Mentoring EE

Educators towards PEE

CIRILO C. CALIBJO, Ph.D., PEE, ACPE

2012 – IIEE-WV Regional Governor
2013 – IIEE ACPER Committee Chair
2014-15 – IIEE AAPER Committee Chair
Member, PTC-PEV, Washington Accord
Dean, CCS, Central Philippine Univ.
OUTLINE

I. Introduction
II. Qualifications for Registration as PEE
III. Practice of Electrical Engineering
IV. Elements of the Technical Report
V. Steps in Applying for PEE Exams
VI. Qualities of a Good Technical Report
VII. Report Format and Style
VIII.Sample Documents
 INTRODUCTION

It is apparent that for most electrical engineering

faculty and academic administrators that possessing
a Professional Electrical Engineer license is not an
essential qualification for a position on the faculty
of an electrical engineering department. In most
cases, it is not a factor in achieving tenure,
promotion, or higher salary. The real issue and
question, then is this: Is the teaching of electrical
engineering truly a professional practice in and of
itself? If one considers only the mathematical or
scientific elements associated with electrical
engineering courses, the answer is probably “NO."
 INTRODUCTION

However, if one considers the teaching of

electrical engineering to include preparing the
student to enter the marketplace with attitudes
and ethical principles embodied by true
professionals, and certain fundamental technical
skills, I argue the answer would be "YES." It is in
this context that I encourage fellow electrical
engineering faculty members to attend and take
the first step in becoming a Registered
Professional Electrical Engineer.
Qualifications for
Registration as PEE
 citizen of the Philippines;
 of good reputation with high moral values;
 has not been finally convicted by the court of an
offense involving moral turpitude;
 holder of the degree of BSEE from a university,
school, college, academy or institute duly
constituted, recognized and accredited by the
Philippine government; and
 an REE with valid certificate of registration and
professional license and with four (4) years or more
of active practice reckoned from the date of his
registration as a REE
Practice of
Electrical
Engineering
1. Consultation, investigation, valuation and
management of services requiring electrical
engineering knowledge;
2. Design and preparation of plans, specifications and
estimates for electric power systems, power plants,
power distribution system including power
transformers, transmission lines and network
protection, switchgear, building wiring, electrical
machines, equipment and others;
3. Supervision of erection, installation, testing and
commissioning of power plants, substation,
transmission lines, industrial plants and others;
4. Supervision of operation and maintenance of
electrical equipment in power plants, industrial
plants, watercrafts, electric locomotives and others;
5. Supervision on the manufacture and repair of
electrical equipment including switchboards,
transformers, generators, motors, apparatus and
others;
6. Teaching of electrical engineering professional
subject; and
7. Taking charge of the sale and distribution of
electrical equipment and systems requiring
engineering calculations or applications of
engineering data.
Requirements for
Registration as PEE
Requirements for Registration as PEE (Rule 14,
IRR RA 7920)
1. PRC Application Form (PRC Form No. 101)
2. Permanent Registration Record Card (PRC Form
No. 203)
3. Proof of Philippine Citizenship, e.g., Certificate of
Naturalization, Voter‟s affidavit/ID Card, Philippine
Passport/Visa
4. Certificate of Live Birth and/or marriage contract (if
applicant is a married female)
Requirements for Registration as PEE (Rule 14,
IRR RA 7920) cont‟d…
5. Valid Certificate of Registration and a Valid Professional
License as a Registered Electrical Engineer.
6. Certificate of Experience PRC Form No. 104 (Revised
August „95) duly accomplished and certified under
oath. This service record shall be reckoned from the
date the applicant took oath as an REE (or ASSO EE or
ASST EE).
7. Technical Report/Thesis/Dissertation Paper
Requirements for Registration as PEE (Rule 14, IRR RA
7920) cont‟d…
8. Affidavits signed by three licensed professional
electrical engineers to the effect that the experience
record submitted by the applicant is factual and that
the technical paper submitted was actually and solely
prepared by the applicant.
9. Brief description of the most significant and
outstanding achievement/contribution of the applicant
in the field of electrical engineering.
Elements of the
Technical Report
Elements of the Technical Report (Rule 14, IRR
RA 7920)
 Title Page
 Letter of Transmittal
 Preface
 Table of Contents
 List of tables, charts, drawings etc.
 Summary
 Body Text
Elements of the Technical Report (Rule 14, IRR
RA 7920)
 Conclusions/Recommendations
 Bibliography/References
 Affidavit of sole authorship
 Affidavit of PEE 1
 Affidavit of PEE 2
 Affidavit of PEE 3
 Curriculum Vitae (with ID picture)
Steps in Applying
for PEE Exams
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams
1. Submit a proposed title & outline with synopsis for
each chapter to the BEE for approval as to subject
matter, organization, technical content and
presentation. If disapproved, the Board shall advise the
applicant citing the reasons therefore.
 PEE applicant shall include an e-mail address in the
CV that comes with the submission of the proposed
title
 PEE applicant will be required to come in person for
screening of the proposed topic
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams cont‟d…

 PEE applicant will be required to bring during the

screening
 the original copy of the Certification from the three PEEs
who will execute affidavits vouching the applicant‟s
experience and providing advise during the preparation
of the technical engineering report and proof of active
involvement in IIEE and/or community
 original copy of the Certificate of Employment/Service
Record
 Date and venue for the screening will given in the
reply letter to the applicant
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams cont‟d…

2. After approval of the proposed title and outline by the

Board, submit all requirements for processing together
with the five (5) copies of the Technical Report. Four (4)
which will be retained by the Commission and one (1)
by the applicant stamped with “RECEIVED COPY”.
 The applicant will be required to submit the
Technical Report within six (6) months from the oral
screening
 The examinee shall also submit a single-file pdf
copy of the complete technical report saved in
three (3) USB flash disks
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams cont‟d…

3. Payment of P600.00 for the examination fee.

4. Oral Examination/Interview
 Sufficient knowledge in PEC 1 & 2 and short circuit
calculations is required
 The use of PowerPoint presentation is not allowed
except to show graphs/charts/figures/diagrams
 Examinee shall provide the computer and projector
 The examinee shall wear formal attire, COAT & TIE is
preferred
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams cont‟d…

 The examinee shall bring calculator and the latest

edition of PEC
 Interview is scheduled as often as required throughout
the year; and
 May be held at the PRC head office in Manila or in the
PRC Regional offices when the number of applicants for
PEE would justify the funds requirement for at least two
members of the Board to conduct the interview/oral
examination.
Steps in Applying for PEE Exams cont‟d…

ANY APPLICANT WHO FAILED IN THE ORAL

EXAMINATION/INTERVIEW MAY RE-APPLY AFTER
AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE DATE OF
NOTICE OF FAILURE. IN THE RE-APPLICATION,
RULE 14 SHALL BE OBSERVED!!!
 EXPERIENCE (30%)
 Number of years of EE practice - 50%
• In excess of 20 years - 41 – 50%
• 11 to 20 years - 36 – 40%
• 5 to 10 years - 30 – 35%
 Exposure to various fields: - 30%
 Technical demands of those fields: - 20%
Criteria for Grading cont’d…

 ENGINEERING REPORT (30%)

 Compliance to instructions - 10%
 Technical Content and Discussions - 50%
 Organization of Presentation - 20%
 Conclusions & Recommendations - 10%
 Grammar, Spelling, etc. - 10%
Criteria for Grading cont’d…

 INTERVIEW (40%)
 Punctuality at appointed time - 10%
 Grasp of Subject Matter - 40%
 Accuracy in answering technical questions - 30%
 Composure and confidence - 10%
 Verbal facility - 10%
Criteria for Grading cont’d…
 EXPERIENCE (30%)
 Number of years of EE practice - 50%
• In excess of 20 years - 41 – 50%
• 11 to 20 years - 36 – 40%
• 5 to 10 years - 30 – 35%
 Exposure to various fields: - 30%
 Technical demands of those fields: - 20%
 ENGINEERING REPORT (30%)
 Compliance to instructions - 10%
 Technical Content and Discussions - 50%
 Organization of Presentation - 20%
 Conclusions & Recommendations - 10%
 Grammar, Spelling, etc. - 10%
 INTERVIEW (40%)
 Punctuality at appointed time - 10%
 Grasp of Subject Matter - 40%
 Accuracy in answering technical questions - 30%
 Composure and confidence - 10%
 Verbal facility - 10%
Qualities of a Good
Technical Report
Qualities of a Good Technical Report
 Technical paper covering an evaluation, an analysis
or a critical discussion of an electrical engineering
project or subject, on one or several technical
aspects such as:
 Design  Operation
 Construction  Maintenance
 Installation  Repair
 Commissioning  Research
 Testing  Etc.
Qualities of a Good Technical Report
 The technical paper shall be supported by
engineering principles and data. Published or
unpublished scientific paper or treatise on
electrical engineering theories and applications
may be considered as complying with the
requirement
 Topics can be: post-projects, on-going projects,
proposed projects, thesis
Qualities of a Good Technical Report cont’d…

 Title of the report should be impressive or should

speak for itself
 Prepare at least three (3) topics
 Technical report shall involve substantial
calculations
 Load calculations/load schedules/lay-out  Short circuit calculations
 Transformer size determination  Protection coordination
 Wire/feeder conductor size determination  Insulation coordination
 Circuit breaker/fuse rating determination  etc.
Qualities of a Good Technical Report cont’d…

 Purely narrative report is not acceptable

 Avoid plagiarism
 If an author has written something particularly well,
on their own words are for some reason significant,
then put their words in quotes and give an
appropriate citation
 Provide complete references to all works used, and
cite these in the document where you use this
information, use footnotes, if necessary
Qualities of a Good Technical Report cont’d…

 Make the number of pages of the technical report

the least possible (the board is not impressed with
a very thick report)
 Avoid unnecessary and irrelevant data including
figures/charts/tables not referred to in the
discussions
 Attach single line diagrams/graphs/charts only that will
be used in the discussions
 Specify references/sources of tables/graphs/charts
Qualities of a Good Technical Report cont’d…

 The PEE affidavits shall specify expiry date of the

PRC license card of the affiant
 Attach a copy of the PRC license card of the
affiant
 Use the latest picture in the comprehensive
biodata (taken not more than six [6] months from
the date of filing of the application)
 PEE applicant must be wearing COAT & TIE in
the passport picture
Qualities of a Good Technical Report cont’d…

 Proofread your work! Nothing looks less

professional than a document filled with spelling
errors, missing words, sentence fragments, missing
figures, wrong grammar, etc.
 Make sure of the correct page layout/sequence
prior to bookbinding
REPORT FORMAT
AND STYLE
Paper

• Use white, substance 24, A4 paper. Erasable paper

tends to smudge and should be avoided for a final
document.
Type-Face and Size, Printing
• Select 12-point fonts for main text unless indicated
otherwise.
• The technical report should be written in 12 pt.
Verdana font.
• Unless otherwise specified, use the same type-face
and size throughout the document; including
equations, tables, figures and appendices.
Margins
• Left margin – 1 ½ inches to allow for binding
• Top margin – 1 inch above the first line of type
• Right and bottom margin – should be at least 1
inch
• Indentions – first line of paragraph (.7)
• Left aligned all text
Pagination

• The preliminary pages (pages up to the first page

of the text)
– lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.);
– place at the top of the page, at the right margin (1”
down from the top edge and 1” from the right edge).
• You don't have to place the number i on the title
page. Just count it and put ii on the second page
of your report.
Pagination cont‟d…
• Beginning with the first page of the text and
continuing to the end of the manuscript
– number pages in sequence in Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3,
etc.);
– place at the top of the page, at the right margin (1”
down from the top edge and 1” from the right edge).
Spacing

• One and a half-space the main body of the report

• Single-space long quotations, tables, footnotes,
endnotes, figure labels and bibliography entries
• Three single spaces between entries (sub headings)
Main Headings

• Main headings of front matter (summary,

acknowledgement, tables of content, figures and
appendices) as well as the bibliography or
references must be positioned one inch from the
top margin.
• All main headings must be capitalized and
centered across the page.
Chapter Headings and Titles

• Each chapter of the technical report must begin on

a separate page.
• The chapter heading must be placed one inch from
the top margin, centered, capitalized followed by
Roman Numerical to indicate the chapter number.
• The chapter title must be placed three single
spaces below the chapter heading, centered, and
capitalized.
Section Headings and Titles

• Each section of the technical report, with the

exception of the first section for each chapter,
should begin ½ inch from the previous section.
• The very first section in a chapter should be
positioned after the three single spaces from the
chapter title.
• Section titles should be left aligned, italicized, and
lower-case capitalizing only the first letter of each
word.
Figures, Tables and Equations

• All figures, tables and equations must be scaled to

fit within the standard margins.
• Figure captions must appear at the bottom of the
figure, centered across the page
• Title of a table goes above the table.
• In the text of the technical report, figures should
be referred to as, for example, Fig. 1.
Figures, Tables and Equations cont’d…

• Figures, exclusive of those in the appendix, must

be numbered consecutively throughout the report
using Arabic numbers.
• Equations are presented at the center of the page.
• Equation number is placed inside round brackets
at the right-hand margin.
• In the text of the report, refer to the equations as
either Eq. (1) or equation (1). Use whichever format
you choose consistently throughout your report.
Numbers and Unit Conventions

• For numbers less than 10, spell it out and enclosed

the number in a bracket, unless they are
measurements (and units, if any, must be specified)
• Use a consistent format for units
– do not randomly use “V,” “Volts,” and “volts” in the
document
Numbers and Unit Conventions cont’d…

• Specify the units when necessary and be aware of

the correct abbreviation
– kW for kilowatt, not KW nor Kw
– kV for kilovolts, not KV nor Kv
– kVAr for kilovolt-ampere reactive, not KVAR nor kVAR
– MVA for megavolt-ampere, not Mva nor mVA nor mVa
– MWh for megawatthour, not MWH nor mWh
References

• The list of reference should be given at the end of

the text arranged according to citation.
• Direct citations of a reference in the text are
made by indicating first the author‟s surname
followed by the reference number enclosed in
square brackets (e.g. “The scheme was proposed
by Dela Cruz [9]”).
References cont’d…

• References may also be indirectly cited for cases

in which the author is not the subject of the
sentence by indicating only the reference number
enclosed in square brackets (e.g. “An iterative
scheme has been used to solve this type problem
[9].)
Notes on Voice and Tone

Good writing in engineering adheres to the following

principles:
• Stay objective. Eliminate opinions and (“I think” or
“I feel”) from your writing so that the emphasis
remains on the technical and scientific processes
and facts.
• Remain mostly in the third person, passive voice.
• Use past tense and present tense appropriately.
Notes on Voice and Tone cont’d…

• State clear facts precisely and avoid flowery

language.
• For the most part, eliminate adverbs and
adjectives, which can interfere with the precise,
clear, and straightforward writing needed to
communicate technical and scientific processes.
SAMPLE
DOCUMENTS
LETTER OF INTENT
January 28, 2015

THE BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Metro Manila
Manila, Philippines

Dear Sirs:

In partial compliance to the requirements of the Board of Electrical

Engineering in connection with my application for Registration as
Professional Electrical Engineer (PEE) pursuant to the provisions of the New
Electrical Engineering Law or RA 7920, I hereby respectfully submit my
proposed Technical Engineering Report title:
LETTER OF INTENT
“UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING 2-10 MVA, 69/13.2 kV
LAWA-AN SUBSTATION OF CAPIZ ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE (CAPELCO), ROXAS CITY, CAPIZ”

Attached herewith are my synopsis and comprehensive bio-

data. Hoping for your consideration and approval.

Respectfully yours,

Cirilo C. Calibjo
REE ____
SAMPLE TITLES
 Proposed 10 MVA Substation at La Castellana
 Power System Analysis of San Jose 10 MVA Substation
 System Fault Analysis of Cemex-Apo Cement Corporation
 Electrical System Design for the Administration Building of
Mactan International Airport
 Electrical System Design of a Furniture Manufacturing Plant
 Electrical System Design of Iriga Plaza Hotel and Convention
Center
 Electrical Assessment of Pack House Distribution
Transformer of Holcim Phils., Inc. – Lugait Plant, Salimbal
Misamis Oriental
OUTLINE WITH SYNOPSIS

Chapter 1.0 Introduction

This section describes the location and description of the
propose project. In this part, the objective of the project is
defined and will provide brief summary of scope of
design.
1.1 Project Description
1.2 Project Objective
1.3 Project Summary
OUTLINE WITH SYNOPSIS

Chapter 2.0 Electrical Design Criteria

As a basis of this design report, applicable requirements of the applicable
codes, specifications, regulations, and standards will be described in this
section.
Design requirement of over 600V: medium voltage 6.6 kV will be
considered in the electrical system of pumps with motors rated 300 hp to
3000 hp.
2.1 Basic Design Codes
2.2 Equipment for General Use & Special Systems
2.3 System Frequency, Voltage and Voltage Drops
2.4 System Studies and Design Assumptions
2.5 Environmental Conditions
OUTLINE WITH SYNOPSIS
Chapter 3.0 Electrical Calculations
The determination of the proper calculation for the following: transformer loads,
primary and secondary feeder conductor, size of the transformer, main distribution
and feeder circuit conductor size, circuit breaker rating, voltage drop, short circuit
calculations, capacitor power factor correction calculation, grounding calculation,
emergency standby generator rating, etc.
3.1 Load Calculation
3.2 Mains Primary and Secondary Feeders Cable Size Calculation
3.3 Voltage Drop Calculation
3.4 Short Circuit Calculation
3.5 Capacitor Power Factor Correction Calculation
3.6 Grounding Calculation
3.7 Emergency Standby Generator
SHORT CIRCUIT CALUCATION

One-Line Diagram showing Assumed Fault Locations

Actual Resistance and Reactance of Conductors
Impedances Diagram
Per Unit RPU and XPU of Cables
Impedance Diagram with Impedances in P.U.
Complete System Per Unit Component
Impedance
Positive-Sequence Impedance Diagram
Negative-sequence Impedance Diagram
Zero-sequence Impedance Diagram
Symmetrical Three-phase Fault at F1

1.0
I3Ø-F1 =
0.32483 ∠84.439°

I3Ø-F1 = 0.29833–j3.06404 = 3.07853∠-84.439° p.u.

Coordination Curves: Power Fuse at Transformer
Primary vs. LV Power Circuit Breaker at Secondary
ccalibjo@yahoo.com
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