ExComm February 2023 Meeting

100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, Connecticut, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/345897

Section Activities Agenda: Review Secretary and Treasury reports Discuss Affinity Group Activities - Consultant Networks, WIE, YP and PACE Review technical society activities - AP/MTT/UFFC, ComSoc/SP, Computyer/SMC, PES Review committee activities - Membership, Entrepreneur Society, IndustryLiason,, Student Activities Old Business New Business 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown, Connecticut, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/345897

Substation Connectors – Types, Uses, & More

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343760

Take a deeper look into the physics, environmental, and material science impacts associated with the different types of connectors used in a substation. This presentation will review the various types of connectors, when they are used, and their various characteristics. Co-sponsored by: Orbital Engineering Speaker(s): Jeff Zelinski, PE, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/343760

Invited talk by Michael Lopes

371 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06268, ITE buitlding, room 301, Storrs, Connecticut, United States, 06268

The supervisor of the Substation Automation division at Eversource Energy in Connecticut, Michael Lopes, will give a talk about the work environment and career opportunities. Michael Lopes has eleven years of experience working within the Field Communications Department. Michael specializes in Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems and numerous communication systems. Michael supervises a... Read more

Poster Competition

Room: 3rd Floor, Bldg: ITE, 371 Fairfield Way, Storrs, Connecticut, United States

Graduate students will show case there research work in a poster and compete for valuable prizes sponsored by UConn ECE department. Room: 3rd Floor, Bldg: ITE, 371 Fairfield Way, Storrs, Connecticut, United States

Invited Talk: Dr. Xinsheng Lou

Room: Room 301, Bldg: ITE Building, 371 Fairfield Way, Storrs, Connecticut, United States, 06268

The talk will be about model predictive control which is a powerful control technique that is widely used in the process industries. A control strategy uses mathematical models of a process to predict future behavior and optimize control actions. The technique is particularly useful for controlling complex, dynamic systems, and has been applied in many... Read more