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Automation in the Substation
Bill started work with Automatic Electric Company on the first solid-state SCADA systems (CONITEL-2000) after receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering. He then proceeded to work for Leeds & Northrup Company as Manager of Conitel Systems. Bill then joined Florida Power Corporation as Manager of Energy Control Center Operations, responsible for a new Energy Control Center facility and an EMS computer system. After completion of the EMS installation, he was responsible for all aspects of ECC operations, including power system generation and transmission operations. He joined ABB as a Project Manager in the Systems Control Division in 1990. Bill transferred to the Substation Automation and Protection Division in 1996, where he was Manager of Substation Automation Systems until he retired in December 2002. He is now working as an independent consultant. Bill is a Senior Member of the IEEE and the Power Engineering Society; and a member of the IEEE-PES Distinguished Lecturers Panel. He is past-Chairman of the Substations Committee of the PES, and of the Automatic and Supervisory Systems Subcommittee. Bill is an active member of the IEEE Standards Advisory Board, and the Standards Working Groups of the PES Substations Committee. He is a member of the U.S. Delegation to TC57 of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). He has authored and co-authored numerous papers, including the IEEE Tutorial, Fundamentals of Supervisory Systems.
| Location | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium | 5:30 PM | Social | |
| 1919 Swift Drive (park behind building) | 6:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850 | 6:45 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.