Power & Energy Society

Speaker:  Harold Orozco, Senior Electrical Engineer P&C at Shell E&P

17 June – Power & Energy Society

Registration link:  Registration Link: IEEE PES Boston – Technical Meeting on “Protection & Control Engineering for U.S. Offshore WindProjects | IEEE PES Boston Chapter

This presentation explores the critical role of Protection and Control (P&C) systems in offshore wind projects, detailing their scope and responsibilities. It covers the project’s scale, capacity, and regulatory aspects, and explains the system architecture, including substations and cables. The protection philosophy and schemes ensure safety, equipment protection, and grid reliability. Communication and SCADA systems, testing and commissioning strategies, and cybersecurity considerations are also discussed, along with lessons learned from past projects to enhance future implementations. By integrating these elements, the presentation aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities involved in offshore wind projects.

Harold O. Fritz an electrical engineer from the University of La Salle, Colombia, has been working in P&C since the early 1990s. Over the past decade, he has specialized in high and medium voltage substations and offshore wind projects, designing systems for projects up to 2200 MW. He developed US market employer requirements based on various standards and selected technical bidders for major equipment. His expertise includes testing and commissioning protection relays, transmission line protection, implementing advanced monitoring technologies, and ECC managing distribution and transmission systems for 3.2 million customers. Harold has also worked on significant projects like a 400 MW hydroelectric plant and system protection for stations in Rochester, NY.

Free and Open to the Public; RSVP is appreciated

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For any questions regarding this presentation or any IEEE PES Boston Technical Meetings, please contact:  PES Boston Technical Meetings Chair: Chris Sweeny (christopher.sweeny@1898andco.com)

AESS (Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society)

Speaker: Dr. Joshua Kantor, Senior Staff in the Airborne Radar Systems and Techniques group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

This talk will begin with a brief overview of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, and proceed to cover various increasingly sophisticated extensions of the minimum entropy autofocus method. These advanced autofocus methods are designed to handle motion compensation errors exceeding a range resolution cell. Motion errors of this magnitude are generally not observed in current generation SAR systems but may become relevant in future ultra-wide bandwidth SAR systems (e.g. using microwave photonics) as well as very high resolution ISAR systems where target motion is not precisely known.

Biography:

Joshua Kantor holds a B.S. degree in mathematics from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Washington. He has been with MIT Lincoln Laboratory since 2009. His research has focused on the design of statistical and adaptive signal processing algorithms for radar applications as well as the development of advanced algorithms for radar imaging.

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Electromagnetic Compatibility Chapter

The IEEE EMC Boston Chapter is Pleased to Announce a Meeting / Technical Presentation with Speakers from Oak-Mitsui Technologies:

Hosted at: Intertek, Boxborough, MA

Co-sponsored by:  Intertek

Agenda:

5:00 pm Registration/check-in, complimentary dinner and refreshments

6:00 pm Welcome from Intertek and IEEE EMC-S Boston Chapter

6:10 pm Lab Tour

6:30 pm “The Impact on EMC, SI, and PI When Using Ultra-Thin Laminates in PCBs” by Bob

Bob Carter and John Ranieri, Oak-Mitsui Technologies

7:15 pm Q&A – Closing Comments

7:30 pm Adjourn

See presentation abstract and speaker bios below.

Location: Intertek USA, 70 Codman Hill Rd, Boxborough, MA 01719

Parking:  Complimentary parking is available

Register: There is NO CHARGE to attend, but please register in advance. All IEEE members and guests are welcome to attend.

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Please register no later than June 18 to ensure adequate seating and catering.

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

Presenters: Bob Carter and John Ranieri, Oak-Mitsui Technologies

The increase in data rates and processing speeds driven by AI and next generation device complexity, require more precise filtering, improved signals, and power with less noise. This discussion will focus on the newest studies showing how using some ultra-thin and high Dk laminates in PCB’s will improve the EMC, SI and PI. It also shows benefits to space utilization, and stack-up thicknesses.

Bob Carter – Oak-Mitsui Technologies

Bob is Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and Technology for Oak-Mitsui’s FaradFlex ultra-thin embedded capacitance materials and support of advanced technology VSP and Micro-Thin copper. He has over 35 years of professional experience in printed circuits, advanced electronic materials, MEM’s, RF modules, sensors, and chip packaging at companies such as Xerox, M-Flex, Rogers Corporation, and Panasonic Electronic Materials. He studied Chemical & Materials Engineering and Business Management at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, California and Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona.

John Ranieri, Oak-Mitsui Technologies

John Ranieri is the OEM Marketing Director for Oak-Mitsui Technology’s FaradFlexTM laminates – thin dielectrics for printed circuit board embedded capacitance. John has over 20 years’ experience in PCB materials at Oak-Mitsui and Rogers Corporation and has worked with OEM customers designing a wide range of high frequency and high-speed PCBs. John’s holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business.