Although electricity is a highly engineered product, it is increasingly being considered and handled as a commodity. Thus, transmission systems are being pushed closer to their stability and thermal limits while the focus on the quality of power delivered is greater than ever.
Advanced technologies are paramount for the reliable and secure operation of power systems. To achieve both operational reliability and financial profitability, it has become clear that more efficient utilization and control of the existing transmission system infrastructure is required.
Power electronics based equipment, or Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), provide proven technical solutions to address these new operating challenges. FACTS technologies allow for improved transmission system operation with minimal infrastructure investment, environmental impact, and implementation time compared to the construction of new transmission lines.
This presentation will address the issues and benefits of applying FACTS controllers to power systems.
John J. Paserba earned his B.E.E. ('87) from Gannon University, Erie, PA., and his M.E. ('88) from RPI, Troy, NY. Mr. Paserba joined Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) in 1998 in their Power System Studies Department. Prior to that, he worked in GE's Power Systems Energy Consulting Department for over 10 years. John Paserba is a Fellow of IEEE and is currently the Vice-Chair for the IEEE PES Power System Dynamic Performance Committee and was the Chairman of the IEEE PES Power System Stability Subcommittee. He also sat on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and is currently on the editorial board of the IEEE PES Magazine "Power & Energy."
He serves as the General Chair of the IEEE PES 2004 Power Systems Conference and Exposition Organizing Committee and has served as the Technical Program Chair for the 2002 IEEE PES Winter Power Meeting held in New York. He is also active in CIGRE and had chaired a Task Force (Power System Oscillations) and contributed to several others. Mr. Paserba has authored or co-authored nearly four dozen national and international technical publications, including articles for the comprehensive CRC Press Control Handbook and CRC Press Electrical Power Engineering Handbook.
| Location | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium | 5:30 PM | Social | |
| 1919 Swift Drive (park behind building) | 6:30 PM | Dinner | |
| Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850 | 7:30 PM | Presentation | |
| (near I-290 & I-294 interchange) | 8:30 PM | Adjourn | |
| 630-684-3200 |
The cost of the optional box-lunch style dinner is $15.00 for IEEE members, $20.00 for non-members, payable at the event. Sorry, we are unable to process credit cards. Checks payable to "IEEE-PES Chicago Chapter" and cash are accepted, and receipts will be provided.