IEEE-Madison Meeting Reminders
PLEASE REGISTER for these October Meetings!
Upcoming Meetings
IEEE Webinar: "Today’s Engineering Workplace and How IEEE-USA Can Help"
- Wednesday, October 21st at 5:30 PM
- Virtual Town Hall by Tarek Lahdhiri
- Location:
On-Line (Link will be emailed from you registration information) - Please Register at the IEEE-Madison event page.
Talk: Join IEEE-R4 Members for an informative town hall meeting meeting by Tarek Lahdhiri.
This Virtual Town Hall presents some of the challenges in today’s engineering workplace in view of all the changes that we recently experienced. In addition, it discusses the marketplace directions and see what engineering specialties are predicted to grow most in the near future, and hear how IEEE supports engineering careers.
Topics will include:
Working/Studying Remotely
Shift in Industry Strategy as far as place of work
Skills to have in Today’s workplace
Bio: Dr. Lahdhiri received the degree of MS-EE in Communication Systems in 1990 and the PhD degree in Control Systems in 1995. Dr. Lahdhiri is currently working for General Motors LLC in Warren, Michigan, where he is holding the position of Strategy Leader for Real-Time Control Systems Simulations and Automation within the Global Validation Department. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Michigan, licensed Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and Master Black Belt DFSS certified by General Motors LLC. He authored and co-authored over 16 journal papers and 35 conference papers and his areas of interest include Control Systems, Systems Engineering, Real-Time Modeling and Simulation, and Engineering Management.
Dr. Lahdhiri is a Senior IEEE member and has been leading several activities within the IEEE organization. Currently, he is the IEEE Region 4 PACE Chair and member of the IEEE-USA Career Professional Development (CPD). He held the position of IEEE-USA Vice President of Career Member Services (2018-2019). Currently, Dr. Lahdhiri is running for Region 4 Director position.
Dr. Lahdhiri is the recipient of the 2001 IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award, the 2004 IEEE-USA Professional Leadership Award, and the 2007 IEEE-USA Citation of Honor Award, and the 2012 IEEE Region 4 Jack Sherman Award.
IEEE-Madison PES/IAS: "Reaching the Full Potential of Integrated Machine Drives"
Thursday, October 29th at 6:00 PM
- On-Line Presentation by Dr. Thomas Jahns, UW-College of Engineering
- Location:
On-Line (Link will be emailed from you registration information) - Please Register at the IEEE-Madison event page.
Talk: Power electronics is an appealing target for physical integration with electric machines, motivated by desires to achieve mass, volume, and cost savings via elimination of special enclosures and connecting cables. Despite some notable successes dating back to the 1960s, there have been a number of formidable obstacles that have limited the successful adoption of this integration technology, including the inability of power electronics to tolerate the thermal and vibration extremes imposed by the machines. Despite these challenges, continuing advances in power electronics (PE) technology are progressively suppressing the barriers to successful integration. Key among these is the accelerating maturity of wide-bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor switches (SiC and GaN) that offer exciting prospects for shrinking the size of power converters by significantly raising their operating frequencies.
This presentation explores the future of integrated motor drives(IMDs) by first reviewing key applications and motivating factors that are spurring new research in this field. Looking ahead, the case will be made for a revival of interest in current-source inverters (CSIs) for future machine drives, highlighting the potential of new WBG power switches to update a technology that has been largely dormant for the past 30+ years. The objective is to simultaneously address EMI, temperature, voltage overshoot, and faultmode limitations of today’s dominant voltage-source inverter (VSI) machine drives. Progress made to date towards achieving these appealing advantages will be highlighted. The presentation will conclude with a review of both the opportunities and challenges presented by emerging technologies for realizing the full potential of the integrated motor drive vision during coming years.
Bio: Thomas M. Jahns received his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from MIT, Cambridge, MA (USA). Dr. Jahns joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin – Madison (USA) in 1998 as a Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electric Machines in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC), a university/industry consortium with over 85 international sponsors.
Prior to coming to UW-Madison, Dr. Jahns worked at GE Corporate Research and Development in Niskayuna, NY (USA) for 15 years, where he pursued new power electronics and motor drive technology in a variety of research and management positions. His current research interests at UW-Madison include integrated motor drives and multiple forms of electrified propulsion, including on- and off-road electric vehicles and electric aircraft propulsion.
Dr. Jahns is a Fellow of IEEE. He received the 2005 IEEE Nikola Tesla Technical Field Award “for pioneering contributions to the design and application of AC permanent magnet machines”. Dr. Jahns is a Past President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award presented by the IEEE Industry Applications Society. He was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2015.