IEEE Power Electronics

IEEE PELS Historian Report - March 1996

Historian's (Jerrold Foutz) plans for 1996

1995 Activities

When Phil Hower indicated he could not continue in the capacity of as History Chair during 1996 I was asked by Tom Jahns to resume the position. I accepted based on a plan for using the World Wide Web and our new society server as a repository for PELS historical material.

1996 Activities and Plans

The IEEE Power Electronics Society History page went active on January 14, 1996 at the Internet World Wide Web URL:
http://www.cyberg8t.com/smpstech/history/index.html
Plans call for transferring the site to the PELS web server at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University when the new society server is operational and secure directory access is established.

[Note: Moved to new Server February 1997
http://www.ieee-pels.vt.edu/HTMLpage/PELS/TEXT/index.htm]
The initial thrust of the site is on the William E. Newell Power Electronics Award awardees. Thomas G. Wilson, Sr. is providing material. I also have several "As I remember it." letters and I believe Phil Hower has similar material, including tapes, that I want to include early on.

A to-do list for activities this year, in no particular order, includes:

Cull existing archives for pertinent material for Web posting.

Scan in photographs.

Actively solicit "As I remember it." letters.

Get permissions from IEEE to include the full text of some articles such as Burns' and Kassakian's PELS Transaction articles on our history.

Cull our newsletter for pertinent material for Web posting.

Encourage members to be alert to capture, retain, and forward historical materials to the historian.

I encourage others to make suggestions for this to-do list and and the Web site as it progresses.

Respectively submitted by

Jerrold Foutz

IEEE PELS Historian

February 1996

Chair:

The current chair is listed as a member of the Administrative Committee

Charter:

To advance the level of understanding of electronics transformers, their component materials and other related magnetic devices and apparatus.

Responsibilities:

Sponsors tutorials, short courses, sessions at conferences and workshops on issues related to electronics transformers and other magnetic apparatus
Publishes papers, special issues of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, bibliographies and PELS NEWSLETTER articles on electronics transformers
Sponsors standards for electronics transformers, their component materials and other magnetic devices.
Forms adhoc subcommittees to address particular technical opportunities as they arise.
Produces an annual report each January 1, tracing the work of the committee during the previous year, work in progress, goals for the new year and a current committee roster.
Prepares an interim report in June describing progress against goals and gives AdCom members an opportunity to discuss and comment on the committee's activities.

Meetings:

The ETTC generally meets twice a year, once in the spring, usually in conjunction with the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) and once in the fall, usually in conjunction with the Electrical manufacturing & Coil Winding Association conference (EMCWA). These meetings are used to review progress in the development of new or revision of existing of IEEE standards maintained by the ETTC. Topical subjects in the area of magnetic devices are also discussed to determine if new standards, guides or recommended practices are needed.

Membership:

The ETTC meetings are open to anyone with a genuine interest in the design, manufacturing or the application of electronics transformers or other related magnetic devices. Active membership (voting membership) is governed by the guidelines of the ETTC Operating Manual and of the PELS operation handbook.