IEEE PI2 Austin, September 26th, 2023, Tech Meeting In-Person 6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern at Balcones Country Club Balcones Country Club: 8600 Balcones Dr. Austin, TX 78750 **NEW LOCATION** Dinner and soft beverages will be provided for those with reservations. If you do not have a reservation you will not be able to eat. Cost, to defray the room, dinner and refreshments cost: Thank you in advance: IF REGISTERED IN ADVANCE (Before 9.19.2023) Members and Non-Members: Select Register & Pay now, $25.00 Paypal from your credit card when registering – you do not need a Paypal account to use it. Click through to the credit card/debit page. OR Select Register Now and Pay Later and pay $25.00 cash or credit/debit with Square at the meeting. Please register in advance (skip the payment) IEEE Student Members: Free (must register in advance before 9/19 with your IEEE member number) Skip the payment All registrants After 9.19.2023: Pay $30.00 at the the meeting in cash Attendees must be registered before the event for food accommodations. Unfortunately we are charged more for the meals after the advance registration date For PDH hours, please email the PI2 Secretary, Haley Hirschfield at HaleyHirschfeld.org or pi2-secretary@ieee.org. Abstract: For decades, partial discharges have been a diagnostic to help assess insulation life in 60 Hz power system components. Quality control had become so mature that partial discharges had become largely an end-of-life issue. Then we developed power electronics for solar power, wind power, and transportation electrification. The power electronics opened the door to higher voltage, higher temperature, and higher frequency. In the old days, the way we would accelerate the aging of power system insulation was to raise the voltage, temperature and/or frequency. So, we are seeing much shorter life. And partial discharges are still an early warning. But the discharges in this new environment are of a different nature than we had in our legacy systems. This is stimulating new measure and analysis technology. So the partial discharge world is an exciting mix of legacy technology and emerging new power system applications. Moreover, the envisioned future incorporates topics like edge computing, big data, and machine learning to achieve a more reliable world. Speaker(s): Robert Hebner, Director, Bldg: Balcones Country Club, 8600 Balcones Club Dr., Austin, Texas, United States, 78750