer to zip archives for meeting documents.  TPSarchive2010.zip
24	13 May 10	Jersey City, NJ
25	29-30 Sep 10	Sacramento, CA
26	29-30 Mar 11	Boston, MA	Agenda	Minutes	.
27	12-13 Sep 11	Edmonton, AB	Agenda	Minutes	.
28	18 Apr 12	Philadelphia, PA	Agenda	Minutes	.
29	19-20 Sep 12	Chicago, IL	Agenda	Minutes	.
30	15-16 May 13	Denver, CO	Agenda	Minutes	.
31	9-10 Oct 13	Pittsburgh, PA	Agenda	Minutes	.
32	7-8 May 2014	Los Angeles, CA	Agenda	minutes	.
33	16-17 Oct 14	Houston, TX	Agenda	minutes	.
34	25-26 Mar 15	San Jose, CA	Agenda	minutes	.
35	20-21 Oct 15	Baltimore, MD	Agenda	minutes	.
36	29-30 Mar 16	New York, NY	Agenda	minutes	.
37	27-28 Sep 16	Jamaica, NY	Agenda	minutes	.
38	10-11 May 17	Cincinnati, OH	Agenda	Minutes</	.
39	18-19 Oct 17	Jersey City, NJ	Agenda	minutes	.
40	9-10 May 18	Vancouver, BC	Agenda	Minutes	.
41	2-3 Oct 18	Washington DC	Agenda	Minutes	.
42	21-22 May 19	Cleveland OH	Agenda	Minutes	.
43	23-24 Oct 19	New Orleans, LA	Agenda	Minutes	.
44	DATE	PLACE	Agenda	Minutes	.
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