Category: Events

Call for Papers POWERCON2018

The POWERCON brand was co-initiated by CSEE and IEEE PES. This biennial conference started in 1998 in Beijing. POWERCON2018, the 11th in the series, will be held in Guangzhou, China on 6-8 November, 2018. POWERCON2018 will mainly provide a large forum for the practicing engineers, scholars, researchers and graduate students to meet together to discuss various issues and share the

The 8th China International Conference on Electrcity Distribution (CICED)

The CICED series of biennial conferences began in 2000. The 8th China International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CICED 2018) will be held in Tianjin, China on 17-19 September 2018. The conference covers areas related to electricity distribution, such as distribution equipment and asset management, planning and design, operation and control, protection and Communication power quality and

Seminar: Feasibility Region of Optimal Power Flow: Theory, Numerical Methods, and Practical Applications

We would like to bring your attention to the following upcoming event organised by the University of Birmingham and sponsored by Birmingham Energy Institute and the IEEE UK & Ireland PES Chapter. Event: Feasibility Region of Optimal Power Flow: Theory, Numerical Methods, and Practical Applications Organisers: Birmingham Energy Institute and the IEEE UK & Ireland PES Chapter Speaker: Professor Hsiao-Dong Chiang, IEEE

The IEEE UK & Ireland Section’s PES Chapter AGM, 11th December, 2017

PES Chapter in the UK and Ireland welcomes all IEEE and PES members within the region to attend its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Chapter AGM will report on Chapter activities in 2017, Chapter’s performance, significant plans for 2018, and 2018 Chapter Committee elections. PES members who want to volunteer with the Chapter Committee and participate in

Meeting the challenges of GB system operation talk by Xiaoyao Zhou, 17th November, 2017

Changes in the generation mix and demand side combined with new technologies coming to the system bring a number of challenges and opportunities for power system operation. This presentation details challenges facing system operator today and how those challenges are managed in real time operation. Dr Xiaoyao Zhou received his PhD from the University of

Talk: Energy Storage – Recent Studies and Implementation Projects in the US

We would like to bring your attention to the following upcoming event organised by the University of Birmingham and sponsored by Birmingham Energy Institute and the IEEE UK & Ireland PES Chapter. Event: Energy Storage – Recent Studies and Implementation Projects in the US Host: Professor Xiao-Ping Zhang, University of Birmingham https://www.profxiaopingzhang.org Organisers: Birmingham Energy Institute and the IEEE UK

Seminar on “Optimization for Demand Response in Smart Grids”

DESCRIPTION We would like to bring your attention to the following upcoming event organised by the University of Birmingham and sponsored by Birmingham Energy Institute and the IEEE UK & Ireland PES Chapter. Event: Seminar on “Optimization for Demand Response in Smart Grids” Host: Professor Xiao-Ping Zhang, University of Birmingham https://www.profxiaopingzhang.org Organisers: Birmingham Energy Institute

The Challenge of Overhead Line Faults with MMC Transmission

Friday 17 February 2017, 14:00 – 15:30 NG16, Gisbert Kapp Building University of Birmingham The Challenge of Overhead Line Faults with MMC Transmission Dennis Woodford, President of Electranix Corporation Application of VSC transmission with overhead transmission lines is a relatively recent application, particularly with MMC converters. An overhead transmission line is prone to faults caused