Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting July 18^th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Dr. David Walker and Sanju Kotbagi from MGM presenting on MGM Transformer Medium Voltage Design Capabilities

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 Jul 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

REGISTRATION

• Starts 12 July 2023 04:27 PM
• Ends 16 July 2023 11:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
• Admission fee ?

SPEAKER:

Dr. David Walker

Biography:

PhD Physics, Stanford University

– Formerly ABB Engineering and Research & Development Manager
– Chief Engineer at Pacific Crest Transformer
– Pioneer in rectifier transformers
       o IEEE Standards Development activity.
       o Chairman IEEE C57.12.91 Dry Test code working group.
       o Chairman IEEE 1653.1 Traction rectifier transformer working group.
       o Secretary C57.18.10 Power rectifier transformer working group.

Sanju Kotagi

Biography:

Master’s in engineering management, B.S in Electrical Engineering.  – 20+ years’ experience in Drives, Motors, Synchronous Motors starting and Transformers.
– Registered Professional Engineer (P.E) in the state of California since 2009.

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting June 20^th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Dan Sullivan will deliver an overview presentation on FACTS devices with a focus on STATCOM, including mention of SVC and Synchronous Condenser.

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

• 777 Main Street
• Fort Worth, Texas
• United States 76102
• Room Number: Floor 7, Room 731

• Starts 14 June 2023 01:41 PM
• Ends 16 June 2023 06:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
• Admission fee (optional) ?

SPEAKER

Dan Sullivan-

 

Summary:

I will deliver an overview presentation on FACTS devices with a focus on STATCOM, including mention of SVC and Synchronous Condenser.  We’ll start with some basics of FACTS devices, historical assessment of the technology and applications, recent market drivers, a case example, and short discussion on future technology trends.

Biography:

   Mr. Sullivan, based in Fort Worth Texas, is a Regional Manager and Principal Engineer for POWER Engineers’ SCADA and Analytical Services (SAS) business unit.  A renowned industry leader in Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems, he heads up the Power Systems Consulting (PSC) services business that includes two diverse groups of Sr SMEs and Transmission Planning experts.  He continues to provide Advisory Services to project developers, electric utilities, and OEMs for development of advanced grid solutions in HVDC and FACTS technologies.  He maintains a broad technical background for FACTS & HVDC systems, including early project development and system planning stages through engineering, design, construction, and commissioning.

During his tenure at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products (MEPPI), Mr. Sullivan managed the FACTS and HVDC Systems businesses including technical and commercial management of SVC, STATCOM, HVDC, synchronous condenser, and series capacitor systems.  He also worked in the system studies group where he led and executed a wide array of power system analyses and engineering studies associated with electrical transmission systems and equipment applications. He is an IEEE Senior Member and has served in many technical leadership positions within IEEE’s FACTS and HVDC Stations Subcommittee

 

This month we’ll be having a joint meeting with NTAEE and IEEE. We will be having a panel with below panelist. The panel will focus on coordination between mechanical and electrical trades. 11:30-12pm will be networking and getting lunch and the program will begin at 12pm. It’ll be one you don’t want to miss. Make sure to register by Friday May 12th so we can get an accurate head count to the petroleum club.

Panelist:

Jeremy Snyder (ASHRAE)

Jeremy Snyder began his engineering career in product development and the aerospace industry before joining Baird, Hampton & Brown in 2015. He has a bachelors degree and masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, and is a licensed professional engineer in the sate of Texas. Mr. Snyder’s experience includes mechanical and plumbing design in multiple areas ranging from healthcare to industrial applications. He is a past president of the ASHRAE Fort Worth chapter, and has served as a member on technical committees for industrial process air cleaning and industrial air conditioning and ventilation.

Carson Linstead (IEEE)

Carson is a Vice President at Huitt-Zollars in their Fort Worth office.  His experience includes serving as a Senior Electrical Engineer and Project Manager for a variety of project types including federal, industrial, consumer products, hospitality, mission critical, and aerospace.  His responsibilities have also included operations management in support of recruiting, financial modeling, and optimizing quality control within large project teams.

Kyle Grice (IEEE)

Kyle is the National Initiatives for the Aerospace and Industrial Manufacturing group of Burns & McDonnell. He is located in the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX office and has experience as a Project Manager and Sr. Mechanical Engineer. He has diverse project management, mechanical engineering, and facility design layout experience including mission critical, manufacturing process/facility design, central plant optimization, building energy optimization, and military. Kyle is also a Certified Energy Auditor as well as a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

Matt Breaux (NTAEE)

Matt Breaux, CEM, CMVP managed and performed Test Adjust and Balance in industrial, healthcare, K12 and Higher Ed markets. For more than two decades he worked in Performance Contracting, most of that time on the performance assurance side of Option C guarantees in K12, Healthcare, Higher Ed and Municipality markets. His experience in Operations management on the Service side of a BMS company coupled with past experiences described, helped provide industry knowledge of best practices.

Note for NTAEE Members and Guest, please you code “2023” at guest check out to reduce the rate to the member rate.

When

May 17, 2023 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Tickets

$35 Member Ticket $40.00 Non-Member Ticket $0.00 Season Ticket Holder $0.00 Jacobs Member Sign up

Directions

Petroleum Club 777 Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76102

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.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – March  21ST, 2023

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting March 21^st from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Keith Armstrong from Trench Limited presenting on Clean Air Instrument Transformers.

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:

Meeting link:
https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m942167feb220c136e1f6f5a0fb4d5ab5

Meeting number:
2539 706 9811

 Meeting password:
sCVHjjMW245

DATE AND TIME

• Date: 21 Mar 2023
• Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
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• 100 Energy Way, Suite 1700
• Fort Worth, Texas
• United States
• Room Number: Stockyards Conference Room

• Starts 10 March 2023 06:14 PM
• Ends 17 March 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 below. The last time to register for this month’s meeting & reserve your plate is March 17^th at 6PM.

SPEAKER

Keith Armstrong- Clean Air Instrument Transformers.

Summary:

The presentation is about the replacement of SF6 (Sulfur hexafluoride) gas used in some designs of HV Instrument Transformers with clean air. Sf6 is used throughout the electric utility industry as an insulating medium for some types of high voltage circuit breakers, high voltage instrument transformers, and other equipment. SF6 gas is one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gasses with a with a global warming potential of 22,800 times that of carbon dioxide.  Clean Air is an alternative insulating medium that is safe for the environment with zero global warming potential.

Biography

Keith Armstrong is Regional Sales Manager for Trench Limited. Having been with Trench for 5 years, he has worked in the field of transformers for 28 years with deep experience in the areas of engineering, marketing, and sales.

He received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1993.   Keith is a member of IEEE and participates in the IEEE Transformers Committee.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – FebRuary  22TH, 2023

Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting on February 22^nd from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Kim Smith from Hossley Lighting & Power Solutions presenting on Lighting with an emphasis on Industrial Applications.

Lunch will be available if attending in person for $25 (Chuy’s), you can purchase your plate when you register below. Please email me if you have any dietary restrictions. The last time to register for this month’s meeting & reserve your plate is February 17^th at 6PM.

 

If you are attending online please use the link below:

Meeting link:
https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=m942167feb220c136e1f6f5a0fb4d5ab5

 Meeting number:
2539 706 9811

 Meeting password:
sCVHjjMW245

DATE AND TIME

 

• Date: 22 Feb 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

• Fort Worth (FW) Section Chapter, PE31
• Starts 08 February 2023 09:21 AM
• Ends 17 February 2023 06:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

SPEAKERS

Kim Smith

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn where to find the most current IES criteria online and how to read illumination chart recommendations.
2. Learn the light properties that affect light levels such as surface reflectances, glare, and shadows, and see application examples for these properties.
3. Learn the different form factors of LED fixtures and how they can cause challenges during the construction phase.
4. Learn how photometrics can vary from one manufacturer to another.
5. Learn how to calculate light levels and emergency egress lighting based on the type of emergency power source

Biography:

Kim Smith is a specification sales representative at Hossley Lighting & Power Solutions. Prior to entering the rep side of lighting, Ms. Smith was a lighting designer for Jacobs Engineering. She has a lighting certification (LC) and experience in the BIM software Revit and lighting software Agi32. Her project experience includes commercial, industrial, healthcare, federal, mission critical and higher education. She enjoys assisting engineers, architects and interior designers to deliver a lighting design that both complements the architect’s vision for the space while meeting energy codes and the owner’s budget. She has been a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) since 2003 and her passion for lighting education has led her to serve as the current IES District 4 Chair for the southern US, Mexico, and Columbia. Her lighting awards include: 36th Annual SOURCE Award Lighting Design Competition – Commercial Honorable Mention Sustainability Award, (2) IES Dallas Section Illumination Awards – Edwin F. Guth Memorial, (2) IES Illumination Awards of Merit, and an IES Illumination Award for Energy & Environmental Lighting Design. In her spare time, she enjoys searching for Italian and French-inspired antiques and is currently pursuing a degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oklahoma.

IEEE PES FORT WORTH MONTHLY MEETING – January 17th, 2023

The IEEE PES Fort Worth chapter will have our next monthly meeting on January 17^th presented in person at the Stockyards Conference Room at Burns & McDonnell. The address is 100 Energy Way Suite 1700, please see below for parking instructions.

Lunch will be available for $18, please RSVP if you would like lunch at the event. Also, please email me personally if you have any dietary restrictions.

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Fort Worth IEEE PES members, we will have our next IEEE PES meeting on January 17^th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. We have Sudarshan Byreddy from Burns & McDonnell presenting on how space weather can impact our power grid.

Title:

Is the power grid for the next “space weather” event?

Abstract:

This presentation highlights the effects of Geomagnetic disturbances (GMD) on Power Grids. GMD is caused by ejection of plasma from the sun, due to coronal mass ejections (CME) and highspeed solar wind streams and its interaction with earth’s magnetic field. GMDs create low frequency GIC (Geomagnetic Induced Currents) which circulates between the transmission lines and high-side Y-grounded transformers and ground. GIC flows in Y-grounded transformers may cause Asymmetrical saturation of transformer core and damage through over-heating. The other effect is distortion of fundamental frequency which results in increased Var loading and harmonics. This reduces reliability and moves the system closer to voltage collapse. This presentation will discuss some mitigation measures and FERC & NERC regulations.

Bio:

Sudarshan received his MS degree from University of Missouri Kansas City in 2015. He is working as a Staff Electrical Engineer with 7 years of experience in Substation and Protection & Control Design at Burns & McDonnell. Sudarshan is also a licensed Professional Engineer registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers(TBPE). He is the vice chair for the IEEE PSRC I-46 working group. He is actively contributing in revising IEEE standards C37.101 guide for generator ground protection, C37.243 guide for the application of digital line current differential protection using digital communications, and C57.13.3 guide for grounding instrument transformer secondary circuits.