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A recent chapter visit highlighting equipment technologies used across the electric-power industry.
Siemens Energy Plant Visit
IEEE PES Mississippi Chapter members visited the Siemens Energy facility in Richland for equipment presentations and a guided plant tour focused on technologies used across the electric-power industry.
Technical Topics
- Surge arresters and their role in equipment protection
- Circuit-breaker technologies used in electric-power systems
- Voltage regulators and voltage-control applications
- Equipment-manufacturing context provided through the plant tour
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Siemens Energy Plant Visit — Richland, Mississippi
The official vTools posting listed presentations on arresters, circuit breakers, and voltage regulators, followed by a plant tour.
Technical Topics
- Surge arresters and equipment-protection applications
- Circuit breakers used in electric-power systems
- Voltage regulators and voltage-control applications
- Manufacturing and equipment context provided through the plant tour
High-Voltage Clean-Air Breaker
Abstract
Utilities are leveraging technology to meet environmental goals. High-voltage clean-air breakers are a step in that direction because they do not contain greenhouse gases, unlike existing SF6 technology with its comparatively large greenhouse-gas footprint. The discussion compared clean-air technology with current SF6 breaker technology and alternative-gas solutions.
Speaker
Eddie Hester received his B.S.E.E. from Mississippi State University in 1995. He has worked at Entergy since 1997 and was listed as a senior staff engineer supporting substation equipment. The event announcement identifies him as the subject-matter expert for high-voltage breakers and notes a recent clean-air breaker installation at an Entergy substation in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Effects of Distributed Energy Resources on the Transmission and Distribution Grids
Abstract
The discussion examined the negative effects of high penetrations of distributed energy resources on load-tap-changer operations, including excessive tap operations and subsequent distribution-voltage flicker. Two mitigation strategies were presented: widening the LTC deadband from the existing 2-volt setting to 3 volts and using smart-inverter reactive-power injection with an appropriate Q–V curve. A transmission system with a detailed distribution model was studied in a co-simulation environment to observe the impacts of DER-interfaced community solar and the proposed solutions.
Speaker
Shahab Mehraeen received electrical-engineering degrees from Iran University of Science and Technology, Esfahan University of Technology, and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Before his Ph.D., he worked in power-generation retrofit projects and control systems. He joined Louisiana State University in 2010. The event announcement lists research interests including microgrids, renewable energy, power-system dynamics, AC and DC protection, AC–DC grids, smart grids, and control of dynamical systems. It also identifies him as an NSF CAREER awardee, patent holder, director of LSU's Smart Grid and Renewable Power Laboratory: Control and Protection, and an IEEE Senior Member.
Convergent Research Center for High Voltage
Speaker: Dr. Joni Kluss, Mississippi State University. The presentation focused on high-voltage research and related engineering applications.
Power-System Operational Planning
March 19, 2014 · 1 PDH
Speaker: Dr. Yong Fu, Mississippi State University. The presentation addressed security-constrained unit commitment and large-scale operational-planning algorithms.
Verification of ANSI O5.1 Strength Values for Southern Yellow Pine Poles Through Current Full-Sized Destructive Testing
April 9, 2014 · 1 PDH
Speaker: Martin Rollins, P.E., H.M. Rollins Co. The presentation covered full-sized destructive testing used to confirm pole-strength values.
Electric Machines and Flicker Contribution
May 29, 2014 · 8 PDH
Speakers: Dr. Ebrahim Amiri, Dale McDonald, and Tom Field. This full-day short course was hosted at Jackson State University.
Substation Capacitor-Bank Switching and Protection Design Considerations
June 11, 2014 · 1 PDH
Speaker: Ernst Camm, S&C Electric Company. The presentation covered capacitor-bank configurations, switching devices, transients, and protection schemes.
BIL: Improving Lightning Performance on Distribution Feeders
July 13, 2014
Speaker: J. David Taylor, P.E., Entergy Services. Technical focus: basic impulse level (BIL) and methods for improving lightning performance on distribution feeders.
Analysis of a Flashover Event Between 12.5 kV and 138 kV Systems
August 13, 2014 · 1 PDH
Speaker: Joe Perez, P.E., SynchroGrid. The presentation reviewed relay reports, oscillography, inspection results, and PSCAD modeling for a cross-voltage flashover event.
“Gone Green?” — Changes in U.S. Generation Sources
October 8, 2014 · 1 PDH
Speaker: Ben Barnette, P.E., ASSET Engineering. The presentation reviewed the change in U.S. generation sources from 2008 to 2014 and design challenges associated with renewable projects.
DOE Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers
January 2013
Speaker: Donald Seay, GE. The presentation focused on transformer-efficiency standards.
Cyber Security Considerations for Electric Power Systems
February 13, 2013
Speaker: Dr. Tommy Morris, Mississippi State University. The presentation addressed utility cybersecurity considerations.
Capacitor-Bank Switching
April 2013
Speaker: Peter J. Meyer. The presentation addressed capacitor-bank switching considerations.
Power Transformers Short Course
May 7, 2013
A chapter short course focused on power-transformer topics.
Instrument Transformers
June 2013
Speaker: Scott Flowers. The presentation addressed instrument-transformer applications.
Hinds Energy Facility
July 2013
Speaker: Raphael Davis. Technical discussion of the Hinds Energy Facility.
Substation Batteries
August 2013
Speaker: Yves Lavoie. The presentation covered substation-battery technology and applications.
Siemens Transformer Facility
September 2013
Speaker: Matt Bailey. Technical presentation at the Siemens Energy facility in Richland.
Theory of Induction Motors, Motor Starting, and Their Effect on the Utility
October 2013
Speaker: Dale McDonald. The presentation covered motor theory, starting behavior, and utility impacts.
Jackson PES Chapter Petition Meeting
February 21, 2012
The organizing meeting established the chapter's PDH-centered technical-program model and monthly lunch-meeting format.
Enabling Communications for the Smart Grid
March 14, 2012
Speaker: R. Bryan Seal, P.E., SmartSynch. The presentation covered communications technologies supporting smart-grid applications.
High-Voltage Circuit Breakers
April 11, 2012
Speaker: Jon Rogers. Technical discussion of high-voltage circuit breakers.
Fault Location Techniques
May 9, 2012
Speaker: Sal Jadid, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. The presentation covered fault-location methods.
Understanding Flicker and the Use of IEEE 1453, IEEE 519, and IEEE 141
June 13, 2012
Speaker: Thomas Field, Entergy. The presentation covered power-quality standards and flicker considerations.
Power Transformer Testing
July 2012
Speaker: Hakan Sahin, ABB. The presentation focused on power-transformer testing.
Distributed Series Reactance Development and Applications
August 8, 2012
Speaker: Jerry Melcher, Smart Wire Grid, Inc. The presentation covered distributed-series-reactance technology and applications.
Application of a Static VAR Compensator in the Entergy System to Address Voltage-Stability Issues
October 10, 2012
Speaker: Sharma Kolluri, P.E., IEEE Fellow. The presentation addressed planning and design considerations for SVC applications.
EPA Tier 4i Emission Standards and Taylor Generator Manufacturing Tour
November 14, 2012
Speaker: Gabe Nielsen, Taylor Power Systems. The session combined a technical presentation with a manufacturing tour.
Surge Arresters
December 12, 2012
Speaker: Adria Jones, Siemens. The presentation covered surge-arrester technology and applications.
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