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TutorialsThe PES Power Engineering Education Committee presents 4 full-day Tutorials during the 2003 General Meeting. Each 8:00 am - 5:00 pm course is offered for $150 US. Full tutorial text is included in fee. Full conference registration is required prior to registering for these courses.
Tuesday, July 15 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$150 US
Organisers and Presenters:
Francis Cleveland, Utility Consulting International
Stan Klein, Stan Klein Associates
Dan Nordell, Nothern States Power
Manish Chatervedi , Entergy Corporationj
John Newbury, The Open University, U.K.
Summary:
The recent deregulation of the power industry in the USA and other countries in the World has given rise to a plethora new communication concepts and systems in the power industry. New developments in analysing and modelling the different concepts of the power network require knowledge of the fundamentals of communications, the software and hardware system for efficient system integration. This tutorial will review and develop the key fundamental techniques in modern power communication systems with respect to the wide and diverse aspects of the power industry. Emphasise will be with respect to the principles and applications in data communication technology developments in the power industry. This will include the software, hardware, and the systems applications and key issues in system security. The different standards from the IEEE, Utility Communication Architecture (UCA) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will be used where relevant. The tutorial will be presented a series of power point presentations and reference material.
Further details and information will be available from the IEEE PES and Power Systems Communication Systems Websites.
Wednesday, July 16 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$150 US
Organisers:
James W. Evans, The St. Clair Group
Presenters:
William J. Ackerman, ABB Power T&D
James W. Evans, The St. Clair Group
H. Lee Smith, HLS Consultant Services
Summary:
The electric utility SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System) system is now a mainstay. Most electric utilities have means to monitor their power system activity and control substation equipment from a central location that would be classified as a SCADA system. The long sought improvements in efficiency promised by upgrading manned substations to monitored substations have been largely achieved. It has taken many decades to get to this point. There has been a long evolution of technology and change that has brought SCADA technology this far. While Substation Automation is considered current technology, it is valuable to understand the steps in technological evolution and to recognize that some of that history is still in use in utilities today. They are called "legacy" systems, in perhaps a negative way, but given the reluctance of Utilities to renew infrastructure based solely on technology improvements, it is reasonable to expect to have to find a way to blend the new back to the existing.
The course traces the changes from early technology to the Substation Automation System. It discusses the functions that exist for SCADA or Automation Systems and identify the significant changes that have occurred along the way. It provides extensive descriptions of legacy SCADA systems and elaborates on the relationship of legacy systems in a present day substation environment. The need to automate and modernize and at the same time to extend the life of legacy SCADA systems is discussed in depth. Various scenarios of migration or complete change-over are discussed. The course presents a thoughtful analysis of all factors involved including the ever changing technologies of IED hardware and communications.
For more information, please contact Organizers: James W. Evans, EvansJW@aol.com
Thursday, July 17 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$150 US
Organisers:
Kwang Y. Lee, Pennsylvania State University
Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, University of Washington
Presenters:
Robert Marks, University of Washington
Alexandre P. Alves da Silva, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Vladimiro Miranda, University of Porto and ENESC Porto
Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, University of Washington
Germano Lambert-Torres, Federal Engineering School at Itajuba
Yoshikazu Fukuyama, Fuji Electric Company
Ruben Romero, Paulista State University - UNESP
Kwang Y. Lee, Pennsylvania State University
Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada, University of Campinas - UNICAMP
Summary:
The purpose of this course is to provide participants with the basic knowledge of evolutionary computation, and other heuristic optimization techniques, and how they are combined with knowledge elements in computational intelligence systems. Applications to power problems are stressed, and example applications are presented. The tutorial is composed of two parts: The first part gives an overview of modern heuristic optimization techniques, including fundamentals of evolutionary computation, genetic algorithms, evolutionary programming and strategies, simulated annealing, tabu search, and hybrid system of evolutionary computation. The second part deals with specific applications of the heuristic approaches to power system problems, such as security assessment, operational planning, generation, transmission and distribution planning, state estimation, and power plant and power system control.
For more information, please contact Organizers: K. Y. Lee kwanglee@psu.edu, M. A. El-Sharkawi elsharkawi@ee.washington.edu, or visit the website: http://labs.ee.psu.edu/.
Thursday, July 17 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$150 US
Organisers:
William J. Ackerman, ABB Power T&D
Presenters:
William J. Ackerman, ABB Power T&D
John Popiak, ABB, Inc
Summary:
This course examines recent technology advancements that effectively have transformed the protective relay into an IED. The course examines the functionality of a modern numerical relay, the various additional functions that offer beyond the protective function, outlines the priorities of the functions, the communication media, and the communication protocols. This technology enables the integration of the relay within automation schemes without loosing its primary protective function. The various standards are discussed as well as typical architectures of protective relays integration in automation schemes. The tutorial also offers an assessment of the present state of technology and outlook.
For more information, please contact Organizer: William J. Ackerman, wjackerman@hometownu.com.
Special TechtorialWednesday July 16 8:00am - 5:00pm
$330 US
The IEEE Power Engineering Society is pleased to offer an outstanding training opportunity to expose business, regulatory, legal, and other professionals to the intricacies of the electric power system and to provide a good understanding of basic power concepts, terminology and fundamental issues.
This one-day course examines the basics of electricity, the fundamentals of power systems, and the key processes in power system operations. Presented in nonmathematical and nonengineering language and with a focus on real-world problems and examples, the short course provides a thorough grounding of electric power system planning, operations, economics, and possible regulatory frameworks.
The course was designed to expose nontechnical people associated with the electric power industry to some of the salient characteristics of power systems and the nature of the rapidly changing electric utility business. The intent was to create a vehicle that can equip the many professionals whose jobs touch on power to have more comfort in understanding the myriad terms bandied around day in and out and to understand the basic functioning of the power system.
Power System Basics for Business Professionals is a special techtorial sponsored by the IEEE PES Power Engineering Education Committee and will be presented by a team of leading specialists from academia and industry.
Full Conference Registration is not required to register for this session. Lunch is included.
Soft Skills CourseThursday July 17 8:00am - 12:00pm
$50 US
Essential Communication Skills for Engineers
Employers want employees who write and speak with clarity. This means they must be able to hit the high points and compose tight, clean documents or information that can be acted upon by others. You can develop strong communications skills enabling you to relate complex ideas to people with varying backgrounds. This 1/2 day course provides many suggestions for improving written and oral communications, and makes attendees aware of additional messages that they are sending to others.
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