Wildfire challenges and mitigation on power systems

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IEEE Chattanooga - October Meeting

Please join the Chattanooga IEEE Section, PES Chapter, and Life Member Affinity Group for an in-person meeting on Thursday, Oct 22, 11:30 am, at The Enterprise Center Meeting Space in the Lupton Building, 3rd floor – Community Space (1010 Georgia Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37402)

Optional $10 meeting fee will go toward IEEE Chattanooga Section Scholarship Fund.  Click 'Register Only' if you do not want to donate to the scholarship fund. 

Speaker: Akram Saad

Topic: Wildfire challenges and mitigation on power systems

This presentation will provide an overview of methods and technologies that protection engineers can apply to reduce the probability of igniting wildfires.  It will also go through a real-world experience of a utility applying some of those concepts. 

Bio: Akram Saad received his B.SC in Electrical Engineering from the University of Khartoum, Sudan, in 2014 and a M.SC in Electrical Engineering in 2018 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Akram joined Danovo Energy Solutions in 2022, He is now a Senior Advisor with the protection settings and substation business area focusing on standard development and T&D settings projects. Prior to that, he was a protection consultant with Patterson Power Engineers from 2018 to 2021. Akram is a senior member of the IEEE, chair of the IEEE PES Chattanooga chapter, and a registered professional engineer.

Directions:

  • The Lupton Building has two entrances:
    • Georgia Ave entrance (behind the Pickle Barrel): half flight of stairs to the elevators
    • Columbia St. entrance (next to the Dwell Hotel): wheelchair accessible
  • Meeting room located on the third floor

Parking:

  • Street parking can be found at both entrances of the building
  • Pay-to-park lots can be found on the corner of market and 11th Street and on Houston Street

 


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  • 1010 Georgia Ave
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • United States 37402
  • Building: Lupton Building
  • Room Number: Community Space - 3rd Floor
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  • Starts 02 October 2026 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 22 October 2026 01:00 PM UTC
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  Speakers

Akram Saad

Topic:

Wildfire challenges and mitigation on power systems