Events
Upcoming Meetings & Events:
Past Meetings & Events: (some of the presentation slides can be downloaded)
June 17, 2014Â :Â Technical Meeting on Transformer Endurance.
May 21- June 11, 2014Â : Micro Grid Course
May 20, 2014Â :Â Annual Banquet
April 15, 2014 : Jt. Technical Meeting- “Wholesale electricity markets made easy – Slides
February 26 to March 26, 2014Â : PES Boston Chapter Distribution Engineering Course (5 sessions)
March 18, 2014 : Technical Meeting on Energy Storage Policy – Slides
February 18, 2014Â : Â Technical Meeting on Substation Automation -Â IEC 61850 Udren Presentation
January 21, 2014 : Technical Meeting on Energy Storage Policy –Postponed
November 19, 2013 : Technical Meeting Voltage Source HVDC Converters – Slides
October 15, 2013:Â IEEE PES Distinguished Lecture and Social Event
September 19,2013 :Â Visit to Kostas Reseach Institute & Center for Homeland Security
September 18, 2013 :Â Â IEEE PES Course on Symmetrical Components
July 16, 2013: Technical Meeting on GIS integrated Analytics . –Slides
June 18, 2013 : Smart Grid: Concepts, Solutions, Standards, Recent Deployments and Lessons Learned –Slides
June 6, 2013:Â Concord’s Connected Community platform
May 14, 2013 : IEEE PES Boston Section Annual Dinner and Distinguished Lecturer
May 9th 2013: Photonics Society Seminar ” A View of Optical Sciences From Basic Physics to Bio/medicine to Energy”
May 3rd 2013: Ninth Annual Long Island Systems, Applications, & Technology (LISAT) Conference
May 2nd 2013:  Designing for Power Integrity: Status, Challenges and Opportunities
April (17-24), May (1,8,15,22) IEEE PES Spring Course 2013 : Transformers
April 16 2013:  Space weather in Solar cycle 24 -Slides from Dr. Phil Erickson and Wayne Hagman are attached.  PJE-Slides WHH-Slides
November 2012Â Variable Frequency Transformers Speaker: John Marczewski, Principal, Energy Initiatives Group LLC. Presentation Materials
March 2012Â Â The State of the Global Nuclear Power Industry Following The Fukushima Daiichi Incident Speaker: Richard K. Ladroga, P.E., President and Chief Executive Officer of Risk Management International, LLC. Presentation Materials (4MB)
October 2011Â Â Protection Considerations for Distributed Generation Speaker: Scott Secrest, P.E., Vice President, Three-C Electrical Co., Inc. Presentation Materials (4MB)
August 2011Â Overview of ISO New England and Wind/Demand Integration in New England Speaker: John Norden, Director, Operations ISO New England Presentation Materials (2.91 MB)
New England Wind Integration Study – Executive Summary
New England Wind Integration Study – Final Report
June 2011Â Â Introduction to Synchrophasors: Current, Future, and Smart Grid Applications Speaker: Bill Flerchinger, Lead Marketing Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Presentation Materials (5 MB)
April 2011Â Electric Vehicles and the Grid (MIT Energy Club Event) Speakers: Morgan Carpenter, Greg Blake and Kurt Erickson (GE Direct Energy)
March 2011Â Â Enhanced Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Speaker: Alan Millner Ph.D., Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Presentation Materials (1.3 MB)
February 2011Â Â Energy Solutions for Grid Stabilization Speaker: C. Michael Hoff, Director Applications Engineering, ESG A123Systems
January 2011  Assuring Solid Dielectric Power Cable System Reliability: An overview of cable diagnostics and cable system component manufacturers’ requirements Speaker: Benjamin T. Lanz, Manager of Applications Engineering, IMCORP – Power Cable Reliability Consulting & Diagnostics
November 2010Â Â Wind Power Design Considerations Speaker: Brook Knodel, Electrical Group Manager, Mott MacDonald LLC Presentation Materials (2 MB)
October 2010Â Fault Current Limiter Speaker: Paul J. Murphy, Ph.D., G.M. Varian Power Systems
September 2010Â Â Distributed Generation Speaker: James Cleary, Lead Senior Engineer, National Grid USA
August 2010Â Â Power Systems Grounding Speaker: A. P. Meliopoulos, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
June 2010Â Â ISO-NE Power Markets Speaker: Stephen J. Rourke, Vice President, System Planning for ISO New England Presentation Materials (1.2 MB)
May 2010Â Â Flywheel Deployment Benefits to Grid Reliability Speaker: Jim Arseneaux and Rob Rounds, Beacon Power
April 2010Â High Voltage Circuit Breakers Speaker: George N. Lester, Principal Engineer, Boston Edison, Retired
March 2010Â Â Power Transformer Diagnostics: Novel Techniques and their Application Speaker: Charles Sweetser, Technical Service Manager for North and South America at OMICRON Presentation Materials (2.4 MB)
March 2010Â Â The Evolution of a Transmission System Speaker: Charlie Moser, Chief Engineer, Retired, at National Grid
January 2010  Space Weather Effects: From Atmospheric Physics to Technology Impacts in the Coupled Geospace System Speaker: Dr. Phillip J. Erickson – Principle Research Scientist MIT Haystack Observatory
November 2009  Cyber Security: What it is and how it can be applied to protect our critical infrastructure Speaker: Vasilios ‘Bill’ Tsolias, P.E. of National Grid
October 2009Â Â How Can We Best Achieve Deep Cuts in Carbon Emissions? Speaker: Bill Sweet, IEEE Spectrum Magazine Presentation Materials (18 kb)
September 2009  Smart Grid Applications, Standards Development and Recent Deployments Speaker: John McDonald, P.E. – General Manager, Marketing of GE Energy T&D Presentation Materials (3.4 MB)
May 2009Â Â Improving the Power Grid Performance in the Complex Environment of Renewable Energy Speaker: Dr. Damir Novosel, President of Quanta Technology Presentation Materials (2.6 MB)