End of Year 2012 PES Social Event/Happy Hour!
Baltimore PES welcomes members and friends to celebrate another successful year with us on Thursday, December 13, from 5-7 PM at the Ellicott Mills Brewing Company in Historic Ellicott City. Meet some of your fellow PES members and enjoy delicious, free appetizers.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ellicott Mills Brewing Company
Downstairs Bar (Rathskellar)
8308 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 21043
Please RSVP if you plan to attend to baltimorepes@ieee.org
Thanks for celebrating another successful year with us!
End of Year 2011 PES Social Event/Happy Hour!
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 5 - 7 PM
Ellicott Mills Brewing Company
Downstairs Bar
Thanks for celebrating another successful year with us!
Synchrophasor Presentation
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Lord Baltimore Building (BGE)
2956 Lord Baltimore Drive Windsor Mill, MD 21244
The Baltimore Power & Energy Society hosted a technical discussion on synchronized phasor measurements (synchrophasors), which provide real-time measurement of electrical quantities from across a power system. Attendees learned about synchrophasor applications and basic system building blocks from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), an industry leader in turnkey synchrophasor solutions.
Battery Energy Storage Systems Webinar
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The prime function of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is to provide spinning reserve in the event of power plant or transmission line equipment failure. For these systems rechargeable batteries are used to store electricity in the form of chemical energy. Pat Hayes from ABB’s Battery Energy Storage System group provided an overview of their technology and its applications.
Green Power and the Modern Grid
Co-Presented by the Baltimore EMC and Power & Energy Societies
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090
Engineers' Week Dinner 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090
The Baltimore Power & Energy Society welcomed engineering professionals, high school students, college students, parents and educators to enjoy dinner and an outstanding program of speakers with us. Presentations for the evening included the IEEE Robotics Challenge, summer engineering opportunities and innovative Smart Grid technology. We also honored the Power & Energy Society’s 2010 Outstanding Engineer Award recipient.
End of Year PES Social Event/Happy Hour!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 6 - 8 PM
Ellicott Mills Brewing Company
Downstairs Bar
Thanks for celebrating another successful year with us!
Bowie Electric Reliability Action Plan
Monday, December 6, 2010
11 AM - 1 PM
Lord Baltimore Building
Windsor Mill, MD 21244
The IEEE Baltimore Power & Energy Society hosted members and non-members for lunch and an overview of an ambitious project to improve the reliability in the city of Bowie. Presenter Rodney Oddoye was the Senior Engineer on the Bowie Electric Reliability Action Plan, and was centrally involved in the development and implementation of BGE’s $36M project to improve reliability in Bowie.
Coal Fired Power Plants: Current and Future Challenges with Operating in an Uncertain Environment
Thursday, November 9, 2010
11 AM - 1 PM
Fort Smallwood Building
Fort Smallwood Road & Energy Parkway Curtis Bay, MD 21226
The IEEE Baltimore Power & Energy Society hosted members and non-members for lunch and a unique perspective on the future of coal power in Baltimore. Presenter Jim Perry is the Plant General Manager at Constellation Energy’s H. A. Wagner Station. Jim has the overall responsibility for the operation of a 1,000 MW power generating facility consisting of five separate coal, oil, and gas fired units.
PES Night Out: Bowie Baysox Game
Saturday, August 21, 2010
6:35 PM
Prince George's Stadium
Bowie, MD
Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Baysox as they took on the Richmond Flying Squirrels!
Engineers' Week Dinner 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090
Thank you to all the students, parents, teachers and engineers who attended our Engineers Week dinner meeting! Visit the National Engineers Week Foundation site to learn more about other E-Week events and programs.
IEEE Power & Energy Society End of Year Social Event
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 5 - 7 PM
Ellicott Mills Brewing Company
8308 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 21043
The Baltimore IEEE Power & Energy Society celebrated a successful 2009 with an end of year social event at the Ellicott Mills Brewing Company. We have had many exciting activities ranging from promoting science and engineering to local high school students and learning from expert speakers on various topics ranging from Nuclear Power to Solar Energy and beyond. Thanks for the on-going support of our members for making these events so successful!
Congratulations to Luke Hasemeier, winner of the Netbook raffle, and thanks to Newton-Evans Research Company for graciously donating the prize. Please remember to renew your PES membership for 2010!
IEEE Power & Energy Society and Industry Applications Society Present
Nuclear Power: Present and Future
Technical Development Meeting
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6 - 9 PM
Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant
The Power & Energy Society and the Industry Applications Society of Baltimore hosted Dr. Chuck Merritt, Project Controls Manager for UniStar Nuclear Energy. Attendees learned about the current state of the nuclear power industry and where it's headed in the future. Dr. Merritt presented the role of nuclear power generation in the US energy portfolio, the policies and regulations surrounding "new nuclear", and the progress of the Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 project.
For more information, please see the Flyer.
IEEE Power & Energy Society Presents: Is Solar Energy Right For You? A Discussion of Technologies and Financial Impact
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant
841 North Hammonds Ferry Road Linthicum, MD 21090
Ever wonder about all the "green" technologies entering the marketplace today?
The Baltimore PES hosted guest speaker Jeff Gilbert, co-founder of Chesapeake Solar. The discussion covered the engineering and mathematics behind solar electric and solar thermal installations for residential applications. Mr. Gilbert also presented the costs and benefits of using these new technologies as well as the environmental impact.
For more information, see the Flyer.
Engineers' Week Dinner 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090
IEEE Baltimore Power & Energy Society again hosted the annual Engineers' Week Dinner on February 19th, during National Engineers Week. The evening featured guest speaker Mr. Guillermo Warley, Vice President of Product Development for Schonstedt Instruments Company and member of Engineers Without Borders. Neville Jacobs provided a demonstration of the IEEE Robot Challenge and the Woodlawn High School FIRST Robotics Team was on hand to demonstrate their award winning robot. The event was a great success and was attended by 50 students, teachers and engineering professionals.
IEEE Power & Energy Society Presents: The Smart Grid: What, Why, When and How
Technical Development Meeting
Monday, December 15, 2008, 11 AM - 1 PM
BGE Lord Baltimore Building
The Power and Energy Society of Baltimore hosted its final technical development meeting of the year featuring Chuck Newton, President of Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc., providing an overview of smart grid developments from a researcher’s viewpoint.
Entitled “The Smart Grid: What, Why, When and How”, the presentation is timely given today’s environment with electric power utilities undertaking several major T&D infrastructure and automation upgrade projects simultaneously. Smart Grid developments encompass control systems upgrades, IT applications linkage with outage management, SCADA, GIS and CIS; substation automation and integration; digital protection and control; advanced metering infrastructure and AMR; distribution automation and communications infrastructure upgrades.
Elements of advanced technology programs from EPRI and major suppliers, regulatory drivers in the form of renewable portfolio standards, and new demand response programs along with DSM initiatives all need to be taken into consideration in the development of a cohesive approach to the “smart grid” of the 21st century.
IEEE Power & Energy Society Presents: How a Substation Happens
Technical Seminar
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 11 AM - 1 PM
Rutherford Business Complex - South
This presentation provides the engineer with an overview of how substation projects are created and managed in a modern utility. Mr. James C. Burke was the guest speaker for this event.
For more information, see the Flyer.
Engineers' Week Dinner
Thursday, February 21, 2008
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Historical Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, MD 21090
IEEE Baltimore Power Engineering Society held the Engineers' Week Dinner on February 21st, during National Engineers Week. The evening featured guest speaker Ms. Carol Dodson, Vice President of BGE Business Transformation. The night was a success, with 15 students and teachers from area high schools and 30 professionals from PES and IEEE!
The Second Annual Power Engineering Society Casino Night Gala
Friday, November 9, 2007
Grey Rock Mansion, Pikesville, Maryland
IEEE Baltimore Power Engineering Society held its Second Annual Casino Night Gala on November 9, 2007. The evening featured guest speaker Dr. Patric O'Shea, Department Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Maryland, College Park, and Fellow Member of IEEE.
For more information, please see the Flyer.
Photos from the Second Annual Power Engineering Society Casino Night Gala!
IEEE Power Engineering Society Presents: Managing Intelligent Electronic Device Data in the Enterprise to Realize Real Business Process Benefits
Special One Day Seminar
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 8 AM - 5 PM
This seminar focused on several aspects of substation automation. Mr. John D. McDonald, P.E., Vice President of Power System Automation for KEMA, Inc., and Fellow of the IEEE, was the guest speaker for this event.
For more information, please see the Flyer and Agenda.
March 2007 PES Technical Meeting
March 14, 2007 @ RBC-South
"Broadband over Power Lines (BPL): Enabling the 21st Century Smart Grid"
IEEE Baltimore Power Engineering Society (PES) held its first Technical Meeting of the year on March 14, 2007. The presenter was Mr. Brian J. Deaver, Sr. P.E., Product Manager of Smart Grid Services for CURRENT, the leading U.S.-based provider of Broadband over Power Line Solutions and Services.
Broadband over Power Line (BPL) is much more than a technical solution for providing high speed consumer internet service over power lines. BPL enabled networks allow utilities to cost effectively implement multiple Smart Grid Services, including automated meter reading, distribution network monitoring and automated outage detection and restoration, among others. These services enable utilities to provide increased reliability, efficiency and security of energy services to their customers, while offering economic and societal benefits as well. The presenter introduced BPL technology, and provided an overview of a large scale deployment utilizing BPL network solutions.
The March 2007 PES Technical Meeting brochure can be found here.
Annual Engineers Week Dinner Meeting
February 22, 2007 at the Historical Electronics Museum
A forum for today's youth to network and explore engineering opportunities...
The Baltimore Chapter of the Power Engineering Society hosted over forty Engineering Professionals and local high school students at the Annual Engineers Week Dinner Meeting! This year’s dinner meeting began with the bestowal of the 2006 Outstanding Engineer Award on PES Member Drew Bonthron, and featured a presentation on the 2007 Robot Challenge from Jay Gammerman, representative of the Baltimore Section of the IEEE, and a keynote speech from Darryl Stokes, PES Member and Manager of Substation & Distribution Design at BGE.
December 2006 PES Technical Meeting
December 6, 2006 @ RBC-South
"Effect of Future Technical and Regulatory Developments on Transmission Systems"
IEEE Baltimore Power Engineering Society (PES) held its third Technical Meeting of the year on December 6, 2006. The meeting was held at Baltimore Gas & Electric's Rutherford Business Complex-South location, 7225 Windsor Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21224. The presenter was Mr. Jack Casazza, an IEEE Distinguish Lecturer and President of the American Education Institute. The American Education Institute is a not-for-profit organization founded by Mr. Casazza in 1994 dedicated to providing the education needed in setting electric power policy. The presentation was on the "Effect of Future Technical and Regulatory Developments on (Electric) Transmission Systems". The meeting was attended by approximately forty attendees, including both members and non-members of PES. Mr. Casazza delivered a very entertaining and informative presentation that enlightening for all who were present.
The December 2006 PES Technical Meeting brochure can be found here.
The First Annual Baltimore Power Engineering Society Gala
December 5, 2006 at the Grey Rock Mansion
The First Annual Gala was a blast!
The First Annual Baltimore Power Engineering Society Gala was a huge success. The event was attended by 68 members and friends of the PES. Sophisticatedly adorned in semiformal attire, everyone was greeted by the elegant atmosphere provided by the Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville, Maryland. The evening kicked off with a wine tasting event hosted by Boordy Vineyard and ended with an excellent talk on “The State of the Engineer” by our distinguished speaker, Dr. Warren DeVries - Dean of the School of Engineering and Information Technology at UMBC.
The event would not have been such a success without the support of the seven corporate sponsors: ABB, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Constellation Energy, General Electric, JB Sales, KCI, and Martini & Associates. These sponsors made it possible for several young professional engineers to attend the event for free, including members of IEEE Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD). The event is intended recur annually and will be held again in the Fall of 2007.
The First Annual Gala flyer can be found here.
October 2006 PES Technical Meeting
October 11, 2006 @ RBC-South
"Achieving and Sustaining Enterprise Benefits of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)"
The October 11, 2006 Baltimore PES Technical Meeting was attended by 36 IEEE and non-IEEE members. The presentation was made by Hahn Tram of Enspiria Solutions. Hahn Tram is a senior member of IEEE and serves on the Power System Planning & Implementation Committee. Enspiria Solutions provides solutions for utilities, the public sector and local governments.
The October 2006 PES Technical Meeting brochure can be found here.
July 2006 PES Technical Meeting
July 25, 2006 @ RBC-South
"Grid Optimization: Transmission Analysis from a Power Marketer's Perspective"
The July 2006 PES Technical Meeting on Grid Optimization was a huge success. A total of 52 persons attended the meeting, with an almost 50/50 split between IEEE and non-IEEE members. Attendees included IEEE members from various local companies and organizations involved in power engineering.
The July 2006 PES Technical Meeting brochure can be found here.
Annual Engineers Week Dinner Meeting
February 23, 2006 @ BWI Marriott
The Annual Engineers Week Dinner Meeting was a success! Represented at the dinner were 12 area high schools, 40 students and teachers, and 15 Engineers and Professionals.
The Annual Engineers Week 2006 Dinner progam can be found here.