Complementary three-day seminar to increase awareness of the potential for
voltage collapse and voltage instability on electric transmission grids
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New demands are
pushing America's power grid to the limits of performance. In fact, The
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has estimated that electricity, as a
percentage of total energy use in the U.S., was 25 percent in 1970, has
recently reached 40 percent, and will increase to 50 percent by 2020. Our
nation has an abundance of generating capacity in many regions -- but not the
means to deliver that power to where it is needed. Siting of transmission
lines has also caused power delivery and voltage management issues. American
Superconductor and GE Energy are sponsoring a seminar to increase awareness of
the potential for voltage collapse and voltage instability on heavily stressed
electric transmission grids. The seminar will explore various solutions
available today to help solve these challenges.
Dates for the seminar are Tuesday, October 25 - Thursday, October 27,
2005. The three day seminar will include complementary tuition, continental
breakfast and lunch each day. Attendees will be responsible for other
expenses including transportation, lodging and other meals not provided by GE
Energy and AMSC. To register visit:
http://www.amsuper.com/newsEvents/ge_energy_registration_request.cfm or for
more information call +1-608-828-9103.
The three-day seminar on voltage stability will be led by Robert D'Aquila,
who is Principal Consultant with GE Energy in Schenectady, NY. He has been
involved in many transmission planning and design projects and in the
development of power system software. His primary work is in the areas of
sub-synchronous resonance (SSR) phenomena, transient and dynamic stability
analysis, transmission equipment application, and transmission access issues.
He has been a major contributor to numerous transient stability, voltage
stability and power transfer studies in his 19 years with GE. Mr. D'Aquila
received his BSEE and MSEE from Clarkson University in 1984 and 1985,
respectively.
Other sessions include "Understanding and Solving Wind Farm
Interconnection Problems" by Bud Kehrli, Manager, Network Solutions, B.S.E.E.,
M.B.A., of American Superconductor, and "How to Find and Cure Fast Voltage
Collapse and Slow Voltage Recovery Problems" by John Diaz de Leon, B.S.E.E. of
American Superconductor.
About GE Energy
GE Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and
energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of nearly $18.5 billion. Based
in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment, services and management
solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, distributed power and
energy rental industries. More information is available at
http://www.gepower.com.
About American Superconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: AMSC)
AMSC is the world's principal vendor of high temperature superconductor
(HTS) wire and large rotating superconductor machinery, and it is a world-
leading supplier of dynamic reactive power grid stabilization products. AMSC's
HTS wire and power electronic converters are at the core of a broad range of
new electricity transmission and distribution, transportation, medical and
industrial processing applications, including dynamic reactive power grid
stabilization solutions, large ship propulsion motors and generators, smart,
controllable, superconductor power cables and advanced defense systems.
The company's products are supported by hundreds of patents and licenses
covering technologies fundamental to Revolutionizing the Way the World Uses
Electricity(TM). More information is available at http://www.amsuper.com.
American Superconductor and design, AMSC, POWERED BY AMSC, and
Revolutionizing the Way the World Uses Electricity are trademarks of American
Superconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Wanda Whitson
508-621-4454
wwhitson@amsuper.com
SOURCE American Superconductor
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Related links:
http://www.amsuper.com
http://www.gepower.com
CONTACT:
Wanda Whitson of American Superconductor,
+1-508-621-4454, wwhitson@amsuper.com
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