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Friday, October 2, 2009 at 12 noon
Niskayuna
Reformed Church |
ABSTRACT
Overview of the state of wind generation business in present, and future. Review the national goals of wind energy production in US, Europe, and Asia. Discuss the challenges the business faces in terms of technology, and standards and policies. Overview of new technology development in electric machine design to improve availability and reliability and to increase generator output capacity.ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Salem is currently leading the wind diagnostic team for wind product service and warranty organization. In his current role, he has been responsible for building wind diagnostic team to provide early insights on health condition of wind fleet under warranty. Sam and his team are also providing technical and fleet data support for the CBM NPI program for wind turbines. Prior to his current role, Sam has been involved in a number of Generator Services NPI programs including a program on developing new concepts of on-line monitoring for large generators. Sam is the US national delegate on rotating electrical machines at International Council on Large Electrical Systems (CIGRE). He was the IEEE Section Chair in 2005-2006. Sam has been a GE employee since 1999 and he holds 14 US patents. Sam has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.
DIRECTIONS:
The church is located just west of the intersection of Rosendale/Vly Rd
and Rt. 7, on the corner of Niskayuna Rd and Rt. 7. There is plenty of
parking, accessible from either Rt. 7 or Niskayuna Rd. The meeting will
be in the large white meeting hall next to the church. Enter through the
large glass doors at the lower level. Please note that there is no
smoking allowed anywhere on the church grounds.
Map
to Niskayuna Reformed Church
NOTE: Valley Road = Vly Road
LUNCH:
Lunch is provided.
RESERVATIONS:
Please contact Lou Tomaino at schdyieee
(at) yahoo.com by Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM to reserve. This
event is free for IEEE members, $5.00 for non-members to help cover the
cost of the room.
Please be courteous and cancel your reservation if you cannot attend so that we have a chance to adjust the food order and seating.
Sponsored by the Power Engineering Society (PES)
(halstead@ieee.org)
