Co-sponsored by: IEEE Seattle Section & PES IEEE Seattle YP is partnering with Seattle University to host Networking + Bowling event for IEEE members, non-members, and friends! Bowling. Socializing. Networking. Join us for the Young Professionals casual meetup and a night of social activities such as bowling, pool, gaming arcade, and networking!  This is an IEEE Seattle Section and IEEE PES event so Young Professionals with all backgrounds will attend. Members pay $15 and non-members pay $25…  Join us Fee Covers          Seattle University Parking          4 Bowling lanes and 1 pool table          Bowling Shoes Parking We will meet at Seattle University Parking Area: 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122   Speaker(s): Dr. Henry Louie, Agenda:          6:30pm –Drive to Seattle University Parking Lot for free parking (with registration)          6:45pm – Brief discussion with Professor Louie Henry from Seattle University          7:00pm – Walk to the Garage for bowling!          7:15pm – 9:15pm – Networking, Bowling, and Pool          9:30pm – Wrap up and walk back to Seattle U parking lot.   Location: 1120 Broadway Seattle, Washington 98122

Presentation:  Actuation System Challenges in the More Electric Aircraft Date: September 12, 2017 Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm Location: Microsoft Campus Bldg. 99 room 1919 (Pizza and drinks will be served. Please register here) This presentation will discuss issues with electrifying actuation systems in the more electric aircraft.  The presentation will highlight where electric actuation is used and discuss applications currently dominated by hydraulic actuation.  It will show the challenges that must be overcome to replace hydraulic actuation with electric.   Presenter: Nicholas J. Nagel, Ph.D. Director, Research & Development Triumph Aerospace Systems - Seattle     Nicholas J. Nagel received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana in 1989.  He received the M.S. degrees in mechanical and electrical and computer engineering and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1995, 1996, and 1998, respectively, with a focus in control of electric machinery.  His Ph.D. thesis was on modeling and control of switched reluctance machines.  He is currently employed at Triumph Aerospace systems – Seattle, Washington, where his research is focused on high performance motion and motor control for aerospace applications.  Dr. Nagel is also an affiliate professor at the University of Washington where he teaches courses in Electric Machines and Drives, Controls, and Power Electronics.   This will be a joint meeting with the Aerospace and Electronic Systems chapter.

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September Excom Location: Room: 1919 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

This month we’ll be talking with Technical Sales Specialist Gary Paterson of Dynamatic Drive Source International INC. Sturtevant, Wis.   Meeting Agenda Eddy Current Drive Theory of Operation Performance Analysis Economic Implications Application Considerations …all with a focus on pump and similar applications.   Gary Paterson Gary Patterson holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, where he pursued the Power Option, specializing in rotating equipment and electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution. He began his career with a manufacturer of large motors, assigned as a factory application engineer, specializing in the firm’s line of eddy current variable speed drives, and their emerging variable frequency drive technology.  He served later as a field sales engineer in Chicago, and eventually assumed regional responsibility. He has worked in field sales as a region manager for a variable frequency drive manufacturer, and has also been employed as a sales engineer with a manufacturer’s representative firm, responsible for a large variety of electrical and mechanical equipment.  He presently serves as the Pump, Fan and Compressor Technical Sales Specialist for DSI/Dynamatic, focusing on pumping and similar applications in the industrial and municipal markets.  Location: 701 Pike St Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101

Northwest Energy System Symposium 2018, NWESS 2018 Planning Committee Meeting. These planning meeting for a 2-day IEEE PES conference to be held at the University of Washington are open plannning meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month leading up to the conference.  The work is to obtain facilities, speakers for the conference, food and beverage and advertise.  Speaker(s): Max Emrick, Location: Seattle, Washington

Summary: The PUD has installed the first two battery systems as part of a multi-year program aimed at transforming the marketplace and how utilities manage grid operations. These battery storage systems are the first to be built using the cutting-edge Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA). The first set of lithium batteries is located at a utility substation near the PUD’s operations center. A second system, a set of vanadium flow batteries, was installed in early 2017. The installations are designed to improve reliability and the integration of renewable energy sources, which are rapidly growing in the Pacific Northwest. The utility is managing its energy storage projects with an Energy Storage Optimizer (ESO), a software platform that runs in its control center and maximizes the economics of its projects by matching energy assets to the most valuable mix of options on a day-ahead, hour-ahead and real-time basis. Visit Requirements: The energy storage system is located in a substation. Attendees are required to wear hard hats (provided by SNOPUD) and hiking boot type shoes (closed toe with ankle support). There will be a safety briefing provided before entering the substation. Attendance is limited to 16 people. Please RSVP. Light refreshments will be provided prior to the tour. Speaker(s): Arturas Floria, Substation Engineer, Agenda: 1:00 pm – Welcome and Introductions1:15 pm – Presentation on energy storage at SnoPUD Electric Building2:00 pm – Drive to the energy storage site (5 minutes away) – participants will drive their own cars2:15 pm – Security briefing2:30 pm – Tour of Energy Storage System4:00 pm – Return to the Electric Building and adjourn Location: 2320 California Street Everett, Washington 98201

The sharing economy. It is all the rage. Going on vacation? Rent out your home for extra income! Have space in your car? Pick up passengers for extra income! Companies such as AirBnB, VRBO, Lyft, and Uber have disrupted housing and transportation sectors. Their innovative business models are based on resource sharing that leverage underutilized infrastructure. They are enabled by peer-to-peer platforms that match eager sellers with willing buyers. Are there compelling sharing economy   Speaker(s): Kameshwar Poolla, Location: University of Washington , Washington