Past Events
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2024
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024.November.6 | IEEE-1584 And IEEE-1584.1 - Guides for Performing Arc Flash Calculations & Studies | Dave Rewitzer, PE of Hood-Patterson & Dewar Gio Marchena, Engineering Manager, Southeast of Eaton |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2024.October.8 | Selective Coordination and Arc Flash Strategies | Stephen Winders, PE of Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) Transfer Switch Diagrams (PDF) |
| 2024.September.10 | Improving Grid Reliability through Smart Grid Technologies and Automation | Ryan McAndrews of S&C Electric Company Austin Walker of Electric Power Board |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2024.August.6 | Energy Codes and Metering | Mark Herald of Eaton Corp. |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2024.April.2 | Company of One Professional Development | Dale Callahan, UAB School of Engineering |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2024.March.13 | Nuclear Energy Advisory Council | Chris Jones, President and CEO of Middle Tennessee Electric Mike Durr, Director of Advanced Nuclear Engineering at TVA |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
2023
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.November.7 | Utility-Scale Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage Systems | Todd Aquino., BSEE, P.E, Silicon Ranch Corporation Jonathan Glidewell, P.E., Silicon Ranch Corporation Joseph William Novak, P.E., MSE, MBA, S.P., Tropenas Company Julien Delacroix, Socomec Power Solutions |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) Presentation 3 (PDF) Presentation 4 (PDF) |
| 2023.October.25 | TVA and Winter Storm Elliott | Ernie Peterson, PE, TVA North Region Director | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2023.August.1 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Utility and Customer Implementation | Tony Richman, Nashville Electric Service Carla Nelson, Nashville Electric Service Aaron Powell, Eaton Corporation |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2023.February.7 | Stray and Contact Voltages Overview and EPRI R&D Summary | Doug Dorr of Electric Power Research Institute |
Presentation (PDF) |
2022
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.October.21 | Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of Electric Grids | Dr. Thomas J. Overbye of Texas A&M University |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2022.October.4 | Recent Developments in IEEE Standards for Interconnection, Interoperability, Microgrids, and Distributed Generation | Mark Siira – IEEE SC21 Chair of Principal Power Innovation, Cedarburg, WI |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2022.September.12 | Challenges toward a Carbon-Free Power System | Dr. Bri-Mathias Hodge,Professor Colorado University at Boulder, Chief Scientist at NREL, and Associate Director at RASEI A.J Sauter, MSEE of Colorado University at Boulder |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2022.August.10 | Modern Approaches to Machine Safety Control Systems | Mr. Eric Bombere, Functional Safety Engineer – Machinery, Rockwell Automation of Rockwell Automation Mr. Jordan Sprunger, Automation Technology Consultant, Rockwell Automation |
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| 2022.March.8 | LED Lighting Drivers & Controls | Dr. Ian Rowbottom, Principal Applications Engineer of Lutron Electronics Company | Presentation (PDF) Video (mp4) |
| 2022.February.22 | IEC 61850 Substation Communications | Mr. Daniel Freeman of Energy Automation Business Development Manager Siemens Industry Inc. | Video (mp4) Presentation (PDF) |
2021
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021.December.13 | Why Do We Need 30-Cycle Automatic Transfer Switches | Mr. Harry Handlin of Director of Data Center Solution Architecture for ABB | Video (mp4) Presentation (PDF) |
| 2021.November.2 | NFPA 70E and NFPA 70B | Rodney West, PE - Senior Staff Engineer of ChargePoint | Video (mp4) Presentation (PDF) |
| 2021.October.21 | Collaborative Robotics | Gregory Johnson, Territory Sales Manager, ABB, Inc. – Robotics and Motion | |
| 2021.October.5 | Cybersecurity for Large Electrical Systems | Aura Lee Keating and Chad Douglas of S&C Michael Higginson and James Lee of S&C |
Video (mp4) Presentation (PDF) |
| 2021.August.13 | SCADA – Explained – Future uses with Predictive Maintenance / IoT | Matthew Knight – Business Development – EMR Associates Andrew Rodgers – Technical Lead from ACE IoT Solutions |
Video (mp4) |
| 2021.May.25 | Low Voltage and Medium Voltage VFD Topologies and Applications | Gerry Feldmeier – Regional Drives Sales Manager of Eaton Corporation Guillermo Falquez, P.E., Application Engineer of Eaton Corporation |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2021.March.30 | Event Analysis Using Oscillography and Distribution Feeder Protection in High-Density Applications | Gautham Ashokkumar, Application Engineer of SEL - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Chris Anderson, Senior Application Engineer of SEL - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
Presentation To Be Posted |
2020
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020.November.02 | High Resistance Grounding & Ground-Fault Protection | Chris M. Finen, P.E., Senior Application Engineer, Eaton Sergio Panetta - VP of Engineering of i-Gard Corporation |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2020.October.26 | Quality Assurance of Transformers | Ronnie Minhaz, P. Eng of Transformer Consulting Services, Inc. | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2020.August.11 | Lithium-Ion Batteries & Applications | Jesus Penalver, Technical Specialist of Toshiba International Corporation | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2020.May.14 | Generator Sizing & Fuel Source Considerations | John Sharpe, Power Solutions Manager of Generac Power Systems Mike Hainzl, Power Solutions Manager, Northeast US of Generac Power Systems |
Presentation To Be Posted |
| 2020.February.4 | NEC 2020 Changes | Keith Waters, P.E., Industry Standards Manager of Schneider Electric Alan Manche, P.E., VP External Affairs of Schneider Electric |
Presentation (PDF) |
2019
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.November.12 | Distributed Energy & Hybrid Microgrids | Tim Kelley, Directory - Renewable & Storage Solutions of Russelectric, Inc. | Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2019.August.6 | Distributed Generation / Grid Optimization / Grid Managements | Ron Thompson, Director of Business Development of Eaton Corporation | Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2019.May.7 | Energy Efficiency Improvement in Electrical Distribution Systems and their Loads | Jeff Turner, PE, Vice-President of Engineering of Power Quality International | Presentation1 (PDF) White Paper (PDF) |
| 2019.February.5 | Understanding & Leveraging Facility Communication Systems | Chris Finen, PE, Sr. Application Engineer of Eaton Corporation Warren Rosebraugh, MSA, Director of Solution Architects of Schneider Electric |
Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) |
2018
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018.November.8 | Power Quality and Application Considerations for LED Lighting Technologies | Bobby Brooks - Director of Engineering, Outdoor Products of Eaton Lighting | Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2018.August.7 | NFPA 70E-2018 and OSHA Standards | Rod West, P.E., Schneider Electric USA | Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2018.June.12 | Industrial Safety and Safety PLC Integration | Jeffery V. Brys, Rockwell Automation | |
| 2018.May.1 | Surge Protective Devices & Lightning Protection | Chris Finen, Eaton Corporation Mike Puckett, Puckett Engineering |
Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) |
| 2018.February.7 | Two-Part Presentation: IEEE Smart Village Initiative & Developing Interpersonal Skills in a Competitive Environment | Joe Lilly, IEEE | Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) Presentation3 (PDF) |
2017
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017.September.14 | Electrical Noise Susceptibility | Richard Spangenberg, Schneider Electric | Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2017.August.1 | Understanding High Speed Surges/Transients | Jim Rossman, PE (Retired from TVA) Tony Murphy, PE of TVA |
Presentation1 (PDF) |
| 2017.May.2 | Presentations & Tour of 1 MW Solar Generating Station | James Stacy, Director Product Marketing Schneider Mark Feasel, VP Smart Grid Schneider |
Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) Presentation3 (PDF) |
| 2017.April.13 | NEC 2014 & 2017 Code Changes 1-Day Seminar | Charles Miller |
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| 2017.March.23 | Substation Cybersecurity & Arc Flash Hazard Mitigations | Ryan Syslo, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Joshua Hughes, P.E., Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories |
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| 2017.February.7 | Power Distribution for Data Centers | George Roscoe, P.E., Product Manager of Siemens Max Guenther, P.E., Marketing Manager of Siemens |
Presentation1 (PDF) |
2016
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016.November.1 | UPS Topologies and Application | Kameel Andrawos, Schneider Electric |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2016.August.2 | Liquid Filled Transformer Applications | Bob Burke, Sr. Application Engineer of Eaton Cooper Power Systems |
Presentation (PDF) White Paper (PDF) Spreadsheet (XLSX) Follow Up Info (PDF) |
| 2016.May.11 | Microgrids | Rick Preston, Siemens Energy Automation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2016.April.14 | Onboard Vs. Traditional Paralleling Switchgear | Dustin Sperber, Nixon Power Services |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2016.February.2 | Arc Flash Risk and Arc Flash Risk Reduction Technologies | Bob Yanniello, P.E., V.P. Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) |
2015
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015.September.9 | Industrial Ethernet Design and Cyber Security | Steve Bowles, Industrial Networking Specialist of Anixter Industrial Communications & Controls Division |
Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) |
| 2015.August.4 | Variable-Frequency Drives, Harmonics and IEEE 519 | Mike Mattingly, Schneider Electric Wayne Walcott, MTE Corporation |
Presentation1 (PDF) Presentation2 (PDF) |
| 2015.April.30 | Communications | Rick Preston, Siemens Energy Automation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2015.February.3 | Grounding Systems | David D. Shipp, PE, Principal Engineer, Eaton Corporation |
PresentationPart1 (PDF) PresentationPart2 (PDF) Paper (PDF) |
2014
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014.November.5 | Data Center Site Selection, Design Considerations and Construction Experiences | Rob Agar, VP, Enterprise Infrastructure Services and Mission Critical Facilities of Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2014.August.5 | Troubleshooting and Lessons Learned Using Protective Relay Event Analysis | Terrence Smith, PE, Application Engineer of GE Digital Energy |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2014.May.6 | Predictive and Preventative Electrical Maintenance | Mose Ramieh III, Power and Generation Testing, Inc. Finley Ledbetter, Circuit Breaker Analyzer |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2014.February.4 | National Electrical Code, Present and Future | Chad Kennedy, P.E. Schneider Electric |
Presentation (PDF) |
2013
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013.November.5 | End-Use Generation | Matthew A. Brown, TVA Trishia Swayne, P.E., Leidos Engineering Gerald Johns, P.E., TVA |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) Presentation 3 (PDF) |
| 2013.August.14 | UPS Topologies and Data Center Infrastructure Management | Mark Welsko, P.E., Worldwide Environmental Services Ed Spears, Eaton |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2013.May.8 | Business Continuity Planning: The unexpected happens, are you ready? | Rob Preininger - Business Survival Partners, LLC Jack Baxter - Electrical Engineer, NES Landon Roeder - Electrical Engineer, NES |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2013.Feb.21 | Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Batteries | John Kim, Director of Technical Marketing of Enersys Battery |
Presentation (PDF) |
2012
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012.Nov.28 | Power Quality Case Studies | Reza Tejali, PE - Engineering Manager - Schneider Corp. Mike Puckett, PE - Owner - Puckett Engineering Ed Stinnett, PE - Power Utilization Engineer, TVA Jim Rossman, PE - Senior Program Manager of PQ, TVA |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) Presentation 3 (PDF) Presentation 4 (PDF) |
| 2012.August.3 | Keeping Customers Competetive with Power Quality and Energy Efficiency Solutions | Alden Wright, PE, Electric Power Research Institute |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2012.May.1 | Circuit Breaker Switching Transients on Medium-Voltage Transformers | Thomas J. Dionise, PE, Power Quality Engineering Specialist with Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2012.Feb.7 | 2011 National Electrical Code Changes | Alan Manche, Director of Industry Standards of Schneider Electric |
Presentation (PDF) |
2011
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011.Nov.1 | Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | Chris M. Finen - Application Engineer - Eaton Corporation Carla Nelson - Senior Engineer - Nashville Electric Service (NES) Ralph Boroughs - Electrical Engineer, Transportation and Infrastructure - TVA |
Flyer Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) Presentation 3 (PDF) |
| 2011.Aug.2 | Grounding for Equipment Performance and NEC 2011 | Tom Shaughnessy - PowerCET | Flyer Presentation (PDF) Additional Literature 1 (PDF) Additional Literature 2 (PDF) Additional Literature 3 (PDF) |
| 2011.May.03 | Surge Protection Devices and Lightning Protection | Mike Puckett, PE - Puckett Engineering Chris Finen, PE - Eaton Corporation |
(PDF) (PDF) |
| 2011.February.01 | Emergency Generator Systems Design & Application Considerations | Steve Lainhart and John Deason - Thompson Power Brian Jabeck and Troy Van Meter - Caterpillar Electric Power Division Dean Underwood and Eaton Rep - Underwood Sales and Eaton Corp |
White Paper(PDF) Presentation 1(PDF) Presentation 2(PDF) Presentation 3(PDF) |
2010
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010.November.02 | SMART GRID | Keith Kerzel, P.E., PMP. R W Beck Tony Richman, Nashville Electric Service |
Presentation (PDF) Presentation (PDF) |
2010.August.03 | Solar Electric Generation | Tim Polega, VP Engineering, Inovateus Solar David Temple, Product Manager, Schneider Electric |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2010.May.12 | Lightning Eliminators | Peter A. Carpenter, Engineering Sales Manager - Lightning Eliminators & Consultants |
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| 2010.May.04 | Transformers and Harmonics | David Simmons, P.E. - Product Manager Value-Add Transformers Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2010.February.02 | Principles of Lightning Protection | Bud VanSickle, Executive Director - Lightning Protection Institute |
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2009
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009.November.03 | Arc Flash Science and Regulation - Where the Industry is Going | Reza Tejali, P.E. - Manager, Engineering Services, Square D Services |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2009.August.04 | Power Factor Correction Capacitors: Understanding The Benefits and Learning How To Safely Apply Them | Keith Jones - Senior Application Engineer, ABB. Gerald Johns, P.E. - Power Utilization Engineer, TVA |
Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2009.May.05 | Data Center Design Considerations and Trends | Daniel Ellis - Power Quality Sales Manager, Eaton. |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2009.February.04 | Power Quality Solutions and Energy Savings - What is Real? | Dan Carnovale, P.E. - Power Quality Solutions Manager, Eaton Corporation. |
Presentation (PDF) |
2008
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008.November.12 | Electronic Lighting for the 21st Century | Mr.Philip Keebler, MSEE, Sr. Power Quality Engineer, Electric Power Research Institute. |
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| 2008.August.05 | Flicker Analysis and Case Studies | Jim Rossman,P.E., Senior Power Quality Manager, TVA Gerald Johns,P.E., Power Utilization Engineer, TVA |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2008.May.06 | Waveform Analysis of Power Quality Anomalies |
Dan Carnovale, Power Quality Solutions Manager, Eaton Corporation |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2008.Feb.05 | VRLA Battery Operation and Selection for UPS Applications |
Webb Burgess, Components & Reliability Engineer, Eaton Powerware |
Presentation (PDF) |
2007
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007.Dec.12 | Sensor Webs for Target Tracking in Urban Terrain (Holiday Party) | Dr. Xenophon Koutsoukos | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2007.Nov.12 | Medium Voltage Drives | Paolo Osgnach Regional Sales Manager MVD Christian Bruderer Senior Application Engineer MVD ABB, Inc. |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2007.Oct.24 | Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum for the 21st Century | Panel Discussion | |
| 2007.Aug.07 | 2008 NEC Changes and New Requirements | Alan Manche Director of Industry Standards Square D Company |
Presentation (PDF) |
| 2007.May.14 | Emergency Power Supply Systems | Smith Seckman Reid, VMC, and equipment vendors | |
| 2007.May.04 | Summer Picnic | ||
| 2007.Apr.18 | Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) | Paul Stinson, PE |
AT&T's U-Verse U-Verse User Site Microsoft's IPTV IPTV News IPTV Guide on Ars Technica |
| 2007.Apr.04 | Wind Energy as a Major Power Source for the 21st Century | John A. Bers, Ph.D. | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2007.Feb.07 | Grounding for Equipment Performance and NEC 2005 | Tom Shaughnessy | Flyer Title Slide (PDF) Segment A (PDF) Segment B (PDF) Segment C (PDF) Segment D (PDF) |
2006
| Date | Topic | Presenter | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006.Nov.13 | Power Quality Case Studies | Gerald Johns & Justin Kuhlers, TVA | Flyer Presentation 1 (PDF) Presentation 2 (PDF) |
| 2006.Nov.03 | TTU: Real-Time Simulation, Testing, and Verification of Electronic Control Units | Tarek Lahdhiri, Ph.D., P.E., General Motors Corporation | Flyer |
| 2006.Aug.01 | MCPQ: Emergency Power Systems | Bill Brown & Ed Larson, Square D | Flyer Presentation (PDF) Presentation (PowerPoint) |
| 2006.May.22 | Critical system design and UPS topologies | Daniel Ellis | |
| 2006.Mar.09 | Understanding TVSS and its Applications | Chris Finen, Eaton | Presentation (PDF) |
2005
| Date | Topic | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 2005.Nov.30 | Imagine 2013 | |
| 2005.Nov.01 | MCPQ: Metro Nashville DES Topics & Tour | |
| 2005.Oct.12 | OneTenn - A 21st Century Cyberinfrastructure for Tennessee | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2005.Sep.16 | TEC Golf Tournament | Invitation (PDF) |
| 2005.Aug.13 | RO-MAN: 14th IEEE Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication | Call for Papers (PDF) |
| 2005.Aug.02 | Power Monitoring - Present and Future Ease of Use with Web Technology Case Study - China Light and Power |
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| 2005.Mar.16 | ADSL - What's Next? | Presentation (PDF) |
| 2005.Feb.01 | How Power Quality can affect AC Drives and how AC Drives can affect Power Quality and solutions to both situations |
Harmonic Distortion from Variable Frequency Drives (PDF) Power Quality Design Issues for AC Drives (PDF) |
2004
| Date | Topic | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 2004.Oct.25 | Industrial Espionage and Modern Counter-surveillance Technology | |
| 2004.Oct.06 | MCPQ: 2004 North America Power Quality Interest Group (PQIG) Conference |
Brochure (PDF) |
| 2004.Sep.08 | Cryptography: The German Enigma Code Machine | |
| 2004.Aug.03 | MCPQ: Power quality issues: A trip through some network quality problems and their solutions | |
| 2004.May.04 | MCPQ: Lightning and Surge Protection | |
| 2004.Feb.11 | MCPQ: The Power Connector: Utility Power Quality Monitoring |
2003
| Date | Topic | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 2003.Dec.05 | Trends in HDTV and Video-on-Demand | |
| 2003.Nov.04 | Embedded Power Quality Solutions for Industrial Processes | |
| 2003.Oct.23 | A Detailed Look at the Great Blackout of 2003 | |
| 2003.Sep.25 | Ultra-wideband Wireless Technology | Articles |
| 2003.Sep.04 | TEC Golf Tournament | |
| 2003.Aug.12 | MCPQ: Arc Flash Protection: New OSHA and NFPA Rules | |
| 2003.May.14 | MCPQ: Grounding, from the Ground Up | |
| 2003.Apr.23 | Cisco UG: Network Management, What Works, What Doesn't, and Why | |
| 2003.Apr.17 | Vanderbilt EE and CS Lecture: An Overview of Hybrid Systems and Control | |
| 2003.Apr.09 | Tullahoma IEEE: Focus on Educational Outreach | |
| 2003.Mar.25 | Professional Seminar: Leading Software Development Organizations |
Flyer (PDF) |
| 2003.Mar.20 | Vanderbilt EE and CS Lecture: Video Acquisition, Processing and Modeling of a Dynamic Scene |
Flyer (PDF) |
| 2003.Mar.12 | Broadband Communications Over a Rural Power Distribution Circuit | |
| 2003.Feb.04 | MCPQ: NES Demonstration of SCADA and dispatch system | |
| 2003.Jan | Exorcising the Homunculus: Using Computational Models to Explore the Neural Basis of Cognitive Control |