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Distributed Generation and Introduction to Smart Grid Seminar

Room KHW 271, Kerr Hall West, Ryerson University

Friday March 8th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., Hugo Sanchez will be presenting the “Distributed Generation and Introduction to Smart Grid Seminar”. Speaker: Hugo Sanchez Day & Time: Friday March 8th, 2019 6:00 p.m. ‐ 8:00 p.m. Organizers: IEEE Ryerson Student Branch, IEEE Toronto Location: Room KHW 271 Kerr Hall West Ryerson University Toronto, ON M5B 0A1 Register: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/187758 Contact: ieee.ryersonu@gmail.com Abstract: Hey folks! IEEE Ryerson is continuing their tech talk series, with yet another tech talk focusing on Distributed Generation and an Introduction to Smart Grid. The main objective is to provide a summary of the current practices and challenges to connect Distributed Generators i.e. solar, natural gas generators, battery storage systems, etc. to the distribution grid. For regular updates checkout the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/494094801412440/

IEEE Humber Winter Coding Sessions #8

Humber College North Campus, Room F310

We will be having our weekly programming session Friday March 8 at 5:10 pm in room F310. Snacks and Codes will be served! We will continue our format of splitting off into groups for the first hour to help the new members catch up, the second hour will be preparation for IEEE Xtreme, and the 3rd hour will be dedicated to whatever interests the group that day (so bring your questions and ideas)! We will also continue our smart city project discussions! Bring your laptop with you! Day & Time: Friday March 8th, 2019 5:10 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Andew Rudder Humber College Professor Organizers: IEEE Toronto WIE, Humber Student Branch Location: Humber College North Campus, Room F310 Contact: IEEE Humber

IEEE Toronto IES Chapter Seminar “Growing Role of Electrical Machines and Drives in Electrification”

Room ERC-1092, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 0C5

Friday March 1st, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Ayman El-Refaie, Ph.D, FIEEE, will be presenting an IEEE Toronto IES Chapter Seminar “Growing Role of Electrical Machines and Drives in Electrification”. Day & Time: Friday March 1st, 2019 5:30 p.m. ‐ 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Dr. Ayman El-Refaie, Ph.D, FIEEE Thomas and Suzanne M. Werner Endowed Chair, Marquette University, USA Organizers: IEEE Toronto IES Chapter, UOIT Location: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Room: ERC-1092 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 0C5 Contact: Mohamed Youssef Abstract: Energy sustainability is arguably one of the most critical challenges for a sustainable future. With predictions showing future scarcity and/or higher degree of extraction difficulty of traditional sources of energy for example coal, oil and natural gas, the shift to sustainable clean sources of energy is a must. Another key reason is the increasing detrimental impact of using fossil fuels. Over the last few decades, there has been serious effort to replace mechanical and hydraulic systems with electrical systems. This effort also includes replacing fixed-speed and old electrical drives with higher performance variable-speed drives. This is mainly due to the higher reliability, efficiency and robustness of electrical systems. This trend of “more electric” systems could be seen across a wide range of applications. These include traction, aerospace, actuation, mining, oil & gas, and industrial applications as examples. This push for electrification posed a lot of challenges to develop electrical systems that meet the demanding requirements of the various applications including harsh environments, high power density, high efficiency and fault tolerance in safety-critical applications. At the heart of the electrification effort is the development of advanced electrical machines and drives. This presentation will provide an overview of the various applications where electrification is taking place. The presentation will focus on electrical machines and drives that have been developed or are currently under development. The presentation will also cover some general trends in electrical machines and potential areas of research. Biography: Ayman M. El-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison on 2002, and 2005 respectively. Between 2005 and 2016, he has been a principal engineer and a project leader at the Electrical Machines and Drives Lab at General Electric Global Research Center. Since January 2017, he joined Marquette University as the Thomas and Suzanne M. Werner Endowed Chair in sustainable and secure energy. His interests include electrical machines and drives. He has 45 journal and 75 conference publications, with several others pending. He has 41 issued US patents and 28 US patent applications, with several others pending. At GE, he worked on several projects that involve the development of advanced electrical machines for various applications including, aerospace, traction, wind, and water desalination. He was the program manager and principal investigator of a $5.6M DOE-funded project to develop next generation traction motors for hybrid vehicles. He is currently the program manager and principal investigator of a $12M DOE-funded project to develop next generation traction motors for hybrid vehicles that do not include rare earth materials. He was the chair for the IEEE IAS Transportation Systems committee and an associate editor for the Electric Machines committee. He was a technical program chair for the IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE). He was the general chair for ECCE 2014 and 2015 ECCE steering committee chair. He is the general chair of IEMDC 2019. He is a member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society executive board. He is an IEEE Fellow.