IEEE
Central Illinois Section
November 2014
Networking the World ™
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NOVEMBER Meeting: Wednesday, November 19th @ 6:00 PM
DECEMBER Meeting: Tuesday, December 2nd @ 5:00 PM
November Meeting:
So, You Want to Make a Drone?
Tom Kaminski
Former Instructor of the Industrial Maintenance
Department at Madison College
Date:
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Turner Hall, Room 172
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
Organizer: Prof. Anu A. Gokhale
For questions, contact Anu Gokhale <aagokhale@ilstu.edu>
Abstract:
For two years, the Manufacturing Systems Classes at Madison Area Technical College
(Madison, Wisconsin) designed, built, and flew a variety of multi-rotor vehicles to
learn about this emerging technology and to assess the technology for potential
application. The class projects were sponsored by the Madison Chapter of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers with additional support from local companies
interested in the technology. Building drones can be a lot of fun and definitely
educational. The talk will discuss how to make a drone, building on successful Open
Source projects, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls.
About the speaker:
Tom Kaminski has been an electrical engineer for over 45 years and is a recently
retired Instructor of the Industrial Maintenance Department at Madison College. In
1971, he received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
and a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1972. After
working for five years at NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, he moved to Madison to
attend graduate school at the University of Wisconsin specializing in Computers and
Controls. He recently taught technicians electrical, electronics, and automation
subjects. His primary interest is automation systems with emphasis on
instrumentation and control. Tom has many years of engineering experience in
instrumentation and digital systems and has spent the last 15 years as a teacher,
helping technicians to understand the increasingly complex automation systems
used in modern manufacturing.
Directions:
Please click on the following links to get the maps and directions:
ISU Campus - Turner Hall 172
Attendance is free but registration is appreciated.
For registration and information, please click on the link below:
November 19th Meeting Registration
** Food and drinks will be provided **
December Meeting:
Modeling Grid Impacts of GMDs in
PowerWorld Simulator
Thomas Overbye
Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Date:
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Time:
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: TapRoot Restaurant in Decatur
170 N. Merchant St.
Decatur, IL 62523
Organizer: Donna Williams, Ameren Illinois
For questions, contact Donna Williams <dwilliams7@ameren.com>
Abstract:
Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMDs), which are caused by Corona Mass Ejections
(CMEs) from the sun, have the potential to affect the power grid. This is due to the
CMEs impacting the earth’s magnetic field, which in turn can induce quasi-dc electric
fields in the earth (with frequencies usually much below 1 Hz). These electric fields
then cause Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) to flow in the high voltage grid
that can cause half-cycle saturation in the power transformers, resulting in increased
transformer reactive power losses. This presentation provides an overview of the
impact of GMDs on the grid, and shows how this impact can be modeled by power
system planners in PowerWorld Simulator.
About the speaker:
Thomas J. Overbye is the Fox Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he has taught since 1991. He
received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. His current research interests include electric power system
analysis, visualization, dynamics, cyber security and power system geomagnetic
disturbance modeling. Dr. Overbye is also the original developer of PowerWorld
Simulator, an innovative computer program for power system analysis, education and
visualization, and a co-author of the book Power System Analysis and Design.
Directions:
Please click on the following links to get the site, maps and directions:
TapRoot - Decatur
Map & Directions
The presentation by Prof. Overbye will be followed by the
Dinner and Social Hour.
The dinner will be sponsored by Central Illinois Section,
but the registration is required, so that approximate
(close) number of attendees is known by 11/25/14.
For the full agenda, registration and information, please click on
the link below:
December 2nd Meeting Registration
IEEE Central Illinois Section (CILS)
c/o Nenad Marjanovic
606 Burkwood Ct. E.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Central Illinois Section Officers
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Nenad Marjanovic
606 Burkwood Ct. E.
Urbana, IL
nenad.marjanovic@ieee.org
Byron Truax
12300 N. Brentfield Dr., Apt. 303
Dunlap, IL 61525
b.e.truax@ieee.org
Anu A. Gokhale
Illinois State University
Dept of Technology
Campus Box 5100
Normal, IL 61790-0001
309-589-0945
aagokhale@ilstu.edu
Vice Chair
Power Engineering Society – Officers
Tim O'Connell
Chapter Chairperson
Chapter Vice Chairperson
Joshua Williams
Cat Electronics, Caterpillar
Williams_Josh@cat.com
Karl Kohlrus
Karl.Kohlrus@comcast.net