News Release
Aug 16, 2022
ERCOT Board Announces New CEO
Pablo Vegas to take the helm on October 1
AUSTIN, TX, Aug. 16, 2022 – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Board of Directors today announced the selection of Pablo Vegas to serve as the President and CEO for …
On July 26th 2022, IEEE (PI)2 Austin Hosted a Technical Meeting on the continual “MODERNIZATION OF DISTRIBUTION GRIDS” presented by Dr. Julio Romero Agüero of Quanta Technology
This presentation provided an overview of grid modernization activities and smart distribution systems, and discussed objectives, trends, modern equipment, technologies, leading industry practices, solutions and methodologies used by …
On Tuesday, June 28th 2022, IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a Technical Meeting via WebEx and In-Person, on “Using Digital Innovations and Technologies to Improve Renewable Energy Operations Efficiency”
Samantha Mullin and Ray Manzanilla of RWE Renewables spoke about the culture change associated with digital innovation. Just as important as the new technology is …
Substation and T&D Grounding, Safety, and Lightning ProtectionOn Thursday, May 26th, IEEE (PI)2 Austin held a well-attended and successful in person day-long workshop entitled “Substation and T&D Grounding, Safety, and Lightning Protection” in Austin, Texas.This one-day workshop took a deep dive into Power System Safety & Lightning …
On Tuesday, May 24th 2022, IEEE (PI)2 hosted a technical presentation by Dr. Seyed Masoud Mohseni-Bonab on Technology Research for the Electrical System in Canada (in-person and virtual)
Dr. Mohseni-Bonab stated that Canada is fortunate to have significant land, and a comparatively small population as well as one of the most prolific …
On April 26th 2022, IEEE (PI)2 hosted a technical presentation by Charles Goertz on “The Short Circuit Current Rating”
The presentation covered the definition and purpose of the SCCR in protecting personnel and equipment. Charles discussed methods of determining the SCCR and how the National Electric Code (NEC) uses …
Antoine Dubois is the Functional Safety Manager / Architect for high-end Automotive MPU at NXP Semiconductors, working on the next generation safety microprocessor for future electric vehicle as well as the autonomous driving application. Antoine explained that with automated systems it is critical to map …
On March 2nd, IEEE (PI)2 Austin co-hosted “High Power Density High Efficiency Altitude-ready Solid-state Circuit Breaker for Hybrid Electric Propulsion” with Dr. Di Zhang, Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School,
Organized by the SFBAC (combined Santa Clara Valley, San Francisco, & Oakland/East Bay) IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)
The Naval postgraduate school …
February 22nd, 2022: Professor Andres Carvallo, presented on the Texas State Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration and Applied Research (CIEDAR) Initiative. Professor Carvallo shared the work he co-leads at the multi-disciplinary industry research consortium CIEDAR based at Texas State University. CIEDAR is a Research and Development Marketplace with 20 …
January 27th 2022, 1:00-2:00 pm Central, IEEE (PI)2 Austin CO-HOSTED Tech Meeting
“SMART Power Flow Controllers – A Necessity for Future Power Grid”
Speaker: Dr. Kalyan Sen, President and CTO Sen Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Virtual – REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/299684
Abstract:
Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, …
