Overhead Transmission

Advancing Utility Maintenance and Construction with Augmented and Virtual Reality

March 2, 2018

This panel of industry and technology experts will discuss their experiences with AR and VR

A hot topic at Distributech this year was augmented reality and virtual reality and their applications in the utility industry. The first panel session planned for the 2018 IEEE PES T&D Conference and Expo in Denver looks at their application in maintenance and construction.

This panel of industry and technology experts will discuss their experiences with AR and VR while exploring the benefits of these technologies. The discussion will range from cutting-edge research of AR and VR to firsthand accounts of the benefits of AR and VR. The panel will discuss how utility 3D scanning and design directly relate to AR and VR and the combined benefits of the technologies.

Room: 401 Session Number: PS7
Tuesday, April 17, 2018: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Moderator: Zachary Wassenberg, Burns & McDonnell

Panelists:

Mark Kulchycki, Manitoba Hydro International
Micah Tinklepaugh, Electric Power Research Institute
A. Vukojevic, Duke Energy
A. Washburn, Burns & McDonnell

About the Author

Nikki Chandler | Group Editorial Director, Energy

Nikki has 28 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 23 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002 and now leads the content for EnergyTech, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World media brands and supports Endeavor’s energy events, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World Live. She has contributed to several publications over the past 25 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.