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MARVIN J. FRAZIER (Principle Investigator)
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mr. Frazier has over 30 years of experience in the management and conduct of applied research programs and the application of the research results to the solution of system-specific problems. His major fields of experience include electromagnetic effects, electromagnetic compatibility, cathodic-protection systems and detection systems. He is the author of the computer programs AC PIPE and CORRIDOR, that have been used extensively by the engineering community to predict power-line interference on co-located structures. He is nationally known for his work on the electromagnetic compatibility of electric power, pipeline, and railroad systems. As President of Corr Comp Co., Mr. Frazier provides services to the power/pipeline/railroad industries in the pursuit of compatible common utility corridors.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Electromagnetic compatibility of utility common corridors
• Railroad signaling-system performance testing by field and laboratory simulation methods
• Analytical modeling of system electromagnetic compatibility
• Design of mitigation for compatible railroad/pipeline/power-line system operation
• Pipeline cathodic-protection system performance evaluation
• Modeling of pipeline and cathodic-protection systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994-Present: Corr Comp Co., Schaumburg, Illinois
1990-1994: BIRL/Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1980-1990: Science Applications International Corp., Hoffman Estates, IL
1962-1980: IIT Research Institute, Chicago, IL
1959-1962: General Telephone and Electronics Laboratories, Northlake, IL
Mr. Frazier's experience includes serving as principal investigator on many programs dealing with the analysis and measurement of dc and power-frequency effects in pipeline, railroad, and power-transmission systems. The emphasis on these programs has been the investigation of electromagnetic compatibility among utility facilities that share common corridors, and the performance of cathodic protection systems. Many of these programs have involved extensive field investigations to support laboratory and analytical developments. Mr. Frazier's investigations have been actively supported by national associations, such as the Electric Power Research Institute, the Association of American Railroads, and the American Gas Association, who have an ongoing interest in common-corridor electromagnetic compatibility.
Research projects in the field of common-corridor electromagnetic compatibility for which he has served as principal investigator include:
· the development, periodic upgrading, and seminar instruction of the computer program CORRIDOR, which is used to analyze the coupling of energy from power transmission lines to paralleling structures such as railroads and pipelines,
· the field testing and evaluation of railroad signaling system susceptibility to power-line induced interference,
· the design, development and testing of railroad track simulators for laboratory evaluation of the power-line interference susceptibility of railroad track signaling equipment,
· the comprehensive analysis, mitigation design, and field testing of numerous pipeline, railroad, and power-transmission line common corridor exposures for industrial clients, and
· the laboratory investigation of pipe steel corrosion by induced power-line voltage.
Research in the cathodic protection field in which he has served as principal or co-principal investigator includes:
· the development of computer analysis algorithms for predicting cathodic-protection polarization performance for multiple pipeline rights-of-way,
· the development and field assessment of alternative IR-elimination measurement techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of conventional instant-off cathodic-protection surveys,
· the investigation of magnetic-field gradiometer techniques for measurement of dc cathodic-protection pipeline currents,
· the development of sensor packages for monitoring on-going corrosion parameters within road-crossing cased pipelines, and
· the design, and testing of a unique instrument for measuring the pipe-to-casing resistance within the annulus region of cased pipelines.
Other related efforts have included:
· investigation of the influence of the Intermountain Power Project HVDC transmission line on railroad signal and communication systems at locations crossed by the power system.
· the design and testing of a simulator to produce an electric field and an ion environment suitable for use in small laboratory animal bioeffects research into the effects of HVDC transmission lines;
· extensive investigations of the susceptibility of cardiac pacemakers to electromagnetic fields, including in vivo testing and analytical modeling to determine the influence of HVAC and HVDC transmission line environments on implanted pacemakers;
· the investigation of techniques for measuring in vivo current density and tissue impedance with miniature electrodes;
· engineering support of the biological study of EHV power line field effects on honeybees; and
· the conduct of a state-of-the-art review on the health and environmental effects of EHV power transmission.
Mr. Frazier has extensive experience in the technology of radio frequency nonlinear scattering detection systems. Under his direction, numerous prototype state-of-the-art specialized radar and detection systems, as well as countersurveillance techniques, have been developed. His work in electromagnetic compatibility has included extensive investigations into the problem of radio frequency interference due to incidental nonlinearities, either within the normally passive components of communications systems or in the radiation environment of such systems.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, BSEE, Electrical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, most credits for MSEE
Journal and Conference Publications
(with E. Logan, and B. Cramer) “’Blue Book’ on Inductive Coordination Task Force Progress Report”, AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 2001.
“Predicting Pipeline Damage from Power Line Faults”, Paper 1595, NACE International Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2001.
(with D. R. Little) "Laboratory Testing of Track Signaling System Susceptibility to Electrical Interference", ASME/IEEE Joint Railroad Conference, Oakbrook, Illinois, April 1996.
(with T.J. Barlo) "Influence of AC from Power Lines on the Cathodic Protection of Steel in Groundwater Solutions", Paper 210, 1996 NACE International Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, March 1996.
(with D. Sabatka, L.A. Abrams, and D. Little) "Design and Demonstration of a Compatible Railroad and Power Line Shared Corridor", T&D World Expo '95, New Orleans, March 29-31, 1995.
(with J. Dunlap, F.R. Klumb, B.T. Nosé, and R.C. Skelton) "Mitigation of AC-Induced Pipeline Voltage - A Case Study," NACE Annual Conference, March 7-13, 1993.
(with D. Sabatka and D. Little) "Railroad and Electric Utility Joint Use Corridor Study State of the Art," EEI T&D Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 1993.
(with L.A. Abrams, D.F. Sabatka, and D.R. Little) "Field Testing the 60-Hz Susceptibility of Railroad Signaling Equipment," AAR Annual Technical Conference, October 10-13, 1993.
(with J.F. Hall, D.R. Little, and I. Lipsitz) "A Versatile Railroad Track Simulator for Testing the Susceptibility of Track Signaling Equipment to Power-Line Interference," AAR Annual Technical Conference, October 10-13, 1993.
(with D. R. Little and J. F. Hall) "Development of a Track Simulator and Test Methodology for Assessing Track Signal System Susceptibility to Power Line Interference," Association of American Railroads, 27th Annual Technical Conference, Communication and Signal Division, Pittsburgh, PA, October 12-14, 1987.
(with P. Thomas, H. Robertson, J. Dunlap and T. Morgan) "Transmission Line Railroad and Pipeline Common Corridor Study," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. PWRD-1, No. 3, July 1986.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Power Transmission Line Longitudinal Electric Field for Interference to Near or Below Ground Conductors," IEEE Industry Applications Society, Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference, Houston, Texas, September 9-11, 1985.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Magnetic Coupled Longitudinal Electric Field Measurements on Two Transmission Lines," IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems, Vol. PAS-104, No. 4, April 1985.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Magnetic Coupled Longitudinal Electric Field Measurements on Two Transmission Lines, " Presented at IEEE/PES 1984 Summer Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 15-20, 1984.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Power Line Longitudinal Electric Fields--Measurement and Prediction," IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, August 1983.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Guidelines for AC Interference Prediction and Control," NACE Corrosion 1983 Conference, Anaheim, CA, April 18-22, 1983.
(with J. Dabkowski) "Grounding of AC Induced Pipeline Voltages," Workshop on Power Systems Grounding, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Education, May 1982.
(with B. Greenberg, V. Bindokas, and J. Gauger) "Response of Honey Bees to High Voltage Transmission," Environmental Entomology, Vol. 10, No. 5, October 1981.
"The Effect of Electric and Magnetic Fields Near HVDC Converter Terminal on Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers," 1979 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, October 1979.
(with J. J. Krstansky) "A Rationale for Susceptibility Limits for Commercial Digital Control Equipment," 1979 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, October 1979.
(with J. E. Bridges) "The Effect of 60 Hz Electric Fields and Currents on Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers," IEEE International Symposium on EMC, June 1979.
(with J. E. Bridges) "Internal Body Potentials and Currents for ELF Electric Fields and Household Appliances," IEEE International Symposium on EMC, June 1978.
"Pacemaker Testing Consideration and Technique," 1972 IEEE Symposium of Electromagnetic Compatibility, July 1974.
"Detection of Military Targets by Nonlinear Scattering," Tri-Service RINT Conference, June 1974.
(with R. F. Elsner, E. A. Wilson, and L. S. Smulkstys) "Environmental Interference Study Aboard a Naval Vessel," 1968 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, July 1968.
(with R. F. Elsner) "Nonlinear Effects of Contacts in RF Systems Environments," Proceedings of the Engineering Seminar on Electric Contact Phenomena, 1967.
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