Institute and Society Awards Presentations at the Honolulu IMS 2007 (Awards) [includes IEEE Fellows: Class of 2007]

Lists those individuals presented with IEEE and Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) awards at the IMS 2007, held in Honolulu, HI in June 2007. Also lists the IEEE MTT-S members designated as IEEE Fellows in 2007.     

Society News [including 2008 Fellows, Zucker prize winners, and In Memoriam]

Among the items in this column are the names of 2008 IEEE Fellows who are IAS members, the names of the 2007 Zucker Prize winners, and a brief obituary for Thomas D. Higgins, a long-time IAS member and IEEE Life Fellow.     

DEIS Members who are new IEEE Fellows [DEIS News]

Features the three new DEIS members named as IEEE Fellows for 2007. They are Michel Duval, Masoud Farzaneh, and Nagu Srinivas.     

D&EI Folks [including IEEE Fellows and obituary]

Four DEIS members were named IEEE Fellows for 2008; an account of the life and career of Jarle Sletbak, who passed away in January 2007.     

D&EI Folks [including obituaries and IEEE Fellows]

This column provides obituaries for Victor Sokolov and Andreas Kelen and announces the election of two IEEE Fellows, Jane Lehr and Dr. James E. Thompson.     

Editorial

Welcome to 2009 and a new issue of IEEE Potentials. I am especially proud to note that three of the technical articles are written by IEEE Fellows and one by a recent doctoral graduate. As always, we have ensured that these articles are geared toward the background and interests of Student Members and entry-level engineers. To our readers who are contemplating their careers and research, we hope these articles will introduce you to new ideas and fields of study; to our readers who are more concerned with their academic coursework, we are confident these articles will give you an opportunity to see the impact of textbook theory to cutting-edge engineering applications.     

IES 2008 Awards and 2009 Fellows [Society news]

Lists the IES awards that were presented at the IECON'08 Award Ceremony and their recipients. The class of 2009 IES Fellows is also recognized.     

The Standards Department and Its Relationships to the IEEE Standards Process

THE PROCESS of developing voluntary electrical standards is one of the outstanding activities of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. The resulting IEEE standards give long-lasting and widespread benefits to Society members, and this is perhaps most evident in the Society's ``Color Book' series. The Society standards activity also provides a significant service to other members of the IEEE. For instance, ten percent of all income from IEEE standards document sales in recent years has come from IAS standards [1]. This income production is ahead of the collective standards produced by any other IEEE society. (IEEE standards document sales in 1984 alone totalled $1.8 million.) As described in the IEEE Standards Manual [2], an IEEE standard represents a consensus of all interests concerned with the scope of the standard, provides a common ground for communication among those using the standard, and gives an authoritative reference to the state of technology. Each existing IEEE standard must be kept up to date by means of mandatory review at least every five years. The IEEE is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and IEEE standards are routinely submitted to ANSI for adoption as American National Standards.     

适用于数字化变电站的IEEE1588测试仪的研制

针对数字化变电站中智能设备的IEEE1588协议测试需求,提出了一种适用于数字化变电站的IEEE1588测试仪的研制方案。该方案分析了IEEE1588测试仪的系统功能要求、介绍了其硬件及软件设计,并研究了测试案例控制模式和测试自动化实现。利用该测试仪构成的闭环测试系统,可以实现数字化变电站中智能设备的IEEE1588协议一致性测试。实际应用效果表明该测试仪能正确完成智能设备的IEEE1588协议实时闭环测试,可显著提高智能设备IEEE1588协议测试效率,确保智能设备IEEE1588协议实现的正确性和可靠性。     

工业以太网的时钟同步协议对比分析

分析了目前在工业以太网应用中的3类时钟同步协议SNTP、IEEE1588及改进的IEEE1588。具体说明了精确时钟同步协议标准IEEE1588的基本原理,以及Profinet对IEEE1588的改进。     

电力系统 IEEE 1588一致性测试研究

为确保支持 IEEE 1588精密时间协议(precision time protocol,PTP)的各厂家智能设备能互连互通及稳定时间同步,对此类设备进行 IEEE 1588一致性测试是十分必要的.为此在简要介绍 IEEE C37.238—2011(电力 PTP Profile)基础上,提出了电力系统 IEEE 1588一致性测试的测试方法,分析了 IEEE 1588一致性测试应具备的测试结构,描述了基于测试案例的一致性测试流程,详细说明了 IEEE 1588一致性测试的测试内容,总结了 IEEE 1588一致性测试的实施关键点     

Double branch outage modeling and simulation: Bounded network approach

Energy management system operators perform regular outage simulations in order to ensure secure operation of power systems. AC power flow based outage simulations are not preferred because of insufficient computational speed. Hence several outage models and computational methods providing acceptable accuracy have been developed. On the other hand, double branch outages are critical rare events which can result in cascading outages and system collapse. This paper presents a double branch outage model and formulation of the phenomena as a constrained optimization problem. Optimization problem is then solved by using differential evolution method and particle swarm optimization algorithm. The proposed algorithm is applied to IEEE test systems. Computational accuracies of differential evolution based solutions and particle swarm optimization based solutions are discussed for IEEE 30 Bus Test System and IEEE 118 Bus Test System applications. IEEE 14 Bus Test System, IEEE 30 Bus Test System, IEEE 57 Bus Test System, IEEE 118 Bus Test System and IEEE 300 Bus Test System simulation results are compared to AC load flows in terms of computational speed. Finally the performance of the proposed method is analyzed for different outage configurations.     

IEEE and Accreditation of Engineering Programs

Accreditation of engineering education programs is a responsibility of ECPD. IEEE, as a Participating Body of ECPD, participates through committees of the Educational Activities Board and through individual IEEE members selected to work with ECPD Committees. In addition to satisfying ECPD criteria for engineering programs, electrical engineering and computer engineering programs that are to be accredited must comply with IEEE guidelines for their programs. Interest in accreditation by IEEE members and officers has increased in recent years. This increased interest has resulted in increased participation by IEEE in the accreditation of engineering programs.     

The Faraday bicentennial

This article on Michael Faraday is a reprint from Scanning the Past, a history of electrical engineering and its pioneers printed by the IEEE, The book contains James E. Brittain's monthly historical articles from the Proceedings of the IEEE. James Brittain is an IEEE Fellow elected in 1987, "for development of the field of electrical history." He was Chairman of the IEEE History Committee in 1978/1979 and 1988/1989. Throughout his career, he has served in editorial positions of the Proceedings of the IEEE, Transactions, and Editorial Board of the IEEE Spectrum. He received a Ph.D. of History of Science and Technology in 1970 from Case Western Reserve University. He was at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of History, Technology, and Society when he retired in 1995 to Hendersonville, North Carolina, where he continues to write for publication. This article was originally published in the Proceedings of the IEEE, vol 79, Sept. 1991     

基于IEEE1588的配电网同步对时网络研究

为解决配电网中配电终端的同步对时问题,提出利用网络测量和控制系统精确时钟同步协议标准(standard for a precision clock synchronization protocol for network measurement and control system,IEEE 1588)实现配电终端同步对时的方法。深入研究IEEE 1588中的时钟类型、IEEE 1588报文格式、延迟请求响应机制和IEEE 1588时钟同步过程,并提供基于IEEE 1588的配电网同步对时网络的实例。通过系统测试,对精度、馈线自动化测控终端(feeder terminal unit,FTU)的B码对接性能和同步可靠性进行全面检测,证明了基于IEEE 1588的配电网同步对时网络的优越性。     

Where does the money come from? [President's Message]

The first thing to understand about the IEEE Industry Applications Society's (IAS's) finances is that the Society does not have any money. IAS has no bank account and no checkbook. IEEE has the money. With the exception of conferences, the IEEE receives and spends all the money that we show as the Society?s income and expenses. The IEEE has set up an accounting system that credits IAS accounts with certain categories of income and debits IAS accounts for certain categories of expenses. On those occasions when the IEEE says that our share of an expense is a certain amount, the IEEE simply removes that amount from one of the IAS accounts. We can argue, but the money disappears anyway.     

Comparison testing of IEEE standard 841 motors

The IEEE Standard 841 was developed to identify additional specific features deemed necessary for application of induction motors in the petroleum and chemical industry. The Pulp and Paper Industry Committee (PPIC) of the IEEE Industry Applications Society has also been studying the IEEE Standard 841 for possible adoption by the pulp and paper industry. Members of the PPIC Ad Hoc Committee on IEEE 841 have suggested additional requirements to those in the existing standard. This paper discusses a comparison testing program conducted by the Motor Systems Resource Facility, an EPRI/BPA center at Oregon State University, Corvallis, in support of an industrial investigation of the available motors manufactured to the IEEE Standard 841. Seven major motor manufacturers participated in this study. Each manufacturer provided a 50-hp, a 100-hp, and a 200-hp "Standard" IEEE 841 motor for examination on delivery and IEEE 112 Method A efficiency testing. All of the motors were horizontal, three phase, 60 Hz, four pole, and 460 V (except one that was 575 V)     

We can make it better! [President's Message]

It is my great pleasure to write to you as the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) president while we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of the IEEE. The IEEE has had significant and lasting impact on engineering and related fields and has become one of the most influential professional societies in the world. Being a member society of the IEEE, the EMBS has played a significant and leadership role in the field of biomedical engineering. As the IEEE symbolizes technical excellence and societal impact, we should make every effort to maintain and enhance the quality and impact of what we are doing and what we plan to do.     

Safety practices in electrolytic cell line working zones: 1994changes

In 1974 the Electrical Cell Line Working Group of the Chemical Industry Committee prepared a trial-use standard for Electrical Safety Practices in Electrolytic Cell Line Working Zones. Comments on the trial-use standard were incorporated into a full-status standard and published as IEEE Std 463-1977, IEEE Standard for Electrical Safety Practices in Electrolytic Cell Line Working Zones. IEEE Std 463-1977 was reaffirmed in 1987. IEEE Std 463 was used as a source document for Article 668, Electrolytic Cells, of the National Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70); Part 1, Chapter 4H, Specific Purpose Equipment and Installations-Electrolytic Cells of the Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Work Places (NFPA 70B-1988); and OSHA 1910.306(h), Electrolytic Cells. In 1991 a working group was formed to review and update IEEE Std 463. The purpose of this article is to describe the current update to IEEE Std 463. The current application of IEEE Std 463 in relation to NFPA 70; NFPA 70E, Parts 1 and 2; and OSHA 1910 Subpart S-Electrical are discussed     

基于IEEE 1588的数字化变电站时钟同步技术研究

IEEE 1588是关于网络测量和控制系统的精密时间协议(precision time protocol,PTP)标准,其网络对时精度可达亚ms级。文章介绍了IEEE 1588标准定义的高精度时钟同步的原理以及PTP时钟模型,针对遵循IEC 61850标准的变电站通信网络拓扑结构,提出了IEEE 1588在数字化变电站内的应用方案,讨论了各方案的优缺点,并给出了时钟设备的冗余配置方法及其功能实现。文章从理论上分析了IEEE 1588标准的时钟同步误差,最后从全网的角度探讨了该标准的具体应用策略。