History and progress of IEEE hermetic subcommittee

The lineage of our group goes back to 1957. While attending the AIEE Fall Meeting, P.L. Algers from General Electric Company was requested to organize a new subcommittee. The purpose of this subcommittee was to develop an AIEE test procedure for the evaluation of the insulation of hermetic motors. The procedure was to be similar to AIEE No. 510 motorette test procedure; however, the environment conditions were to be based on conditions to which hermetic motor insulation is exposed. The first organizational meeting of this subcommittee was held on February 5,1958, at the Statler Hilton in New York City.