Co-sponsored by: University of Washington Bothell IEEE Student Branch ieee.uwbothell@gmail.com Increasing transmission capacity is essential to meet an increased demand of electricity, integration of renewable generation and so on. The power industry’s pressing need for the most economical ways to transfer bulk power along a desired path may be met by building new transmission lines, which is a long and costly process. Alternately, it may be quicker and cheaper to increase the available transfer capacity of the existing transmission lines with a power flow controller. Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, transformers and load tap changers in the earlier days of electrical engineering to power electronics-based solutions in recent years. Even though the costs and complexities of the available solutions vary widely, the basic underlying theory of power flow control is still the same as it always has been. SMART Power Flow Controllers (SPFC) are designed based on functional requirements and cost-effective solutions. Speaker(s): Dr. Kalyan K. Sen, Agenda: Food: 7:45 pm Technical Presentation Part 1: 8:00-8:50 pm Break: 8:50-9:00 pm Technical Presentation Part 2: 9:00-10:00 pm Location: Room: 202, Top Floor Bldg: Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) 18115 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington 98011

Lately, the electric utility industry is being hit by several drivers worldwide. Resulting from policy concerns around climate change, these drivers have created the most significant impetus for change and the subsequent alignment of politicians, regulators and customers, resulting in pressure on utilities to incorporate new sources of energy (e.g., Wind, Solar), reduce emissions (renewable energy sources, carbon reduction mechanisms, etc.) and so on. Most sources of new energy behave very differently from the normal sources of energy that we are all used to. They tend to be somewhat more expensive, somewhat erratic in their energy production and as a result are slowly becoming the biggest and newest source of headache for the electric grid operator. New tools will be needed to forecast and manage these sources of energy as they become more and more prolific. Identifying mechanisms for managing and operating renewable resources is one of the hottest areas of research in the alternative energy field. In today’s presentation Dr. Vadari will present the underlying DERMS framework that covers all aspects of planning and operating renewable resources of energy. Features of this framework include a set of tools that treat DERs more as a portfolio instead of as individual products or services.   Speaker(s): Xing Wang, Centrica, Location: Seattle, Washington

Nanotechnology for Cancer Screening   Samir M. Iqbal, Ph.D., P.E., FRSC   Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering; Faculty Associate, Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Texas at Arlington, TX 76019, USA Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA   *SMIQBAL@uta.edu   A number of bio-inspired solid-state devices have emerged in recent years that utilize micromachining to interface cells and to detect molecular biomarkers. The approaches provide rapid, label-free identification, and selective capture of diseased cells. The sensing and recognition of diseased cells when these are very few in numbers, especially in early stages of cancer, require nanoscale approaches that biomimic physiological conditions. Nanotechnology is helping create innovative physical systems for single-cell analysis.  Such engineered single-cell analysis approaches are providing new insights about cancer progression and can be important to tackle early cancer detection challenges. The biologically inspired manufacturing frameworks can be extended to other investigations, especially where viscoelastic, mechanical and chemical behaviors can be used combinatorially to faithfully transduce important molecular and cellular anomalies to meaningful signals.  This talk will provide an overview on detection, sorting and isolation of rare cells with nanotechnologies and microfluidics.   Bio Dr. Samir Iqbal is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UT-Arlington), USA. His work focuses on nanotechnology applications in solid-state sensors, developing novel nano-bio interfaces and cancer screening devices with high sensitivity and selectivity. He is a Fellow of the Royal Socety of Chmeistry and a senior member of IEEE.  He is a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and is on the EMBS Technical Committee on BioMEMS. He is also a member of American Physical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Society, Biophysical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, European Society for Nanomedicine, and Sigma Xi, to name a few. He was a recipient of US National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2009. In 2013, UT-Arlington selected him for Honorable Mention for Best Academic Advisor Award. In 2014, the College of Engineering at UT-Arlington nominated him for President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was awarded Sigma Xi Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in 2014. In November 2014, he was inducted into National Academy of Innovators by UT-Arlington. In 2015, he was given the Best Research Mentor Award. In 2016, he was awarded Research Excellence Award by his university.

Co-sponsored by: Max Emrick Topic: Sparks Museum of Electrical Invention, Bellingham Date: Saturday November 11, 2017 Time: 1:00pm – 3:30 PM, Museum Tour Place: 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Agenda: Agenda            1:00 – 2:00 pm – Museum Tour with Curators 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – MeggaZapper Electrical Show   The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The Spark Museum displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history. MegaZapper: The Museum is offering an awesome MegaZapper Electrical Show every Saturday & Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Show features the MegaZapper, one of the largest Tesla coil "lightning machines" in the country, where, for a donation, adult visitors (18 years of age and older) can enter the Lightning Cage and get up close and personal with 4 million volts of loose electricity! The show is not suitable to children under the age of 5. If you have never seen this museum it is a wonderful place to look at electrical equipment in its early beginning. Location: 1312 Bay Street Bellingham, Washington 98225

Co-sponsored by: COM19/VT06 In October 2017 Woodland Park Zoo sent me plus an Emmy award winning filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo (www.joepontecorvo.com) to the top of a remote mountain range in Papua New Guinea. I was invited because I designed an electronic tracking collar that acquires weak GPS signals under a cloud forest canopy, along with an innovative integration of altimeter and motion sensor. This research is part of a conservation program that integrates shade-grown coffee, subsistence hunting, and tree kangaroo conservation. First-ever film footage of this rare animal’s behavior plus substantially new biological data from my tracking devices will be featured on a one-hour television special in 2018. Come get a preview of this dramatic NatGeo experience! Doug Bonham is a former wildlife biologist from Montana, now a EE on Surface Pro. This project is a spin-off from a National Science Foundation grant that he received for his novel integration of Argos satellite with 802.15.4 wireless links for tracking wildlife. Doug Bonham brings fifteen years of experience designing tracking devices for endangered birds, mammals, and marine animals. Speaker(s): Doug Bonham, Agenda: In October 2017 Woodland Park Zoo sent me plus an Emmy award winning filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo (www.joepontecorvo.com) to the top of a remote mountain range in Papua New Guinea. I was invited because I designed an electronic tracking collar that acquires weak GPS signals under a cloud forest canopy, along with an innovative integration of altimeter and motion sensor. This research is part of a conservation program that integrates shade-grown coffee, subsistence hunting, and tree kangaroo conservation. First-ever film footage of this rare animal’s behavior plus substantially new biological data from my tracking devices will be featured on a one-hour television special in 2018. Come get a preview of this dramatic NatGeo experience! Doug Bonham is a former wildlife biologist from Montana, now a EE on Surface Pro. This project is a spin-off from a National Science Foundation grant that he received for his novel integration of Argos satellite with 802.15.4 wireless links for tracking wildlife. Doug Bonham brings fifteen years of experience designing tracking devices for endangered birds, mammals, and marine animals. Location: Room: 1927 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

In October 2017 Woodland Park Zoo sent me plus an Emmy award winning filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo (www.joepontecorvo.com) to the top of a remote mountain range in Papua New Guinea. I was invited because I designed an electronic tracking collar that acquires weak GPS signals under a cloud forest canopy, along with an innovative integration of altimeter and motion sensor. This research is part of a conservation program that integrates shade-grown coffee, subsistence hunting, and tree kangaroo conservation. First-ever film footage of this rare animal’s behavior plus substantially new biological data from my tracking devices will be featured on a one-hour television special in 2018. Come get a preview of this dramatic NatGeo experience! Doug Bonham is a former wildlife biologist from Montana, now a EE on Surface Pro. This project is a spin-off from a National Science Foundation grant that he received for his novel integration of Argos satellite with 802.15.4 wireless links for tracking wildlife. Doug Bonham brings fifteen years of experience designing tracking devices for endangered birds, mammals, and marine animals.

Co-sponsored by: COM19/VT06 In October 2017 Woodland Park Zoo sent me plus an Emmy award winning filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo (www.joepontecorvo.com) to the top of a remote mountain range in Papua New Guinea. I was invited because I designed an electronic tracking collar that acquires weak GPS signals under a cloud forest canopy, along with an innovative integration of altimeter and motion sensor. This research is part of a conservation program that integrates shade-grown coffee, subsistence hunting, and tree kangaroo conservation. First-ever film footage of this rare animal’s behavior plus substantially new biological data from my tracking devices will be featured on a one-hour television special in 2018. Come get a preview of this dramatic NatGeo experience! Doug Bonham is a former wildlife biologist from Montana, now a EE on Surface Pro. This project is a spin-off from a National Science Foundation grant that he received for his novel integration of Argos satellite with 802.15.4 wireless links for tracking wildlife. Doug Bonham brings fifteen years of experience designing tracking devices for endangered birds, mammals, and marine animals. Speaker(s): Doug Bonham, Agenda: In October 2017 Woodland Park Zoo sent me plus an Emmy award winning filmmaker Joe Pontecorvo (www.joepontecorvo.com) to the top of a remote mountain range in Papua New Guinea. I was invited because I designed an electronic tracking collar that acquires weak GPS signals under a cloud forest canopy, along with an innovative integration of altimeter and motion sensor. This research is part of a conservation program that integrates shade-grown coffee, subsistence hunting, and tree kangaroo conservation. First-ever film footage of this rare animal’s behavior plus substantially new biological data from my tracking devices will be featured on a one-hour television special in 2018. Come get a preview of this dramatic NatGeo experience! Doug Bonham is a former wildlife biologist from Montana, now a EE on Surface Pro. This project is a spin-off from a National Science Foundation grant that he received for his novel integration of Argos satellite with 802.15.4 wireless links for tracking wildlife. Doug Bonham brings fifteen years of experience designing tracking devices for endangered birds, mammals, and marine animals. Location: Room: 1927 Bldg: 99 14820 Northeast 36th Street Redmond, Washington 98052

Co-sponsored by: Seattle YP, IAS, and PES Societies Join IEEE Seattle Young Professional and the IEEE PES and IAS Societies for a night of networking and learning about the Career Opportunities in the Power Systems: Past, Present, and Future by Dr. Ali Moshref – PhD, P. Eng, SMIEEE, Principle Engineer, Power Systems and Testing, BBA, Vancouver Canada.   Dr. Moshref will be speaking on the subject of Power System Engineering and career opportunities of the past and comparing them with career opportunities and offerings of the industry today. He will also provide insight on Power System Engineering tools and techniques of the past, present, and future.   Dr. Moshref joined BBA in 2012 with a breadth of experience in the energy industry, including power system planning, system operation, asset management, alternative energy resources for power generation, and software development for the analysis of power systems.   He was the power system studies manager at Powertech Labs (wholly owned subsidiary of British Columbia Hydro) and contributed to the development of the five-year strategy for improved reliability and maximized grid utilization by managing the power system analysis. Additionally, Dr. Moshref developed planning and power system operation strategies and policies for various utilities and industrial organizations.   Early in his career, Dr. Moshref co-founded CYME International Inc. where he designed and developed more than twelve computer programs for power system analysis used in over 70 countries. Speaker(s): Dr. Ali Moshref, Location: Room: UW2-141 18115 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington 98011

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

  Managing the future grid will require creative, innovative solutions. Uncertainties in the grid are increasing due to the growth of less predictable & reliable renewable generation resources, demand response programs, distributed generation, microgrids, potential cyber-security issues and the aging infrastructure. Energy Management Systems (EMS) have been deployed for decades at utility control centers to manage the electricity grid in real-time. Today these EMS capabilities are poised to be enhanced quite dramatically with growth of synchrophasor PMU measurements. Solutions to decentralize management of the grid are also being introduced – these include Distribution Management Systems, Substation Automation and advances in grid control devices. These new solutions will help us manage the uncertainties and challenges of the future smart grid. This presentation will describe:  The history and evolution of the EMS from its digital genesis in the 1970’s.  The primary functions of a modern EMS  Emerging new industry drivers & emerging new technology trends  Impact of growth of microgrids, renewables and distributed generation on the EMS  Growth of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) and synchrophasor measurements worldwide  Wide area monitoring (WAMS) and wide area control (WAMPAC) solutions  Modern advanced fast-acting grid control devices  Concluding thoughts on the challenges and opportunities to manage the future grid     Speaker(s): Jay Giri, Location: Seattle, Washington

This month we’ll be talking with John H. Schneider of Holophane Lighting, a division of Acuity Brands Lighting   Meeting Agenda Light emitting diode technology Technology highlights from the early days to today LED lighting controls Unique design strategies for LED installations   John H. Schneider John has 32 years of lighting experience and employment with Holophane Lighting, a division of Acuity Brands Lighting.  John is a “Lighting Certified Professional” by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions. John has served the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Puget Sound section for over a decade in various roles including the Education Chair and President. Agenda: Meeting Agenda Light emitting diode technology Technology highlights from the early days to today LED lighting controls Unique design strategies for LED installations   Location: 701 Pike St Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98101

    Abstract: The Austin SHINES solution is a distributed energy resource (DER) management platform that optimizes value in a system with a high penetration of distributed PV generation while maintaining the power quality and reliability associated with grid service. Austin SHINES recognizes that emerging DER assets such as solar and energy storage are part of an integrated, interconnected grid system and the benefits of these resources are maximized only when they are holistically coordinated with other grid assets. By operating these assets as a coordinated system, the Austin SHINES solution creates DER deployment and control strategies that enable the grid ecosystem to serve load at a technical cost of less than $0.14/kWh while enabling a high penetration of distributed solar. The Austin SHINES project aims to drive technology innovation and development as well as enable standards in the industry. Over the course of this 39-month project, AE will install over 3MW of distributed storage, smart inverters, a DER control platform, and other technologies to achieve the Austin SHINES solution under the U.S. Department of Energy Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV (SHINES) funding opportunity. This seminar will discuss the diverse array of technologies, communication pathways, and applications of SHINES DERs, and the economic model created to guide the project.   Speaker(s): Tess Williams, Doosan, Location: Seattle, Washington

Co-sponsored by: IEEE Seattle section, Computer Society and Signal Processing Society Please come to enjoy our Holiday Banquet,  Delicious Food, Good Wine, Pleasant Companies, Stimulating Keynote                  and Inspiring Discussions….. Keynote: Thomas M. Coughlin, IEEE USA President- elect                 Title:  The Memory of Cars The event will be held at Maderian Buffet and Grill. There are over 800 delectable dishes for your pleasure,    Mongolian bar, sushi, crab, steamers, seafood, deseart, salad, chocolate fountain, ice cream and more.... Speaker(s): Thomas Coughlin, Agenda: December 1st, 2017 6 pm  Reception 6:30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Keynote Location: Room: Banquet Room 14850 NE 24th St Redmond, Washington 98052