Posts By: mdodge

February 23rd, IEEE (PI)2 Austin: Modern Power Quality Analysis

Speakers: Barry Bolling and Naomichi Miyairi, Hioki: Nao started the presentation with an overview of power quality and how to evaluate power quality in real-world scenarios. Next discussed was the most common causes of power quality issues and the impact of the power waveform on …

January 27, 2021 – “Quality Assurance of Transformers.”

On January 27th,  IEEE (PI)2 Austin hosted a Technical Meeting on “Quality Assurance of Transformers.”  The speaker was Ronnie Minhaus of Transformer Consulting Services in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ronnie described how the advancements in technology have allowed design and manufacturing of transformers to be more aggressive, including reducing clearances and using of …

October 27th:  Grid Transformation with Solid State Transformers

Speaker: Iqbal Husain, PhD, Director, FREEDM Systems Center & ABB Distinguished Professor of Electric & Computer Engineering at NCSU

Our final 2020 virtual Technical Meeting was held with Dr Husain from the FREEDM Systems Center at North Carolina State University  where engineers are developing solid-state transformers …