• Continuing Education on Demand
    Before the presentation begins, there is ample time to enjoy a delicious catered meal. Many take this time to meet with old colleagues and make new friends in the business.

 

The purpose of IEEE Houston Section Continuing Education on Demand is to provide modern practical industrial power application topics that supplement the daily work activities of the practicing graduate electrical engineer. The seminars are intended to stimulate further study and discussion for learning continuance throughout the working career. Topics apply to electrical power systems as relates to oil and gas, petro-chem, co-gen, marine offshore, etc. Instructors are application engineers, manufacturing specialists and expert consultants who provide a blend of diverse engineering perspectives.

Cost:  IEEE Member: $100 (2 nights) | $50 (1 night)
Non-member:  $200 (2 nights) | $100 (1 night)
Time:  6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Buffet Meal:  5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Worley Engineering, Tower Two
5985 Rogerdale Road
Houston, TX. 77072
Inquiries: John Stadlerjohnstadler@double-e-engineering.com

Nick Nicholsnnichols@pointeightpower.com

EVENT ARCHIVE

2019-2020 Season

  • Sept 24 – Microgrids
  • Oct 8 – Protective Relay Fundamentals
  • Oct 22 – Packaged Substations
  • Nov 5 – Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker Testing Standards
  • Jan 14 & 15 – Grounding, Bonding, Lightning Protection and Surge Protection Certification Training
  • Jan 28 & 29 – Harmonic Analysis and Harmonic Filter Design – Become an expert
  • Feb 11 & 12 – Reliability Fundamentals
  • Feb 25 & 26 –  2020 NEC Code Changes
  • March 10 & 11 –  Industrial Battery Technologies

2018-2019 Season

  • September 18 – Differential Protection Applied to Motors & Transformers
  • October 16 – Power Quality and Harmonic Mitigation Solutions
  • October 30 – Trends in Switchgear
  • November 13 – Bringing Power and Automation Together
  • January 8 & 9 – HV Substations on CenterPoint Energy Systems
  • January 22 & 23 – Arc Flash Calculations including field data gathering
  • February 5 & 6 – The Control Center Concept: A back to basics session on MCCs
  • February 19 -20 – Communication and Control Networks for Industrial Power Systems
  • March 5 – Transformer Fleet Ranking Based on Risk Evaluation

2016-2017 Season

  • September 27th & 28th – Synchronous Generator Theory, Application, Sizing, Selection & Testing
  • October 11th & 12th – Dry Type Transformer & Design
  • November 15th & 16th -Power Panels and LED Lighting
  • January 24th & 25th – Process Substation Commissioning
  • February 7th & 8th – Power Management, SCADA, and PAC Integration
  • February 21st & 22nd – Grounding Design Considerations and Impacts
  • March 7th & 8th – Battery Systems and Battery Room Requirements
  • March 21st & 22nd – Documenting PAC System Via Logic Diagrams
  • April 7th & 8th – National Electrical Code 2017 Edition Updates

2015-2016 Season

  • September 29th & 30th – Basic Power System and Symmetrical Components Calculations – Review
  • October 20th & 21st – UPS and Battery Systems
  • November 3rd & 4th -Overcurrent Coordination for Industrial Applications
  • November 17th & 18th – Factory Equipment Testing of Single Lift Substation
  • January 26th & 27th – Preliminary Electrical Analysis – Electrical Load List, Distribution System
  • February 9th & 10th 2016 – Switching Transients and Transformer Failures
  • February 23rd & 24th  – Industrial SS Comm
  • March 8th & 9th – Instrument Transformers
  • March 22nd & 23rd – Starting Large Motors
  • April 12th & 13th – NFPA 70E

2014-2015 Season

  • October 7th & 8th – High Voltage Partial Discharge (HVPD)
  • October 21st & 22nd – VLF & HVDC Transmission & Design
  • November 4th & 5th -IEC Transformers
  • November 18th & 19th -Cable Sizing & Installation
  • January 20th & 21st  – Electrical Specification Writing
  • February 3rd & 4th -Fundamentals of NEMA Frame Motors
  • February 17th & 18th – High-Voltage Air-Insulated Substation Design
  • March 3rd & 4th  – Intertie Substation Design
  • March 24th & 25th – MV Circuit breakers & MVMCC Ratings & Applications
  • April 7th & 8th – Offshore Platform Design

2013-2014 Season

  • October 8th & 9th – High Voltage Power Transformer Fundamentals
  • October 22nd & 23rd – Grounding for Industrial Systems
  • November 18th & 19th – Protection Relays Basics
  • February 4th & 5th – Project Engineering Requirements
  • February 11th & 12th – Intelligent MCC and DCS
  • April 8th & 9th – GIS Substation Design and Execution

2012-2013 Season

  • October 2nd & 3rd – HV Substation Design: Applications and Considerations
  • March 19 – Understanding Power Concepts Basics Course
  • April 2 – Understanding Industrial Power Systems