Title: Sub-Synchronous Interaction and Harmonic Control Instability Associated with HVDC and Wind Plant Installations
Date: April 3, 2019
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: 110-12AV SW
Details: Registration
Sub-synchronous interactions (SSI) are a family of physical interactions that involve exchange of energy between a generator and a transmission system at ac frequencies below …
Title: Privacy Implications of the Internet of Things
Date: March 5, 2019
Time: 5:30-9pm
Location: 110-12AV SW
Details: Registration
Big data analytics promises to bring many benefits including increased security, safety, insight, and understanding about how to best support highly valued public services. Conversely, such analytics could be used to …
Title: Safety Instrumented Systems – Avoidance and Control of Systematic Failures
Date: February 5, 2019
Time: 5:30-9pm
Location: 110-12AV SW
Details: Registration
Safety Instrument Systems (SIS) intend to control risk of hazards to a tolerable boundary by reducing dangerous failures rate. There are two types of failures; random and systematic. …
Title: Pipeline Leak Detection Methods, Requirements, and Practical Considerations
Date: January 8, 2019
Time: 5:30-9pm
Location: 110-12 AV SW
Details: Registration
There is increasing interest in understanding more about pipeline leak detection methods and how to implement them for liquid pipelines. Leak detection is a diverse topic drawing on a …
Title: Industrial Internet of Things/Edge Processing
Date: December 4, 2018
Time: 5:30-9pm
Location: 110 – 12 Ave SW
Details: Registration
The cloud offers near infinite storage and compute power to perform advanced analytics and machine learning, but edge processing on-site can also add value in many scenarios. Moving services typically …
Title: Alberta Power Grid Operations & Systems – Part II
Date: May 3, 2018
Time: 5:15-9pm
Location: TransAlta Building Atrium 1, 110 – 12 Ave SW
Details: Registration
AESO is the independent system operator of the Alberta power grid and market, who also plays the critical roles of Balancing Authority (BA) …
Title: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Power Systems
Date: May 7, 2018
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Location: University of Calgary Downtown Campus, Event Center B and C
Details: Flyer – Registration
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has recently emerged as a science even though it may still be considered in its early stages of development. Depending on the …
Title: Roadmap for Implementing a Safety System
Date: March 8, 2018
Time: 5:15-9pm
Location: T1-Auditorium at TransAlta, 110 – 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Details: Registration
International standards IEC 61511 and IEC 61508 provide guidance for implementing the safety system life-cycle phases. Armed with this knowledge safety design engineers may feel …
Title: Grid Energy Storage: Policies and Applications
Date: November 20, 2017
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: T1-Auditorium at TransAlta, 110 – 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Details: Flyer – Registration (registration closes November 16)
Title: Low Cost DC Microgrids
Date: September 21, 2017
Time: 5:15-9pm
Location: T1-Auditorium at TransAlta, 110 – 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB
Details: Flyer – Registration
