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IEEE SAS Newsletter February 2012
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Control System Group News 2
IEEE Southern Alberta Section
Upcoming Events 2-‐7
Contact Mahmoud (Maz) Mazadi ([email protected]) for feedback and submissions for future newsletters.
IEEE SAS Executive
Lawrence Whitby Past Chair Ronnie Minhaz Chair Chris Macnab Vice Chair Patrick Wong Secretary
Graham Standish Treasurer Lawrence Whitby Engineering in medicine
Elise Fear COMMTAP Chair Sebastian Magierowski CASSSC Chair
Chris Macnab RAS Chair Vahid Garousi Computer Chair Tim Driscoll PES & IAS Chair
Edmunde Newhall Life Member Chair Ereena Baig WIE Chair Anis Haque TISP Chair
Mahmoud Mazadi Newsletter Chair Lisa Graham Webmaster
Graham Standish Gold
www.sas.ieee.ca
IAS/PES monthly Tutorials and seminars: EMT Simulation of Rotating Machine Drives, and Introduction to HVDC Transmission Line Studies 3-‐6 Women in Engineering Family day event 7
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To Control Systems/Automation/Instrumentation Colleagues: Control Systems group is meeting regularly on the first Thursday of each month.
The meetings will comprise of three parts:
1. Brief presentation (30 minutes presentation and 15 minutes of QA) in the interest area of 2. Planning 2012 Control Systems seminars. 3. Planning activities to promote the Chapter formation
This month’s meeting:
Date: Thursday March 1st 2012
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 PM
Location: 110 – 12 Ave SW, Room T1-‐Auditorium (TransAlta Building)
A snack/light dinner will be provided.
If the entrance door is locked, please use the buzzer for Security to open the door for you.
Background:
The idea for a local I&M/CSS chapter was presented at last November’s AGM for the IEEE Southern Alberta section. Subsequently, two meetings have been held with the intent of organizing the new chapter. The intent of such a chapter is to use the umbrella of the IEEE to:
• foster networking within the profession, • to advance the knowledge of the local technical community, • to bring together a wide breadth of knowledge across all aspects of our specialty, • to take advantage of local expertise within academia, industry and government, • to interact with the resources of the wider IEEE diaspora, and • to interact with other local activities of the IEEE and other technical organizations.
The plan is to have regular monthly meetings, as well as special events such as tutorials and seminars. Our monthly meetings will take place on the first Thursday of each month. Please feel free to pass along this invitation to Colleagues and Friends. For further information, please contact Matt M. Eskandar at [email protected].
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IAS/PES Chapter News
Following the tremendous success that our monthly seminars achieved, the PES/IAS Joint Chapter is delighted to introduce the first one-day tutorial. The tutorial shall be of an interest to both industry application and utility electrical engineers. The tutorial is designed for those who are seeking more in-depth knowledge in regards to power system analysis under harmonic-producing conditions interested and it is composed of two parts (each part will be 4
hours): Part 1 Title: EMT Simulation of Rotating Machine Drives (more of interest for Industrial Application engineers) Part 2 Title: Introduction to HVDC Transmission Line Studies (more of interest for Utility Engineers) You can subscribe and attend either or both parts. The particulars of the tutorials are as follows: Tutorial date: Friday Feb 24th, 2012 Tutorial Location: University of Calgary, Room TBD Part 1: (EMT simulation of Rotating Drives) Starts: 8:00 AM/Finishes: 12:00 Noon Part 2: (Introduction to HVDC Transmission Line Studies) Starts 1:00 PM/ Finishes 5:00 PM Lunch will be provided for all participant and tutorial presenters. Fee Structure: Part 1 IEEE Member: $150 Non-member: $225 Part 2 (Sold Out) IEEE Member: $150 Non-member: $225 Part 1 & 2 Combination (Sold Out) IEEE Member: $225 Non-member: $350 Space will be available for 25 participants (first come, first serve basis).
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Abstract for Part 1:
This part of the tutorial will present an electromagnetic transient (EMT)-type simulation-based approach to designing drives and their controls. Many industrial applications require precise control of their respective mechanical drive systems. For this, rotating machines with power electronic based converters are becoming increasingly more prevalent. In the design stage of a power-electronic-based machine drive simulation can help to size components, evaluate the performance and tuning of control strategies and apply necessary optimizations. Simulation can also uncover problematic areas such as susceptibility to electrical or mechanical disturbances, overall power quality effects (e.g. harmonic injection), etc. Induction and dc machines have been the key types of electric drive systems. In recent years, permanent-magnet machines are also becoming more commonplace. Theory will be discussed and using an EMT simulation tool, illustrative examples will be presented to demonstrate some methods to address aspects such as the following: schemes for speed and/or torque control; regenerative braking; controller tuning and optimization; impacts of drives on cables; full harmonic spectrum analysis to investigate effects on the supply network and machine sizing; etc.
Tutorial Instructor: Farid Mosallat, M.Sc. Manitoba HVDC Research Centre; Farid has been a Research and Simulation Engineer at the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre since 2005. He received the B.Sc. degree from Tabriz University (Tabriz, Iran) and the M.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology (Tehran, Iran) in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He is also pursuing the Ph.D. degree at the University of Manitoba. Prior to joining the Centre, he worked as an Automation and Drives Engineer in the manufacturing sector, and was involved in the design and commissioning of electrical distribution/control systems for material handling equipment such as shipyard cranes, and stacker/reclaimer systems. His areas of expertise include industrial automation, instrumentation, electric drive systems and power electronic converters. For subscription to Part 1: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10157
If you have any question regarding the tutorial, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Seminar Series
We had a great set of seminars last year with world-‐class speakers (Large AFDs, Large Motors 101, HVDC Transmission, Power Transformer Protection and High Resistance Grounding).
This year, we are continuing the Seminar Series, with an excellent set of topics being covered. They are all scheduled for 2 hour sessions on Monday evenings, 6:30-‐8:30pm. Due to popularity, we are planning to change the venue to the University of Calgary
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Downtown Campus (Events Center B & C), which is just off the C-‐Train tracks (and 1 block west of our previous venue, the Nexen theatre) at #344, 906 -‐ 8th Avenue S.W. These Seminars are:
1. Goose Messaging for High Speed Communications on Protection Relays, January 16, 2012 2. Electric Heat Tracing -‐ Standards, Options and Solutions. March 05, 2012
• The Lecturers are top experts in the field, being the chairs of the 2 main standards in use today for the petro-‐chem industry, IEC 60079-‐30 and IEEE 515 – Ben Johnson, Rich Hulett
• This is a must see seminar for anyone involved in electrical heat tracing applications. There have been some significant changes to the standards and some more just over the horizon.
• Abstract The first section on Standards will discuss the main standards that apply to heat tracing in Canada; IEEE 515, CSA 130-‐03, CSA CEC Section 62 and IEC 60079-‐30 including how they are related and what these standards address. This section will also look at recent changes to these standards such as braid or sheath conductivity, thermal performance benchmark, Division and Zone 1 requirements, sheath temperature verification, controlled design, ground fault protection of equipment, as well as what is next in these standards.
The second section of Heat Tracing Options will address basic constructions such as series & parallel designs, constant wattage & PTC. In addition heating cable types such as mineral insulated cable, polymer insulated series cable, constant wattage parallel cable, self-‐regulating cable and skin-‐effect tracing will be discussed. The final section will address the basic application considerations for Heat Tracing Solutions including in-‐plant complex piping, interconnecting pipelines and product transfer lines.
• Ben C. Johnson is presently Senior Vice Consultant for Thermon Manufacturing Company. His career expands a broad range of industrial experience, including forty two years with Thermon and eight years in the petrochemical industry with the Ethyl Corporation and the Diamond Shamrock Corporation. Mr. Johnson was Thermon’s Vice President of North American Sales for five years and Thermon's Vice President of Engineering for twelve years, responsible for product application design, field and construction services. He was previously Thermon's Vice President of Research and Development. He is the holder of eight patents in the field of surface heating, and is responsible for numerous new product innovations. He has authored or co-‐authored 17 papers for various societies. As United States delegate to the International Electro-‐technical Commission (IEC), he is the Convener for TC31 Maintenance Team 79-‐30, Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres, Electrical Resistance Trace Heating and US Technical Advisor for IEC TC27, Safety in Electroheat Installations. Mr. Johnson has been a member of the USNC Council from 2004. He is also a member of the US Technical Advisory Committee for IEC TC31. Mr. Johnson is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and is Co-‐Chair of the IEEE/NFPA Collaboration on Arc Flash Research.
• Richard Hulett has 45 years of experience in engineering, R&D, marketing, and technical management. After graduating from Stanford University with a BSME (1964) and an MSME (1965) he worked for Raychem Corporation on performance rating and developing long-‐term reliability of self-‐regulating heating cables. As Technical Director in the 1980s, he led a technical effort to increase safety of electrical heat tracing systems in industrial applications. After joining Thermon Manufacturing in 1994, he worked on characterizing new metal alloy heat tracing capabilities and as Vice President of Electrical Products he worked on advancing conductive polymer heating technology. He is currently Senior Consultant for Thermon Manufacturing. Mr. Hulett is involved in standards development related to heat tracing systems. He became active in IEEE 515, CSA 130, and IEC TC20B WG10 in the early 1980s. Currently he is Co-‐Chair of IEEE 515 and a member of IEC TC31 MT79-‐30. Mr. Hulett is also Chair of the IEEE-‐SA Standards Board and a member of the IEEE-‐SA Board of
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Governors. Mr. Hulett has authored or co-‐authored 15 technical papers, holds two patents, and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE.
• Payment in advance is now available using your Credit Card by going to the IEEE vTools Meetings website at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/10547 IEEE Members $15, Non-‐Members: $25, IEEE Student $5, Non-‐Member Student $7.50
• Inquires: Doug Brooks, [email protected]
3. Hazardous Area Classification – Standards, Practical Applications and Equipment. May 14, 2012
• Lecturer: Vince Rowe, Chair of CEC Section 18, Hazardous Locations • Some significant changes to applicable standards are being made or just on the horizon in the CEC, CSA product
standards, API 500/505, and the Alberta Oil&Gas Electrical Code. • More details to follow • Inquiries: Tim Driscoll, [email protected]
4. Applications of Power Electronics in Wind Energy. September 17, 2012 • Lecturer: Dennis Woodford (IEEE Distinguished Lecturer) • More details to follow • Inquiries: Dale Tardiff, [email protected]
5. Power Transformers – Specification and Testing. November 19, 2012 • More details to follow • Inquiries: Rasheek Rifaat, [email protected]
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