IEEE Power Engineering Society Transformers Committee Meeting John

IEEE Power Engineering Society Transformers Committee Meeting John Estey PES President March 18, 2003 Raleigh, North Carolina

Suggested Topics • • • Employer Support New Meetings Format Standards Strategy for the Future IEEE-NEMA MOU Effectiveness of Standards Work Relationship with IEEE Standards Folks

Suggested Topics • • • Employer Support New Meetings Format Standards Strategy for the Future IEEE-NEMA MOU Effectiveness of Standards Work Relationship with IEEE Standards Folks

Our Overall Objective: Improve service to our members

Topics Related to 2003 PES Goals • Enhance employer support – Focus Groups with industry executives – What’s in it for Me? brochure – PES Annual Report – Power Systems Basics for Business Professionals – Direct interaction with industry executives – Involvement of more utility executives in PES – Providing “soft skills” training to members

Topics Related to 2003 PES Goals • • Enhance employer support Continue to implement new meetings structure Develop new standards vision Increase membership among – Graduates of Last Decade (GOLD) – Emerging industry segments • Develop realistic balanced budget for 2004

Other Suggested Topics • IEEE-NEMA Memorandum of Understanding

IEEE- NEMA MOU Historical Division of Work NEMA IEEE • • • Dimensions Preferred rating values Test procedures (conformance tests) Standard settings Construction/manufacturing standards • Installation/maintenance guides • • • Definitions Service conditions Temperature limits Performance requirements Test procedures (design & production tests) Acceptance criteria for tests Guide to specifications Power circuit breaker control schemes

“Historical Process” Note: Processes differ somewhat between the committees

Other Suggested Topics • IEEE-NEMA Memorandum of Understanding • Efficiency of standards work • Relationship with IEEE Standards Folks

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