This free, day-long seminar will run from 8am to 4pm on Monday, June 25th. Multiple aspects of power transformer testing and diagnostics will be covered, drawing upon Mark Goff’s 28 years of TVA experience in substation power equipment.

RSVP:  The seminar has reached its present capacity. To sign up for the waiting list please use the following link WAITING_LIST. Should additional space be found, you will be notified via email.

Topics:

• Basics of Power Transformers
• History of TVA Transformer Failure Since 2000
• Routine Electrical Testing Performed in the Field
• Transformer Oil Analysis
• Transformer Bushing Oil Level
• Infrared Scanning of Power Equipment
• Route Cause Investigation

Speaker: Mark B. Goff, PE, is a staff system engineer for Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). He received a BSEE degree from the University of Kentucky in 1983 and went to work for TVA as a field test engineer at Paradise Fossil Plant. He joined TVA’s Transmission Staff in 1990 as a lead engineer for substation large power equipment.

Since being on the staff, he has developed TVA’s predictive maintenance program for TVA’s substation. In 2006, he received the ‘Power Delivery & Markets Product Champion Award’ for successful implementation of the Paradise Substation Antenna Array / Backscatter Sensor Demonstration Site. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Kentucky.

Event Date and Time:   Monday, June 25, 2012, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Lunch will be provided.

Location: The seminar will be held at the Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EMCS) building on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Parking passes will be provided for Lot 10, adjacent to the EMCS building, at no cost.  It is located on the corner of Palmetto Street and E 5th Street, as seen in the campus map:

http://www.utc.edu/Administration/ParkingServices/maps/ParkingMapMar11.pdf

Continuing Education Credit (CEUs):  CEU’s will be available for 7 contact hours for Transformer Diagnostics participants.  The cost to the individual is $10.00 and can be paid at registration on the day of the seminar with a check only.

For more information, contact Pam Lewallen at 423-425-4349 or Pamela-Lewallen@utc.edu

Live streaming of GE’s Advanced DA/DMS Applications in the Smart Grid Seminar hosted at UTC will begin Monday, April 30, at 8:00am eastern time. The live stream is divided into two sessions, accessible via the links below. Please see the agenda for a list of topics scheduled for each session.

Part 1 8:00am-11:30am

Part 2 12:30pm-4:30pm

The live stream uses Microsoft Silverlight. A complete list of system requirements can be found here. For technical support during the presentation, please email CECSTech@utc.edu with “Seminar” in the subject line.

Seminar Location:   Benwood Auditorium at the Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Building (EMCS). (RSVP required by April 24).

REGISTRATION is free.

Abstract: This valuable one day seminar introduces the intuitive concepts, fundamental theories, practical technologies, core functionalities and real use cases of the advanced Distribution Automation / Distribution Management System (DA/DMS) applications in Smart Grid. The potential audience would include power system planning/operation engineers, project/product managers, business leaders in power utilities, smart grid solution providers, system developers, research institutes, as well as individual researchers, college students and other individuals working on or interested in the Smart Grid solutions. The course will cover the following break-down topics on DA/DMS: Overall Framework and Architecture of DA/DMS Systems in Smart Grid, Distribution System Operation Models and Advanced Applications for Distribution System Operation, Analysis and Optimization, Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management and Optimization, Consumer Participation and the Impacts to the Distribution System Operation, DMS system integration with other systems in Smart Grid.

Speakers:
Dr. Jiyuan Fan, Strategic Planning Leader, GE Energy/Digital Energy.  Jiyuan Fan, PhD., IEEE Senior Member, He got his BS degree from Taiyuan Univ. of Tech., Taiyuan, China in 1979, MS degree from Chinese EPRI, Beijing, China, 1982 and PhD’s degree from Clarkson University, New York, USA, 1989. He worked as a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University, 1989-1990. Since then, he has worked in the Power System Automation area, including SCADA/EMS/DMS/OMS with the companies of Advanced Control Systems, Inc. in Atlanta, Valmet Automation in Houston, Beijing Sifang Automation in China. He is currently with GE T&D as the Strategic Planning Leader responsible for technology and product planning. Dr. Fan has authored/co-authored 20+ technical papers on Electric Power Automation, 10+ of them are IEEE PES transaction papers. He has an article on Advanced Distribution Management Systems in the 2009 March/April issue of IEEE Power & Energy magazine, whose theme is The Next Generation Grid.

John D. McDonald, P.E., is Director, Technical Strategy and Policy Development for GE Energy’s Digital Energy business. John has 36 years of experience in the electric utility transmission and distribution industry. John received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. (Power Engineering) degrees from Purdue University, and an M.B.A. (Finance) degree from the University of California- Berkeley. John is a Fellow of IEEE, and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Award in 2002, and the IEEE PES Substations Committee Distinguished Service Award in 2003. John is Past President of the IEEE PES, CIGRE US National Committee (USNC) VP Technical Activities, Past Chair of the IEEE PES Substations Committee, and IEEE Division VII Past Director. John teaches a course on Modern Energy Management Systems at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a course on Smart Grid for GE Energy, and has published thirty-four articles and papers and co-authored three books. John is a member of DOE’s Smart Grid Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC), a member of NEMA’s Smart Grid Council, on the Board of Directors of the GridWise Alliance, on the Board of Governors of the IEEE-SA (Standards Association), and Chair of the NIST SGIP (Smart Grid Interoperability Panel) Governing Board. John received Purdue University’s 2009 Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering (OECE) Award.

Event Date and Time:   Monday, April 30, 2012 from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Registration:    7:30 am – 8:00 am

Lunch will be provided.

Seminar Flyer

Continuing Education Credit (CEUs):  7 CEU’s will be available for 7 contact hours for the Advanced DA/DMS Applications in Smart Grid participants.  The cost to the individual is $10.00 and can be paid at registration on the day of the seminar with a check only.

Parking:  Guests are welcome to park in parking lot 10 which is adjacent to the EMCS building at no cost.  It is located on the corner of Palmetto Street and E 5th Street.

Campus Map:  http://www.utc.edu/Administration/ParkingServices/maps/ParkingMapMar11.pdf

RSVP:  Please RSVP for the seminar at the following link REGISTRATION by April 24.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Pamela Lewallen at Pamela-Lewallen@utc.edu or 423.425.4349.

Sponsors:

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From Memphis
·         I-40 East to Nashville.
·         Pick up 440 loop to I-24 East.
·         Take I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

From Nashville
·         I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

From Knoxville
·         I-75 South to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

From Atlanta
·         I-75 North to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Turn right again onto Douglas Street to enter campus.
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

From Birmingham
·         I-59 North to I-24 East to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C.)
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

From Chattanooga Airport
·         Follow signs to Hwy 153 via Shepherd Road
·         Take Hwy 153 South to I-75
·         I-75 South to I-24 West to 27 North (Downtown Chattanooga).
·         Exit at 4th Street (Exit 1C).
·         Stay on 4th Street to Mabel Street.
·         Turn right onto Mabel Street (see the UTC Arena on the right).
·         Stay on Mabel Street which will turn into 5th Street.  Parking lot 10 will be on the right.

Hotel information:

Below is a limited list of hotels that are near UTC.  When making a reservation, ask for the UTC
rate since most hotels offer a discounted rate for UTC affiliates which is
subject to availability.

The DoubleTree Hotel

407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 756-5150

Sheraton Read House Hotel

827 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 266-4121

Residence Inn

215 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 266-0600

Hampton Inn & Suites

400 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 693-0500

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

440 West Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 664-4321

Staybridge Suites

300 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 267-0900

Seven UTC Electrical Engineering (EE) students were awarded $1,000 scholarships for the spring semester sponsored by the department’s DOE workforce development grant. These Smart Grid Scholarships were established to provide a pipeline of qualified applicants to meet the workforce needs of the energy sector and energy-related businesses, particularly as it relates to green power, smart grid and renewable energy technologies.

The awardees include Brian Allbrooks, Wes Brown, Nick Johnson, David Nordy, Jr., and Joe Pfeiffer. The scholarship will be offered again for the fall semester and application instructions will be announced shortly.

Chattanooga city authorities and local industries are playing a vital role in telecommunications infrastructures, and the city is moving faster to become Smartest City!!. The seminar will show case the rapid changes taking place, such as Intelligent Transport System is being introduced, Wireless MESH network is spreading, and Power Grid is becoming smarter. It is indeed a privilege to have the exchange of ideas with the decision makers about the important changes taking place and awareness about the vital technical issues under discussion these days. This Seminar will provide such opportunity!

WHEN:March 28^th 2012,09:30 AM to 01:30PM

WHERE: UC Raccoon Room, UTC

WHAT ELSE: Networking Opportunity with the Speakers, and Lunch(Pizza and Soda) .

GUEST SPEAKERS FROM INDUSTRY AND CITY OF CHATTANOOGA.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Click here for registration.

Click here for Program Brochure.

Organizing chair:

The Department of Electrical Engineering will offer the following graduate courses in the spring 2012 semester. Many of these classes will be available online. Course descriptions and application information is available here.

• Power System Protection (ENEE 5620)* — Russ Patterson, PE
• Power System Operations (ENEE 5520)* — Bill Hopf, PE
• Power Electronics and Drives (ENEE 5610) — Dr. Abdul Ofoli
• Introduction to the Smart Grid (ENEE 5910)* — Dr. Raziq Yaqub
• Advanced Mobile Broad Band (ENEE 5910)* — Dr. Raziq Yaqub
• Advanced Digital Design (ENEE 5150) — Dr. Stephen Craven

* — Course available in-class and online.

David Nordy, Jr., an Electrical Engineering junior and the president of the student chapter of the IEEE, was been selected as an IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Scholar. David competed with students from all across the country for this honor. The award comes with $2,000/year for up to three years of funding.

The IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative targets students preparing for careers in the power industry. Students are required to take at least three power engineering courses. While many universities scaled back their power engineering curricula in years past, UTC has retained a strong program with multiple power and energy electives available for students to take.

Date: 12th October (Wednesday) 

Dr.Raziq Yaqub,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
The University of tennessee at Chattanooga.
Phone: 1-423-425-4373
Fax: 1-423-425-5229
Mobile: 1-908-319-8422
Email: raziq-yaqub@utc.edu

Hotel information:

Below is a limited list of hotels that are near UTC.  When making a reservation, ask for the UTC
rate since most hotels offer a discounted rate for UTC affiliates which is
subject to availability.

The DoubleTree Hotel

407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 756-5150

Sheraton Read House Hotel

827 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 266-4121

Residence Inn

215 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 266-0600

Hampton Inn & Suites

400 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 693-0500

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

440 West Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 664-4321

Staybridge Suites

300 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 267-0900

OMICRON, the world leader in power systems testing equipment, will be bringing their roadshow bus to UTC’s “Get On Board” Day event on Friday, September 9th. The roadshow bus will be found in the parking lot on the east side of the Engineering, Math, and Computer Science (EMCS) Building from 11:30 to 1:00. A classroom-on-wheels, the bus contains the latest in OMICRON testing equipment as well as a model transformer.

Additional details are available in the event flyer.

Please join Dean Sutton, the Electrical Engineering Faculty, and Mr. Preston Swafford, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of TVA, on August 11th at 9:00am on the 4th Floor in Room 402 for the presentation of $8,000 to buy large screen monitors to be mounted on the wall of the TVA / ETAP Power Simulation Lab.