We are excited to inform you of an upcoming volunteer opportunity to clean & maintain our IEEE chapter’s section of the Trinity River Trailhead on Saturday, April 22nd, from 8 AM – 10 AM as part of this year’s Trinity River Trash Bash.

To sign up please register for the “Fourth Street Trail Head” slot at the links below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/trashbashtrinityriver#/

Please park at 2440 E Fourth St. From there we will head south to our zone. Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Please accept the meeting invite if you plan to attend.

See attachments for additional information!!

04-22-2023 River Cleanup

04-22-2023 River Cleanup Map

Hello Everyone!

In addition to the IEEE Meeting, EnerSys will be hosting an IEEE Happy Hour on April 18^th  from 5pm-7pm! It will take place at Flying Saucer!

Please let me know if you have a questions, I hope to see you all there!

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – April  18TH, 2023

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting April 18th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have John Kim from Energy Systems Americas presenting on battery usage in substations, types of batteries in substations, factors affecting battery life & performance, and advances in lead acid battery technology.

If you will be attending online, please state that in the “Special requests” section when registering along with any dietary restrictions.

If you are attending online, please use the link below:

https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m8bbf0c7e00d5f70cc327cc429a6e931b

Meeting number:
1300 97 6308
Meeting password:
keFjwbqu325

DATE AND TIME

• Date: 18 Apr 2023
• Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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LOCATION

• 100 Energy Way, Suite 1700
• Fort Worth, Texas
• United States
• Room Number: Stockyards Conference Room

• Starts 10 April 2023 09:12 AM
• Ends 14 April 2023 06:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
• Admission fee (optional) ?

Lunch will be available if attending in person for $25, you can purchase your plate when you register above. The last time to register for this month’s meeting & reserve your plate is April 14^th at 6PM.

SPEAKER

John Kim- Battery Usage in Substations

Summary:

            This presentation is about battery usage in substations, types of batteries, factors affecting battery life & performance, and advances in lead acid battery technology.

Biography:

John Kim has been in the energy storage industry for more than 35 years and is currently working as the Director of Utility & Industrial markets at EnerSys.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering and his Master of Science in Engineering Management from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.  John’s background includes Engineering and Technical Marketing.  He is knowledgeable in energy storage systems selection, specification writing, maintenance, and troubleshooting.  John is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards committee and a member of Battcon’s Technical Committee.  He wrote numerous papers and presented at various industry-related conferences over the years.