News Bulletins

March 2008: ICMI- International Marketing
October, 2007: USC-1 with 1 GB Flash Drive now in production ready for shipment.
June 22, 2007: ICMI Introduces USB-Flash Drive with USC-1 Control
February 2007: ICMI at IEEE REPC 2007
January 2007: Howard Industries installs LTC with ICMI UVR-1 Control
January 2007: ICMI 10 year Warranty
September 2006. New Marketing Member
January 2006: ICMI Milestones
December 2005: ICMI adds Blue Tooth Communication to the UVR-1 Control
September 2005 New Firmware software
April 2005, Training Video of UVR-1 and USC-1
February 2005.  ICMI introduce a new line of control: USC-1
February 2004: News article in Rural Electric Magazine
October 2003.  Installation of UVR-1 in Sheffield Alabama
September 2003: Howard Industries start using UVR-1 on their Voltage Regulators
February 2003, UVR-1 Certified by AEP Dolan Technical Center
March 25, 2002, UVR-1 Obtain DNP 3.0 Certification

March 2008. ICMI- International Marketing

Date March 8-2008
CAIRO- EGYPT:

ICMI Field Engineering joined Howard Industries taking its UVR-1 Control Product International. A seminar was held for some 40 Electric Utility Managers and Engineers , sponsored by Partner/ agency Umr-Emeco,Ltd, new agents for Howard and ICMI in Egypt. Several dozen Howard SVR Voltage Regulators Are heading to Egypt as this seminar was designed to familiarize Utilities with the ICMI UVR-1 control. A second seminar took place in Amman, Jordan, sponsored by the East Echo Co., agents for Howard Industries, And ICMI Control products.

ICMI marketing penetrated the South American continent last year, establishing new agents in Chile, Costa Rica, and Quatamala. ICMI controls are in several additional countries in Latin America and Mexico. The UVR-1 control, now in its tenth year of manufacture, still leads the field in Advanced, and Non Obsoleting Control Technology . The UVR-1 (Universal Control) fits GE, Siemens, and Cooper, as well as Howard Voltage Regulators. UVR-1 LTC adapts to all brands of Load Tap Changer- Three Phase Transformers manufactured world-wide. ICMI has produced well over 100,000 Voltage Controls world-wide in its 35 year history.

ICMI Marketing
Amelia, Ohio 45102 USA

October 2007. USC-1 with 1 GB Flash Drive

October, 2007 USC-1 With 1GB Flash Drive now in production ready for shipment. Compatibility tests for windows VISTA (tm_Microsoft) delayed the roll-out of upgraded version production from the base USC-1 model, but ICMI is catching up on back orders for the Technically Advanced USC-1 with phenomenal Flash Drive DATA- and EVENT logging. The control's selectable analysis of monthly data provides Utilities with a rare glimpse over system performance. We welcome new orders for this very competitive USC-1 Control with Flash Drive.

ICMI once again demonstrates its leadership with the introduction of the USC-1 Universal Simple Regulator control…. now with comprehensive Event and Data Logging. The 1GB USB Flash Drive DATA-PAK provides customers with comprehensive Power Quality and Events logging capability, capturing up to 12 months of data in monthly files. The rugged ICMI USB Flash Drive DATA-PAK used with the USC-1 complies with the ICMI practices of adapting MIL Spec standards to equipment it provides utilities.

Designed and tested for extreme environmental conditions including temperatures ranging from -40°C to +85° C and 10,000,000 read-write operations, the USB Flash Drive DATA-PAK has a 5-year warranty. The superior record keeping technology with date-time stamped events is collected at a 5 second sampling rate. ICMI’s graphic display of the data features min-max and 12 oscillographic windows. Easy to understand, it provides customers with improved knowledge of their distribution system performance and power quality. Available July, 2007.

ICMI (Inductive Components Mfg., Inc) 1200 Ferris Road Amelia Ohio 45102 Copyright ICMI-2007

ICMI at IEEE Rural Electric Power Conference on May 7 and 8, 2007

Topics on May 7, 2007

• Improving Customer Service, The Paperless Utility Advantage
• Application of Sectionalizers on Distribution Systems
• Implementation Experience with NRECA's MULTISPEAK Integration Specifications
• Operating Experience with Wind Generators Connected to Distribution Circuits
• Rural Customer Impacts of Power Quality, Reliability and Cost
• Implementing Versatile Electric Compression in a Rural Electric Utility System
• Voltage Control of Unregulated Substations Using Capacitors - Case Study in Advanced Distribution Automation
• Using PQ Monitoring and Substation IEDs for Automated Fault Location on Distribution Systems
• New Approach to Find Fault Locations on Distribution Feeder Circuits
• Efficiencies in Distribution Design and Operating Practices – Mid-Study Analysis

Topics on May 8, 2007

• The Confusion Surrounding "Stray Voltage"
• Trimming the Workload: Vegetation Assessment in the Field
• How to Precisely Coordinate Fuses and Reclosers
• Low-Side Surges in Distribution Transformers
• Arc Flash Hazard
• AMR Plays a Role in Asset Management

Round Table Discussions

• Dealing with an Aging Infrastructure/Asset Management

There will also be Tag-a-long seminars on

• Coordination of Utility Road Move Projects and How to Read DOT Plans
• Major Changes and General Overview of the 2007 NESC
• Renewable Energy and Distributed Power Generation

SEE I.C.M.I Universal Voltage Regulator and LTC Transformer Controls Retrofitting GE, Siemens, Cooper and Howard. Contact Dirk Mooibroek dwm@ICMIinc.com or Rick Gordon Sales@ICMIinc.us for more information.

Click on http://www.ieeerepc.org for more information on the REPC 2007 show.

Howard Industries News, January - 2007

Howard Industries LTC Transformer Division: January - 2007

Sacramento Municipal Utility District: installed their first NEW LTC Transformers from Howard Industries, marketed with the advanced Technology ICMI UVR-1 LTC Controllers. The controllers are equipped with Master-Follower XIO Option to enable Parallel operation. ICMI controllers can now be ordered on the HI, single phase Voltage Regulator Controls, as well as the Three Phase Load Tap Changer Transformers. More information on Howard Industries Products can be found www.Howardtransformers.com

January - 2007 New Ten Year Warranty!

ICMI Limited Product Warranty

• 10 year warranty on UVR-1 and UVR-1 LTC controls
• 5 year warranty USC-1 controls
• 2 year warranty on replacement circuit boards
• 1 year warranty on repair services

LIMITED Warranty Policy:

All New ICMI Control Products sold to customers are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials. UVR-1 and UVR-1LTC controls are warranted for a period of 10 years from the date of original purchase and USC-1 controls for a period of 5 years from date of original purchase. All replacement ICMI circuit boards are warranted for a period of 2 years from the date of purchase. At ICMI’s discretion it will repair, replace, or substitute an equivalent unit to the customer at no charge.

Service Warranty

All sales of services to customers of upgraded, repaired, or reconditioned products, including those originally manufactured by ICMI for others, are warranted against defects in ICMI workmanship and parts replaced for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase.

Miscellaneous

ICMI may require the unit to be sent to our factory for determination of a problem and if coverage under the above product warranty applies. ICMI at its discretion may send the customer a substitute control from ICMI factory or local representative to be used until customer control repair has been resolved.

The customer is responsible for proper packing and shipping controls back to ICMI, including but not limited to, freight, insurance, duties and Customs clearance. Expenses related to warranty repair and shipment from ICMI to the customer would be paid by ICMI.

Customers must ship products direct to factory at: ICMI (Inductive Components Manufacturing, Inc.) 1200 Ferris Road Amelia, Ohio 45102 USA Attention: Service Warranty Department

Warranty Exclusions

Items not covered under ICMI Warranties:

• Accident, misuse, abuse or damages from causes such as fire, flood, lightning, etc.
• Abnormal or unusual operating conditions or applications not specified by ICMI product information
• Improper installation, operation, connection, storage or maintenance
• Any use in applications for which the products were not intended
• Any repairs conducted by any persons or companies other than ICMI
• Other products not manufactured by ICMI, such as batteries, enclosures, cables etc.

No other warranties apply to any ICMI products and services other than those stated above. Under no circumstances is ICMI liable for any consequential or accidental damages or for any other loss, expense, damage or injury of any kind including loss of profits arising hereunder. ICMI liability is limited to the original cost of the product.

In the event any court, arbitration panel, or other government body of jurisdiction shall declare any provision of this warranty invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

©Copyright ICMI 2000 – 2007 all rights reserved

September 2006 I.C.M.I. Sales Networking NEWS!

Our valued Sales Network:

We are pleased to welcome Rick Gordon to ICMI's Marketing group effective September 1st 2006. Rick is a native of Cincinnati, who's executive career spans decades, beginning with Westinghouse Electric, Cincinnati Gas and Electric, and more recently at Texas Electric Cooperatives.

Rick brings decades of seasoned Marketing experience and skil, and will bolster ICMI's Marketing Department. His email is Sales@ICMIinc.us.

January - 2006

"ICMI reached some astonishing MILESTONES in its USA customer base." states Dirk Mooibroek at a recent year end corporate meeting. "ICMI Voltage Regulator Controls can now be found in close to 400 Electric Power Utilities in 41 states. The leading US States for ICMI control products are found in Texas,( over 40 customers) to Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado, Mississippi, and Ohio. We are proud to be in our fifth consecutive year of the UVR-1 control, where the first released controls are now reaching the end of their warranty period of FIVE years. The product exceeds ICMI performance and corporate objectives. The new UVR-1 Technologies such as DATA Logging, and Tap Changer Contact Logging, have been integrated without obsoleting the control. ICMI customers resoundingly confirmed their appreciation for UVR-1 and its, "Return on investment", by ordering quantities of the UVR-1 and its LTC Transformer controls for their Power Distribution systems. Some ICMI customers now exceed 500 controls in their Utility." Mooibroek further stated: "Marking our 33rd Corporate Year, and the 10th anniversary separation form manufacturing Cooper CL-series controls (1976 - 1996), I would conclude that our goals, objectives, and due-diligence resulted in pretty spectacular results for ICMI and its dedicated staff of employees who made this transition successful. 2006 promises to be a continued market penetration-Banner Year- for ICMI."

December - 2005

The Staff and Management of ICMI wish all our friends and customers a Happy Holiday Season, and Prosperous New Year! ICMI has added new communication options for the UVR controller. "Blue-Tooth" for front port communication enables up-load and down-loading of DATA to the UVR-1. "Fiber-Modem", enables direct link-up to telephone lines, with Host enabled DATA transfer from multiple controls. "Fiber-Ethernet", enables direct connection to TCP-IP Internet, again with HOST able to transfer Data from Multiple controls. These products are detailed via our web site Click the following links for more information Bluetooth Fiber/Modem. UVR-1 has released 2.04 8/25/2005 CD-ROM released with new software, as well for UVR-1 LTC. Now available. USC-1 has CD-ROM 1.03 10/28/2005 released and available for the SIMPLE Universal version control, retrofitting as does the UVR-1, with identical Rail and Harness Kits to Siemens, McGraw/Cooper, and G.E. as well as Howard Industries Single phase Regulators. ICMI- Marketing

September - 2005

Effective October 1st ,2005 ICMI will have a toll free number for customers outside the local calling area. 1-866-877-ICMI (4264)

I.C.M.I. announces a new release of firmware for the UVR-1 Control.
I.C.M.I. will supply a new CD with a set of 3 controls. ( UVR-1 or USC-1)

For more details Contact ICMI.

April - 2005

USC-1 UNIVERSAL SIMPLE REGULATOR CONTROL “SIMPLE-COST EFFECTIVE- TAP CHANGER CONTROL”

February 22, 2005 - Power Utilities asked ICMI to develop a COST EFFECTIVE control suited for all major brands Old and New Voltage Regulators.

USC-1 Joins the already Popular “big Brother” - UVR-1 control, except without communication. “The new control retails at $1100.00 dollars”, says ICMI President Dirk Mooibroek. “It contains Powerful Technology and Metering capability, and voids cost-justifying reason for continuing to fix the old Analog style controls.”

ICMI’s USC-1 Control is an Advanced Technology replacement for McGraw/Cooper, Siemens/Allis, GE, and Howard Industries single phase 32 step Voltage Regulators. The ever Popular UVR-1 Control continues its Obsolescence - Proof Performance Upgrade with new Contact Wear Logging, which is adaptable to all older UVR controllers. ICMI’s other products include the URC-24 Recloser Control for direct retrofit to existing Kyle/Cooper Form 2, 3, and 3A Reclosers. ICMI’s Corporate offices and manufacturing facilities are located in Amelia, Ohio (the greater Cincinnati area), and is represented by a vast US representative organization. www.ICMIinc.com. Copyright- all rights reserved. ICMI- 2004

February - 2004

RE- Rural Electric Magazine January 2004

ICMI Teams up with East Kentucky Power in Co-Generation Application of the sub-station’s Cooper Voltage Regulators controlling Bi-Directional Power Flow between the Generators, and the Power Grid. ICMI has been supplying East Kentucky Power for the past 3 years, Up-grading their Electric Power Grid with over 500 Controls to date, retrofitting and operating EKP’s GE, Siemens, and Cooper Voltage Regulators and various LTC -3 phase transformers. East Kentucky has also commenced up-grading their Electric grid with DNP-3.0 communications, with the superior communication of the UVR-1 control.

I.C.M.I., now in its 31st year, has a stellar corporate history, designing and building Superior Technology Voltage Regulation Controls for the Power Utility industry. UVR-1 Leads the field in Technology, performance, Universal –retrofit-ability into all major brands of Voltage Regulators, and Certifications to the most stringent ANSI-IEEE –2002 standards. Designed and built to enable future control up-grades, it provides superior return on investment and carries a superior – FIVE YEAR - limited warranty.

I.C.M.I. ©Copyright 2004 Inductive Components Mfg., Inc. 1200 Ferris Rd. Amelia OH, 45102

CLEANER POWER FOR EAST KENTUCKY

In November, East Kentucky Power Cooperative cut the ribbon to signal the start up of its third new landfill gas-fired power plant. The low-emissions generators, the first of their kind in Kentucky, are expected to produce 10 MW of affordable power, enough to supply about 7,000 homes, for 25 to 30 years. “The landfill project is another example of how energy producers and environmental regulations can go hand-in-hand,” says Roy Palk, president/CEO of the Winchester-based G&T. “We’re taking a waste gas, methane, which is a greenhouse gas contributor, and creating a revenue stream for landfill owners while producing inexpensive electricity for the consumer. It’s always nice to create a situation where everyone wins.” The facilities are located at the Bavarian Landfill in Walton, Green Valley near Grayson and Laurel Ridge near London. Each of the $4 million plants is about 5,000 square feet. “We’ve tried to make them quiet and more environmentally friendly,” says Ralph Tyree, East Kentucky Power’s program manager of non-traditional power production projects. The plants use low-emissions engines. Hospital-grade mufflers, soundproof glass and thick block walls minimize noise. “They’re very clean and very quiet,” Tyree says. The plants are also a good deal for landfill operators. “We utilize the infrastructure that the landfill had to put in for the Clean Air Act, and we try to give them something for their investment,” Tyree says. Twelve of the G&T’s 16-member distribution co-ops are participating in the EnviroWatts program, through which the green power is marketed. Consumers pay $2.75 a month for each 100-kWh block of green energy. “We have one of the larger green-power programs in the southeastern United States,” Tyree says. “We’ve signed up 300 residential accounts and have really just started doing our advertising campaign. People from all walks of life are buying it.” The G&T is also conducting tests to determine if wind power could be a viable source of renewable energy in Kentucky. Supporting green power is one of several initiatives that have put East Kentucky Power at the front of the pack when it comes to environmental commitment. Other initiatives include:

• Come spring 2005, the G&T will begin operating the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation. The $400 million E.A. Gilbert Generating Unit, with a capacity of 268 MW, will have extremely low emissions. The plant will use a circulating fluidized bed process that mixes a small amount of limestone with coal. The mix burns at half the temperature of traditional pulverized coal. Ninety-eight percent of the sulfur dioxide in the coal is removed during the burning process, and five times the usual amount of nitrogen oxide. The plant will help clean up Kentucky’s environment in another way: It has the capability to burn several million tires a year and 150,000 tons of biomass, such as sawdust and wood chips. The plant is pumping $20 million into the local economy, including 600 construction jobs. During its 20 years of operation, the unit will provide local governments with $55 million in property taxes.
• In 2002, East Kentucky Power began using biodiesel fuel in its fleet of 50 trucks and in 15 bulldozers, backhoes and off-road vehicles. “Biodiesel significantly reduces air toxics, hydrocarbons, sulfur and emissions thought to cause cancer,” Palk noted when announcing the switch to biodiesel. “Some tests show a 90 percent reduction in air toxins.” The G&T estimates that the program will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 140,000 pounds a year, and carbon monoxide emissions by 450 pounds a year.
• A team of the G&T’s biologists created a wildly popular environmental education program. Three nature lectures—on reptiles and amphibians native to Kentucky, bats and wildflowers—are so popular the waiting lists are sometimes two years long. The G&T offers the program to schools in the service territory of member co-ops. Each year, the program, presented under individual co-op’s names, reaches some 50,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grades. East Kentucky’s biologists are also part of a statewide effort to identify and protect rare native plants that grow in utility right-of-ways. The staff collects and distributes seeds to garden clubs, conservation groups and individuals. The efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. In October, East Kentucky Power and Touchstone Energy® co-ops in the state received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Environmental Education. Awards recognizing individuals, organizations and companies who are working to enhance the environment are given each year during a statewide conference on environmental protection and natural resources. The education award is typically given to an individual, but this year Governor Paul Patton chose to also recognize the co-ops for their efforts. Environmentalism is a fundamental part of East Kentucky Power’s corporate culture, Palk says. “And the reality is, these environmental efforts have resulted in lower costs for us,” he adds.

Reprinted with permission from the January 2004 issue of Rural Electric Magazine (c) 2004 by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

October 16 - 2003 Sheffield-Alabama:

At the new Industrial Park near Sheffield, Power Tech Engineering of Atlanta is coordinating the designed " Closed Loop" Power System Sub Station with Sheffield's Supervisor of Engineering, Albert Kerstiens . The Dual Feed- Loop scheme is becoming popular in Electrical Distribution.

They Selected the Cooper Voltage Regulator, with their "FAST-Tap"- Changers , and the UVR-1 from ICMI for Parallel capabilities. The Six new Regulators, are paralleled in a master/ slave synchronous mode so that all Regulator Tap Mechanisms are " locked-step".

ICMI accomplished this with its 8 Port XIO - Input-Output Board added to each control cabinet, assigning one as MASTER, and Inhibiting the other five from making their tap changes, governed by the master's RAISE-LOWER command structure. This method essentially then, mitigates the potential for associated "Circulating Current" , keeping all units in "LOCKED-STEP" . Each of the Six will report Tap Position via DNP, as well as reporting Power Quality Data which Sheffield Utilities can chose from the UVR-1 communication customization menu software.

ICMI staff visited the Installation in this large Sub-station, and to demonstrate to Mr. Kerstiens and his staff, the paralleling operations of the UVR-1 on each of the six Cooper Voltage Regulators. The Communication protocol- DNP-3.0, level 2 over Fiber Optics will be established via ACS- RTU, and Schweitzer communication processors. The successful test was performed using UVR-1 Control External Power to each regulator, as the tap changers were cycled Up-Down. The Sub is expected to be On-Line in the near future. Mr Kerstiens stated ," ICMI's UVR-1 Control provided the only Parallel scheme in a Cost Effective method ."

September - 2003

HOWARD INDUSTRIES debuts their NEW Voltage Regulator at the Dallas IEEE-PES Power Show, featuring the ICMI - UVR-1 Control. Production is slated in first quarter- 2004, according to published Howard Ind. August-03 hand-out sheet. ICMI is very pleased to be working with Howard Industries, and their highly motivated USA, and International REP. network. This is perhaps the first picture, showing both Regulator, and Control.

Dirk W. Mooibroek
President- Marketing

Universal Voltage Regulator Control Certified

February 20, 2003: UVR-1, Universal Voltage Regulator Control Certified by AEP Dolan Technical Center to the following specifications.

March 25, 2002: DNP 3.0 Level 2 Certification