Using Simulations to Enhance Medium-Voltage Equipment Design and Reliability at G&W Electric

This presentation explores the role of physics-based simulation methods in medium-voltage equipment design. A range of techniques—including but not limited to Finite Element Analysis—enable engineers to predict field behavior, electrical performance, mechanical stresses, and thermal performance prior to hardware development, improving reliability and reducing development cycles.

Foster Pyle & Allen Steinberg, G&W

Foster holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has over 10 years of experience performing physics-based simulations using finite element analysis, with more than 6 years in medium-voltage switchgear design. His expertise includes dielectric systems, electrostatics, thermal analysis, and multiphysics modeling for design optimization and reliability improvement. He is an inventor on multiple patents, including two related to medium-voltage switchgear design.

Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is a new product design engineer at G&W Electric specializing in electromagnetic and circuit simulation, electronic design, and improvements to fault current limiting products, for which he is an inventor on one patent.

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May 13, 2026 @ 12pm-1pm Central Time

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