[IEEE-KC PES/IAS] 2025 TECHNICAL SEMINAR 2 OF 4 - PES/IAS Industry Topics

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VIRTUAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! For Virtual attendance, we have extended the registration deadline through April 8, 2025. Please see details below for registration.

The IEEE-KC PES/IAS Joint Chapter is excited to announce its Technical Seminar Series for Spring 2025!

This year we will again have an in-person hybrid format, although we will also offer a virtual option. Please see below for location details.

Topics for this year are:

Agenda:

Doors to the in-person event open at 5:00pm. Dinner will be served at approximately 5:30pm.

The evening's seminar will include two presentations and will begin promptly at 6:00pm CDT. Each presentation will include 1 break, as well as a short quiz and survey. Completion of the quiz will be required to receive a PDH certificate.

Fee Schedule:

  • Student Members
    • $25 (in-person w/meal)
    • $0 (virtual or in-person w/o meal)
  • IEEE Members: 
    • $35 (in-person)
    • $15 (virtual)
  • Non-Members:
    • $40 (in-person)
    • $20 (virtual)
  • Corporate members: $140 per seat for all four events (in-person)*

*Please contact the PES officer team for corporate registration.

PES Officer & Volunteer team contact information:

Parking Directions:

Events will be held in Training Room 1A in Burns & McDonnell's 9450 Building. Please see the illustrations below for parking directions:


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  • Date: 08 Apr 2025
  • Time: 11:00 PM UTC to 02:00 AM UTC
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  • Burns & McDonnell
  • 9450 Ward Parkway
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • United States 64114
  • Building: 9450
  • Room Number: Training Room 1A
  • Kansas City Section Chapter, PE31/IA34
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  • Starts 11 March 2025 05:00 PM UTC
  • Ends 08 April 2025 05:00 PM UTC
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  Speakers

Matthew Mills of The Mobility House

Topic:

V2G/VGI Technology and Challenges in Integration

  • The Mobility House Introduction
  • VGI Market Approach (Utilities as customers vs. fleet owner/operators as customers)
  • Active V2G Projects:
    • Renault V2G in EU
    • MassCEC V2G (resi + commercial)
    • RVXDS in CA
    • NYCSBUS V2G
  • Perceived Hurdles & Roadblocks to VGI/V2G
    • Europe vs NA
    • Complexity of Utility DERMs Requirements
    • Battery State of Health implications

Biography:

With over 8 years of experience in the utility and energy sector, Matthew is a subject matter expert on the program design of V2X pilots, with experience working on behind-the-meter flexible load resources and emergent technology development to enhance grid stability. Matthew helps clients optimize energy costs and meet sustainability goals through smart charging and energy storage solutions, advancing innovative bidirectional charging technologies that empower EVs to contribute to site and grid operations.

Prior to joining The Mobility House, Matthew was a technical program manager at Portland General Electric leading various innovative studies within the Smart Grid Test Bed to leverage customer-owned resources for flexible load and utility distribution system benefit. 

Christopher Whitten of Hitachi Energy

Topic:

Substation Transformer Bushing Design

Biography:

Mr. Whitten has been with Hitachi Energy / ABB Power Grids at the Alamo, TN facility since August of 2010. His roles include Senior Product Specialist, Transformer Components Technical Specialist, and International Segment Account Manager. He holds both a Master of Science in Biosystems Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Ag Engineering (Power and Machinery) from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.





Agenda

Doors to the in-person event open at 5:00pm. Dinner will be served at approximately 5:30pm.

The evening's seminar will include two presentations and will begin promptly at 6:00pm CDT. Each presentation will include 1 break, as well as a short quiz and survey. Completion of the quiz will be required to receive a PDH certificate.