Daniel J. Love, P.E.
| 16300 Soriano Dr.
Hacienda Heights, California 91745
Tel/FAX (626) 333-7365
dan.love@ieee.org |
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Over 40 years experience, including 19 years at Bechtel Corp., specializing in electrical design and protection for power generation and distribution, including 3 years as Chief Electrical & Control Systems Engineer in Spain. Designated as the Responsible Fire Protection Engineer for four domestic nuclear generating stations. A professional engineer licensed in both electrical and fire protection engineering; an IEEE Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus on industrial power systems design, protection, and power quality. Active in forensic engineering in the analysis of fires or failures of electrical origin; has consulted to both plaintiffs and defendants on assignments.
EXPERIENCE
At Bechtel, Mr. Love developed ground fault protection schemes (480V
to 13.8 kV), with staff responsibility for design and protection of power
plant distribution equipment and systems, as well as electrical generators
which ranged from 4 MW to 1100 MW.. Calculated protective relay settings
for major projects, and developed two 64 page Design Guides, "Distribution
Systems Protection" and "Overcurrent Protection & Coordination."
Authored and presented many papers (over 30 published) for technical
societies, including one paper presented in Spanish at Madrid, Spain. Mr.
Love developed a 32 week training course on power systems and equipment
protection, teaching this course for over 10 years at Bechtel to engineering
and startup personnel. He also taught at UCLA in a program to retrain aerospace
engineers. In 1995, he co-authored a paper for presentation in Orlando
at the IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, entitled "Electro-Forensic
Engineering-An Emerging Profession" This paper has since been
printed in the February 1996 Consulting-Specifying Engineer, the March/April
1997 Industry Applications Magazine, April/May 1997 IEEE Potentials
Magazine, and in the May/June 1997 IAEI NEWS of the International Association
of Electrical Inspectors. Mr. Love prepared the article on AC Motor Protection for the 1999 Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Within IEEE, Mr. Love has been active in preparing electrical safety/design standards known as the Color Book Series, and sponsored by the Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Department, such as Std 242- Recommended Practice for Protection & Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Buff Book); Std 241-Recommended Practice for Electrical Power Systems in Commercial Buildings (Gray Book); Std 399- Recommended Practice for Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Analysis (Brown Book). He authored a chapter in a standard released in 1997, Std1015, Recommended Practice for Applying Low voltage Circuit Breakers used in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Blue Book). He contributed to a new IEEE Std 902 Application Guide for Maintenance, Operation, and Safety of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (Yellow Book).
Began career as a steel mill test engineer; later
design engineer for a large consulting firm; then a
project engineer for manufacturing alarm systems
and custom control boards; operations manager,
general manager, and president of proprietary
electrical product manufacturer.
EDUCATION
BSEE, MSEE-- Illinois Institute of Technology
Certificate-- University of California, Business Administration
MBA-- California State University, Long Beach
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSING AND REGISTRATION (expiration date)
Registered Professional Engineer
Illinois / 62-19743 · Nov. 2003 Professional Engineer- Electrical
California / 5906 · Sept. 2002
Professional Engineer- Electrical
Arizona / 8181 · June 2003 Professional Engineer- Electrical
Louisiana / 12953 · Sept. 2003 Professional Engineer - Fire Protection
California / 1141 · Sept. 2001
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Fellow 1987, Distinguished Lecturer 1988-92; Power Systems Protection
Committee Chairman 1990-91;
Past Chairman- Los Angeles Section (1200 members) and Los Angeles
Council (13,000 members)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers,
Forensic Consultants Association- Orange County,
Institute for the Advancement of Engineering (IAE) Fellow;
Chairman, College of Fellows 1980;
Instrument Society of America , National Fire Protection Association,
Society of Fire Protection Engineers,
National Society of Professional Engineers,
International Association of Electrical Inspectors.
HONORS
IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000 For Outstanding Achievements and Contributions
Cook County (Chicago, Illinois) Coroner's Blue Ribbon Jury, 1957
(electrocution case)
Beta Gamma Sigma, Honorary Business Administration Society, 1973
Who's Who in California, 1988, Who's Who in America 1994, Who's
Who in Science & Engineering 1996, Who's Who in the World, 14th Edition
IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984, IAE Outstanding Engineer Merit Award,
1986
IEEE Achievement Award for the Industrial & Commercial Power
Systems Department, 1993
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award, 1994
"For the Development and Application of Unique Analytical Techniques to
Improve Phase and Ground Fault Protection of Industrial Power Systems"
IEEE 1995 Ralph H. Lee Prize Paper Award for manuscript entitled
"Reliability of Utility Supply Configurations for Industrial Power Systems"
IEEE Industry Applications Society 3rd Place Prize Paper Award,
1995 (paper same as R.H. Lee Award)
POWER PLANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Mr. Love was involved in the electrical design and/or protection
of 14 fossil power plants and 11 nuclear power plants, with related substation
experience; responsible fire protection engineer on four nuclear power
plants.
TYPICAL EXPERT WITNESS CASES
1. Medium Voltage (4,160 to 24,900 Volts) Cable failures
in a school manhole led to two separate electrical fires.
A 2nd case concerned protective device failures which led to the
destruction of a converter station for a transit system. In
a 3rd case, a mylar balloon touched overhead power distribution
conductors, causing arcing and subsequent falling of the bare conductors
to ground, resulting in human and vehicular damage. Other
cases involve metal-enclosed and metal-clad switchgear incidents of arcing
to equipment and personnel, and shocks from utility pole circuits.
2. LOW VOLTAGE (120 TO 480 Volts) This includes fires
generally attributed to electrical origin, such as a residential fire
involving an attic furnace; a fire in a museum elevator, and a fire in
a 24 story building. Other cases involve near electrocution
due to flashover from "hot" electrical equipment to personnel.
3. ELECTRIC GENERATOR FAILURES One case concerned a generator
protective relay which repeatedly tripped off a generator when being
paralleled to a utility. In another case, the generator was destroyed,
and it was necessary to determine the cause.
4. MISCELLANEOUS Prepared calculations on electrical
failures for cases handled by an associate, generally by determining fault
energy, equipment or device ratings, or probable cause. Also metering and arbitration cases
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