Carlos Katz (born 18 August 1934) is an American electrical engineer, researcher and the recipient of the 2010 IEEE award.[1] His area of research is the properties and methods of manufacture of extruded and laminar dielectric high voltage power cables, and extension of service life of installed cables.[2] He has written papers about the effects of water treeing on the life of cable installations.[3]
Early life and education
editKatz was born in Nentershausen, Germany. He received an Electrical Engineering degree from Polytechnic Institute of Quito, Ecuador in 1961 and a MS degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey in 1970.[4]
Career
editFrom 1962 to 1971 Katz worked at General Cable Corporation Research Center and from 1971 to 1974 at the laboratories of Phelps Dodge Wire & Cable. In 1974 he became Assistant Director of R&D at General Cable Corp., and later Technical Director Power and Control Cables for General Cable International.[5] He has been with Cable Technology Laboratories as Chief Research Engineer since its founding 1978.[6][7]
Katz is the recipient of 2010 IEEE Herman Halperin award[1][8] for his research on moisture prevention in power cables that has extended product life and saved utility companies substantial money worldwide.[9][10]
An IEEE Fellow, Katz holds 16 U.S. patents[11][12] has published over 40 technical papers and has contributed to numerous industry reports.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Power Cable Reliability Expert to Receive 2010 IEEE Herman Halperin Electric T&D Award". Mar 10, 2010 T&D World Magazine
- ^ Electrical Insulation. IEEE. 1998. ISBN 9780780349285.
- ^ "Submerged Medium Voltage Cable Systems at Nuclear Power Plants". Jason Brown, et al, Sandia National Laboratories
- ^ IEEE ... Transmission and Distribution. IEEE. 1991. p. 36. ISBN 9780780302198.
- ^ RSC. Railway System Controls. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1975.
- ^ "Bruce McLaughlin Launches RERC: Wind Farm Investment Consultants - BioFuels Journal". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Katz named chief research engineer at General Cable's Power and Research Control Center". Wire Journal. Wire Journal, inc. 1975. p. 15.
- ^ "News".
- ^ Public Power. American Public Power Association. 1986.
- ^ Katz on a Wire – The IEEE Award Winner Talks Cable – Utility Products Magazine
- ^ United States. Patent Office (1974). Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office: Patents. The Office.
- ^ "Patent US3825670 - Connector for use in capacitive graded splices". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ IEEE Power Engineering Society (1978). IEEE Power Engineering Society discussions and closures of abstracted papers from the summer meeting, Mexico City, Mexico, July 17-22, 1977. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.