IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – NOVEMBER 9TH, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on November 9th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Dr. Mahesh Morjaria from Terabase Energy Inc, speaking on the IEEE Standard for Utility-Scale Solar, Storage, and Wind Plants. Please attend if you can!  

IEEE Standard for Utility-Scale Solar, Storage and Wind Plants

An overview of the IEEE P2800 draft standard that is targeted for large-scale solar, storage and wind plants will be presented. The draft technical minimum requirements specified in P2800 for the interconnection of large-scale, transmission- and sub-transmission-connected inverter-based resources (IBRs) may become important elements in the North American and international framework to maintain the reliability of the bulk power system with increasing amounts of IBRs, including those radially connected via VSC-HVDC facilities to the grid. This webinar aims to review the purpose and scope of the draft standard along with selected draft requirements; followed by time for Q&A. The IEEE P2800 draft standard has successfully passed the IEEE SA initial ballot and has reached almost a 90% approval rate among the SA balloters in its 1st recirculation. At the time of this webinar, the draft may have undergone its 2nd recirculation and could be on its path towards approval by the IEEE SA Standards Board with publication expected in 2022.

·       Date: 09 Nov 2021

·       Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

·       All times are US/Central

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·       Fort Worth, Texas

·       United States

·       Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·       All times are US/Central

·       No Admission Charge

Biography:

Mahesh Morjaria, Ph.D.,

Vice-chair, P2800 Working Group

EVP, Plant Operational Technology, Terabase Energy Inc

Mahesh leads Terabase’s new operational technology group, delivering SCADA, controls and related solutions for solar and hybrid fuel source systems. Prior to Terabase, Mahesh led utility-scale solar R&D and grid integration at First Solar for nearly a decade. With his prior experience at GE, he brings years of advanced technology, engineering and product expertise in the energy sector. Mahesh holds M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in Engineering from Cornell University.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – OCTOBER 19TH, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on October 19th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have the President of Transformer Consulting Services Inc., Ronnie Minhaz, speaking on the quality assurance of transformers. Please attend if you can!

Abstract:

The manufacturing of Transformer is integrated to global supply chain. With the improvement of technology, the design and manufacturing of transformer can be more aggressive such as reduce clearance and use of pure mineral oil during FAT to ensure the passing of tests during FAT. Clean room and environmental condition can be compromised during the manufacturing process which can have impact in the life expectancy of transformer. This presentation will walk through the quality assurance of transformer during the manufacturing of transformer.

·       Date: 19 Oct 2021

·       Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

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§  130 097 6308  

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·       Fort Worth , Texas

·       United States

·       Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·       Starts 13 October 2021 03:53 PM

·       Ends 19 October 2021 01:00 PM

·       All times are US/Central

·       No Admission Charge

Biography:

Ronnie Minhaz received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Manitoba, Canada. Before founding his own company “Transformer Consulting Services Inc. (www.tc-servicesinc.com)”, Ronnie worked as Transformer Designer at Pauwels Canada (Manufacturer), as Equipment Engineer at SNC Lava Lin(EPCM) and Enmax Power(Utility), as Substation Lead Engineer at McGregor Construction(Substation Construction). Ronnie has the experience of performing Quality Assurance inspections in Transformer Manufacturing plants around the world. Besides providing services on Transformer as consultant, Ronnie has been instructor in training, workshop, conferences and seminars related to transformer around the world.

Ronnie is a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta, Canada and an IEEE Senior member. He held various leadership positions at IEEE Section level and a regular member of IEEE PES society. He is a member of several working groups and task forces in the IEEE Transformers Committee.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on September 21st from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Dr. Lance Kinney, executive director from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, speaking with us about updates on engineering and surveying ethics and Code of Conduct, Board Activities, rule and statutory changes, and general updates on Board initiatives. Please attend if you can!

·       Date: 21 Sep 2021

·       Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

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§  130 097 6308  

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·       Fort Worth , Texas

·       United States

·       Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·       All times are US/Central

·       No Admission Charge

SPEAKERS

Lance S. Kinney, Ph.D., P.E.

Biography:

Dr. Kinney is the Executive Director of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He has been with the Board for over eighteen years and is responsible for all agency programs and activities, including legislative, rule, budget, and policy issues, and represents the Board at statewide, national, and international functions. He also gives licensing and ethics outreach presentations all over the state at universities, companies, and associations. Prior to working at the Board, he worked in the semiconductor industry for 11 years. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the University of Texas, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Technology from Texas State University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focused on Learning Technologies from the University of Texas. He has lectured as an adjunct professor in the Engineering and Technology Department at Texas State University and Electronics and Advanced Technologies Department at Austin Community College. 

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on September 21st from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Dr. Lance Kinney, executive director from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, speaking with us about updates on engineering and surveying ethics and Code of Conduct, Board Activities, rule and statutory changes, and general updates on Board initiatives. Please attend if you can!

·       Date: 21 Sep 2021

·       Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

·       All times are US/Central

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§  130 097 6308  

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·       Fort Worth , Texas

·       United States

·       Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·       All times are US/Central

·       No Admission Charge

Lance S. Kinney, Ph.D., P.E.

Biography:

Dr. Kinney is the Executive Director of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He has been with the Board for over eighteen years and is responsible for all agency programs and activities, including legislative, rule, budget, and policy issues, and represents the Board at statewide, national, and international functions. He also gives licensing and ethics outreach presentations all over the state at universities, companies, and associations. Prior to working at the Board, he worked in the semiconductor industry for 11 years. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the University of Texas, a Master’s Degree in Industrial Technology from Texas State University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction focused on Learning Technologies from the University of Texas. He has lectured as an adjunct professor in the Engineering and Technology Department at Texas State University and Electronics and Advanced Technologies Department at Austin Community College. 

Hi everyone,

We are excited to inform you of an upcoming volunteer opportunity to clean & maintain our chapter’s section of the Trinity River Trailhead on Saturday September 18^th, from 9:30am – 11:30am.

Please park at 2440 E Fourth St. From there we will head south to our zone (see attached map).

Supplies will be provided and all trash bags will be left at the north end of our trail section after the clean-up. We will leave as a group from the parking area shortly after 9:30am to walk down to our zone. If anybody is running behind, there will be supplies left close to the parking lot under the pavilion.

Please RSVP by emailing Jacob Ehrhardt, jcehrhardt@burnsmcd.com, and let him know how many people you will be bringing, your T shirt size(s), as well as any questions you may have. There will be free T Shirts for anybody who RSVPs by Wednesday, September 8^th!

We hope you are excited to get outside and take care of our beautiful city!

Thanks,

Mark Chapman II, EIT

Engineer

Oncor | Engineering Standards and Maintenance Strategy

115 W. 7^th St

Ft Worth, Texas 76102

Tel: 817-215-6323

Cell: 479-586-0075

Mark.Chapman@oncor.com

Oncor.com

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – AUGUST 17TH, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on August 17th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Michael Doak from Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) speaking with us about their advanced AI initiative Power-I, so please attend if you can!

·        Date: 17 Aug 2021

·        Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

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·        Fort Worth , Texas

·        United States

·        Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·        Starts 30 July 2021 01:39 PM

·        Ends 17 August 2021 11:30 AM

·        All times are US/Central

·        No Admission Charge

Michael Doak

Biography:

Michael Doak is a technology visionary with over 20 years of experience in all areas of the technology stack. His most recent experience is with Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) where he is leading a team of software, computer vision, mechanical and electrical engineers that are developing a state of the art computer-vision and machine learning analytics platform. This AI based platform, named Power-I, will be used in the electrical utility industry to reduce substation operations and maintenance costs while providing condition based monitoring and alerting for critical utility assets and facilities. Mike is fascinated by anything robotic whether it has legs, tracks, wheels, or is airborne and loves the challenge associated with taking data from these devices and converting it into an actionable data pipeline. In his free time, he farms along with his family on their 300 acre angus cattle farm in the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – JULY 20TH, 2021

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES virtual meeting on July 20th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Barry Bolling from HIOKI speaking with us about modern power quality analysis, so please attend if you can!

·         Date: 20 Jul 2021

·         Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM

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·         Fort Worth , Texas

·         United States

·         Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31

·         Starts 13 July 2021 12:11 PM

·         Ends 20 July 2021 11:30 AM

·         All times are US/Central

·         No Admission Charge

Barry Bolling

Biography:

Before joining HIOKI, Barry served in the test equipment industry in both application support and product marketing roles with emphasis on recorders, power analysis, and oscilloscopes. Industries served included power generation, power electronics, motor drives, and hybrid vehicle R&D and production. Barry holds a BSEE degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, and he currently resides in Atlanta, GA where he enjoys amateur radio and gardening with his wife and daughter in his free time.