IEEE PES Switchgear Committee Fall 2024 Conference
October 13 – 17, OMNI Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK The scope of the Committee describes the technical responsibilities of the Main Committee and of its Subcommittees. Subcommittees, in addition to their technical responsibilities, have direct responsibility for remaining cognizant of social implications, the environment, esthetics, increased employment, and other matters as related to the practice of electrical engineering.
2024 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Europe
The IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2024 (ISGT Europe 2024) is organized by IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia, on October 14th-17th, 2024. The conference will be held in Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, Šetalište Dr. F. Tuđmana 17, 20207, Srebreno. This year’s conference theme is “Towards Net-Zero: Integrating Smart Technologies for a Decarbonized Connected Energy Grid”. The IEEE PES ISGT Europe conference is an IEEE PES flagship conference organized in Europe. It addresses power grid modernization and the applications for the wide use of information and communication technologies for more intelligent operation of electric power systems and integration of renewable and distributed energy resources. The IEEE PES ISGT Europe 2024 conference will feature keynotes, plenary sessions, panels, industry exhibits, paper and poster presentations by worldwide experts on smart grid and related technologies. Researchers, practitioners and students worldwide are invited to submit papers for consideration to be presented at the conference and to discuss the latest trends and emerging and innovative technologies for grid modernization.
IEEE PES Live Online: IEEE 1427 Standard – Definitions and Criteria
This webinar: Session one of a four part series, helps the audience to better understand the concepts of electrical clearance, the calculation of BIL, BSL, and insulation coordination. Most substations are located in fenced-off areas above ground. In cities substations may be constructed in buildings or underground. Energized conductors and connecting buswork within a substation or switchyard are usually bare (non-insulated) and are installed on insulators that provide insulation from the ground. Insulation from other energized and grounded objects is provided by proper air distances (clearances). Sufficient clearances among ground and various energized air-insulated equipment are required to prevent (minimize the probability of) sparkovers and flashovers which would disrupt the operation and integrity not only of the affected equipment but also of the entire or large parts of the electric power system. IEEE Std 1427-2020 “IEEE Guide for Recommended Electrical Clearances and Insulation Levels in Air Insulated Electrical Power Substations” provides the required information. Presenter bio: Mr. Ma is an Electrical Engineer and Technical Expert in the Transmission & Distribution Division of Burns & McDonnell. He has thirty years of experience in substation engineering in the power delivery industry. Throughout his career, he has performed various roles at different times and on different projects. His responsibilities have included project management and engineering consulting for substation projects from 69kV to 765kV. Mr. Ma has been an IEEE PES member since 2006. He currently serves the roles of the vice chair of the IEEE PES Substation Committee Electrical Substation Design Subcommittee (SCD0), Vice-chair of Working Group D2 and Chair of Working Group D1 (AIE Clearance & Insulation Levels). Mr. Ma is professionally licensed in Alberta, Canada (P.ENG) and Wisconsin, USA (PE).