Power Plant Visit
C.H. Corn Hydro-Plant Tour
FAMU-FSU IEEE branch arranged a tour of the C.H. Corn Hydro-Plant on February 16th at 1:00 PM.
When: Friday, February 16th at 1:00 PM
Where: C.H.Corn Hydroelectric Generating Station, 21924 Blountstown Hwy, Tallahassee, FL 32310
- Date: 16 February 2018
- Time: 01:00 PM to 03:30 PM
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Title: Research Opportunities in Dielectrics Beyond Terrestrial Power Systems
Presenter: Lukas Graber, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Time: 3:00 -4:00 PM, Friday, July 27, 2018
Location: B-136, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Note: Refreshments will be served after the presentation
Abstract
When it comes to dielectrics and high voltage insulation, the first thought is always on the electric power transmission and distribution system. While this is certainly one of the most important applications, there are many additional applications of dielectric materials beyond terrestrial power systems. I will present some of my research with applications on all-electric ships and electric aircraft. This includes cryogenic dielectrics for superconducting systems, high-speed switchgear for medium voltage direct current distribution, and low pressure plasma experiments for a better understanding of insulation gas mixtures.
Bio of Dr. Lukas Graber
Lukas Graber is Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Graber received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich in 2002 and 2009 respectively. His Ph.D. research focused on SF6 leakage detection in high voltage gas insulated switchgear. Before he joined Georgia Tech in 2015, he worked at the Center for Advanced Power System, Florida State University -– initially as a post-doctoral research associate and later as a research faculty member. His focus was on superconducting power cables and fault current limiters, ultra-fast mechanical switchgear, short circuit forces in substations, and grounding aspects of power distribution on future all-electric Navy ships. He authored and coauthored more than fifty peer-reviewed publications in journals and conference proceedings and holds two patents. He is a member of IEEE (Senior Member), CIGRE, Cryogenic Society of America, and Electrosuisse. He contributes to standard committees, taskforces, and study committees within IEEE and CIGRE.
Prof. Lukas Graber, PhD
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Two-Part Seminar Organized Jointly by Tallahassee IEEE Power Engineering Society, Center for Advanced Power Systems, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Titles: (1) DC arcing in PV Systems and arc detection & (2) DC Surface Break Down
Presenters: Prof. Peter Zeller, PhD & Mr. Christoph Diendorfer
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Electrical Energy Engineering
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM, Friday, September 7, 2018; Location: B-214, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Note: Refreshments will be served Abstracts Part 1: DC arcing in PV Systems and arc detection
Series arcs can cause long lasting heat sources in PV (and other DC) systems. One reason for a series arc is a very common fault of failing PV plug connections or lose or corroded screwed connections. In such a case no fuse will trigger. Hence an appropriate arc detection system has to be identified. In the talk an appropriate measurement setup and test results will be introduced and discussed.
Part 2: DC Surface Break Down
The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Electrical Energy Engineering International Study Programme is working on the development of a 30 kV high voltage battery. One aspect is the application of appropriate DC insulators with special respect to polluted surfaces. Experiments at a creepage distance of 1 cm have been carried out with different insulation materials and pollution layers. First measurement results will be introduced and discussed.
Bio of Dr. Peter Zeller
Dr. Peter Zeller graduated from the Technical University Vienna in Electrical Energy Engineering.
For his PhD work he investigated the interaction of the arc plasma with the cold surrounding air in arc chutes. He was the head of the international development department for surge arresters at ABB Switzerland before joining the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. Currently he is the head of the international study programs of bachelor and master degrees in Electrical Energy Engineering. The courses in these programs are taught in English. Dr. Peter Zeller researches in in the fields of High Voltage Engineering, electric arcs and DC Grid technology.
Bio of Mr. Christoph Diendorfer
Christoph Diendorfer earned MSc from the University of Applied Science Upper Austria in automation engineering. His Master thesis focused on a fully automated recovery in a Medium Voltage Direct Current shipboard power system in less than 8 ms. After graduation, he started his career as a researcher in the University of Applied Science in the field of high-current engineering.
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Joint 2018 FAMU-FSU College of Engineering/CAPS – Georgia Institute of Technology/PDL Graduate Student Seminar and Discussions for Exploring Collaboration Opportunities
Location: Room A226, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310
Friday, November 16, 2018
IEEE PES, Tallahassee organized the Joint 2018 FAMU-FSU College of Engineering/CAPS – Georgia Institute of Technology/PDL Graduate Student Seminar and Discussions for Exploring Collaboration Opportunities on Friday, November 16, 2018 at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee. It was Attended well by many graduate and undergraduate students and engineering faculty with Power Engineering research interests. There were 14 presentations by graduate students from Georgia Tech. and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The topics covered included a variety of topics related to power and energy.
The program included a tour to the facilities of National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (magnet.fsu.edu).
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 08:30 – 08:40 | Welcome | TBD |
| 08:40 – 09:00 | Introductions | Sastry Pamidi, Lukas Graber |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Dielectric Strength of Hot Cryogenic Gases | Chanyeop Park/Graber |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Cryogenic Dielectric Gas Mixtures and S-GIL | Peter Cheetham/Pamidi |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Understanding Surface Flashover in Gas Media at Cryogenic Temperatures | Aws Al-Taie/Pamidi |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Thermosiphon Bushing and Paddle Design for 2nd-generation of Fast Disconnect Switch | Chunmeng Xu/Graber |
| 10:20 – 11:00 | Coffee Break/Discussions | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Visit to MagLab | |
| 12:00 – 13:20 | Lunch (COE A226) | |
| 13:20 – 13:40 | Design of Electric Contacts for Fast Mechanical Disconnect Switches | Tushar Damle/Graber |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | EMI filter Design for 100 kW filter-less SiC PV Inverter | Yu Zhang/Li |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Predictive modeling in Power system application. | Madhavi Lalitha/Pamidi |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Medium-Voltage Extreme Fast Charging System Configuration, Control, and Protection | Allan Taylor, Nomar Gonzalez-Santini /Peng |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Investigation on Dielectric Strength of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Submillimeter Range | Jia Wei/Graber |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | New Design Concepts for HTS Generators | Naireeta Deb/Pamidi, Lipo |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Optimal Control of PV-Integrated Energy Storage System using SBMPC | Juan Ospina/Faruque |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Current sharing in superconducting CORC cables | Virginia Phifer/Cooley |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | Impedance Measurements using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop | Thiago Szymanski/Steurer |
| 16:40 – 17:00 | Frequency domain measurement for modeling the components of shipboard power systems | Behshad Mohebali/Steurer |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Closing remarks/adjourn | Sastry Pamidi, Lukas Graber |