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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE NSS IAS/PES Joint Chapter is pleased to welcome Distin
 guished Visitor Dragan Jovcic. This talk by Dr. Dragan Jovcic will explore
  the rapid advancements in High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission\, with a fo
 cus on Voltage Source Converters (VSC) and Modular Multilevel Converters (
 MMC). The session will cover the development of meshed DC grids\, challeng
 es in control\, protection\, and interoperability\, as well as emerging te
 chnologies like fast DC circuit breakers and DC/DC converters. Real-world 
 examples\, including the Zhangbei 4-terminal DC system\, will illustrate t
 he evolving state of HVDC transmission and its role in future power system
 s.\n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 16th\, 2025\n\nTime: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm\n\n
 Place: University of Saskatchewan- College of Engineering- ENG 2B53 (57 Ca
 mpus Drive\, Saskatoon\, SK)\n\nParking: Visitor Parking is available at m
 eters throughout University.\n\nThis is a technical event\, and snacks is 
 included in the registration cost.\n\nAdmission:\n\n- IEEE Member: $5.00\n
 - IEEE Student Members: $0\n- University of Saskatchewan Students: $0\n- M
 embers from the Industry (Non-IEEE Member): $10\n- Non-IEEE Members: $10\n
 \nNote: Attendees will receive a certificate of participation\, which may 
 count toward Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits. Please complete 
 the evaluation form after the event to receive your certificate.\n\nIf you
  are interested\, please register as soon as possible!\n\nThe registration
  deadline is Tuesday\, September 16 at 4:00pm\n\nSee additional details be
 low.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dragan Jovcic\n\nAgenda: \n- 5:30 - 6:00 PM: Networkin
 g and refreshment\n- 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Technical talk on DC Transmission Gri
 ds: Topology\, Components\, Modelling\, Control and Protection Challenges 
 followed by Q/A\n\nRoom: ENG 2B53\, Bldg: College of Engineering\, Saskato
 on\, Saskatchewan\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496
 013
LOCATION:Room: ENG 2B53\, Bldg: College of Engineering\, Saskatoon\, Saskat
 chewan\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496013
ORGANIZER:tehreemhussain@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:63
SUMMARY:IEEE NSS PES: Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) Talk by Professo
 r Dragan Jovcic
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496013
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IEEE NSS IAS/PES Joint Chapter is plea
 sed to welcome Distinguished Visitor Dragan Jovcic. This talk by Dr. Draga
 n Jovcic will explore the rapid advancements in High Voltage DC (HVDC) tra
 nsmission\, with a focus on Voltage Source Converters (VSC) and Modular Mu
 ltilevel Converters (MMC). The session will cover the development of meshe
 d DC grids\, challenges in control\, protection\, and interoperability\, a
 s well as emerging technologies like fast DC circuit breakers and DC/DC co
 nverters. Real-world examples\, including the Zhangbei 4-terminal DC syste
 m\, will illustrate the evolving state of HVDC transmission and its role i
 n future power systems.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Date: &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday\, September 16th\, 2
 025&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Time:&lt;strong&gt; 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;Place:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;University of Saskatchewan- College of Engineering
 - &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: rgb(241\, 196\, 15)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong id=&quot;docs-i
 nternal-guid-a760a892-7fff-721a-c359-10da2377d351&quot;&gt;ENG 2B53&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span
 &gt; (57 Campus Drive\, Saskatoon\, SK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Parking:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span
  style=&quot;background-color: rgb(241\, 196\, 15)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visitor Parking&lt;/
 strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp\;is available at&amp;nbsp\;meters throughout University.&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/
 media/display/a613fe96-4485-498d-b220-a27ebaf0f2ee&quot; width=&quot;583&quot; height=&quot;39
 6&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This is a technical event\, and snacks is included in the regi
 stration cost.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
 IEEE Member:&lt;/strong&gt; $5.00&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE Student Members:&lt;/stron
 g&gt; $0&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University of Saskatchewan Students:&lt;/strong&gt; $0&lt;/
 li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Members from the Industry (Non-IEEE Member):&lt;/strong&gt; $10
 &lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-IEEE Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $10&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
 Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Attendees will receive a certificate of participation\, whi
 ch may count toward Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits. Please co
 mplete the evaluation form after the event to receive your certificate.&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you are interested\, please register as soon as possible!
 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The registration deadline is Tuesday\, September
  16 at 4:00pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;See additional details below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br 
 /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;5:30 - 6:00 PM: Networking and refreshment&lt;/li&gt;\
 n&lt;li&gt;6:00 - 7:00 PM: Technical talk on DC Transmission Grids: Topology\, C
 omponents\, Modelling\, Control and Protection Challenges followed by Q/A&lt;
 /li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;
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