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In recent years, the legislative pressures of deregulation, the economic pressures that are forcing downsizing, and the market-place pressures of potential take-overs have forced utilities to re-think their operational and organizational practices. Utilities are realizing that, in order to keep their logo on their hardhats, they must shift their focus. Customer Service has suddenly become one of the major strategic goals. View full Abstract »

The 2007 IEEE-USA Annual Report highlights IEEE-USA's progress and accomplishments in each of our 2007 priority areas, as well as our related efforts to promote the public awareness and appreciation of engineering and increase organization outreach and engagement of the IEEE's U.S. membership. Edited by Pender M. McCarter. Copyright 2008. [14 pages; 5.4 MB PDF download*]. *This e-book is only available as an IEEE member download. Members, to download your free copy, go to http://salary.ieee.org ... View full Abstract »

The 2008 IEEE-USA Program Book highlights IEEE-USA's mission, goals and programs, and was developed to increase awareness of IEEE-USA programs and services, provided to advance the engineering profession and for the benefit of the IEEE's U.S. members. It also serves as a handy reference for members seeking information about specific programs or issues, or those who are looking for opportunities to volunteer their time and expertise in support of their profession. Copyright 2008. [28 pages; 1.2 M... View full Abstract »

The 2009 IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefits Survey is the 22nd compensation study IEEE-USA has published to provide timely information on current and long-term trends related to the income, salary and benefits of IEEE members in the United States. This information is critical for accurate understanding of compensation practices in this profession, including how those practices impact individual engineers. [82 pages; 823 KB PDF download] View full Abstract »

As a consultant is preparing a proposal or negotiating a contract, one of the primary concerns is deciding how much to charge. To establish a fixed price or a fee that is both competitive and fair, the consultant needs to know what other consultants working in similar fields charge. In response to this need, the Alliance of IEEE Consultants Networks (AICN) conducts national fee surveys of its members. This report on the IEEE-USA 2009 Consultants Fee Survey provides the profile of typical self-em... View full Abstract »

The 2010 IEEE-USA Salary & Fringe Benefits Survey is the 23rd compensation study IEEE-USA has published. The aim of the project is to provide timely information on current and long-term trends related to the income, salary and benefits of IEEE members in the United States. This information is critical for accurate understanding of compensation practices in this profession, including how those practices impact individual engineers. View full Abstract »

IEEE-USA has conducted surveys focusing on the compensation of consultants in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Other than 2009, these were standalone surveys, and they were not a part of the overall Salary& Fringe Benefits Surveys. In 2009, for the first time, the two survey efforts were combined. As a result, the sampling frame and qualifying definition of "consultant" were changed from previous implementations. And this year, the results were further filtered to those consultants who also ind... View full Abstract »

The First to Present 3D Technology as Applied to Commercial Programming for the Consumer This is the first book to provide an overview of the technologies, standards, and infrastructure required to support the rollout of commercial real-time 3 Dimension Television/3 Dimension Video (3DTV/3DV) services. It reviews the required standards and technologies that have emerged—or are just emerging—in support of such new services, with a focus on encoding mechanisms formats and the buildout ... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition (PSCE) Presentation: In this survey presentation, applications of medium voltage direct current to substations are discussed and compared to conventional ac for power conversion from transmission voltage levels to distribution voltage levels. Technical changes in the substation due to the dc equipment, efficiency of the substation, and protective measures are major issues. View full Abstract »

A celebratory book honoring the award winners of the past century from the AIEE, IRE and IEEE. View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: Rapid expansion of distributed generation in electric power systems leads to the problems in operation and control of distributed resources. Virtual Power Plant is the effective technology for joint dispatching, management and control of distributed generation units, energy storages and active consumers by using advanced tools for data measurement, communication, acquisition and visualization, advanced information technologies and artific... View full Abstract »

Acquire the tools for understanding new architectures and algorithms of dynamical recurrent networks (DRNs) from this valuable field guide, which documents recent forays into artificial intelligence, control theory, and connectionism. This unbiased introduction to DRNs and their application to time-series problems (such as classification and prediction) provides a comprehensive overview of the recent explosion of leading research in this prolific field. A Field Guide to Dynamical Recurrent Netwo... View full Abstract »

The ultimate reference book for professionals in the wireless industry The information presented in this book reflects the evolution of wireless technologies, their impact on the profession, and the industry's commonly accepted best practices. Organized into seven main areas of expertise, A Guide to the Wireless Engineering Body of Knowledge (WEBOK) enhances readers' understanding of:
Wireless access technologies
Network and service architecture
Network management and secu... View full Abstract »

Public domain document provided through the IEEE-USA e-book catalogue as an informational service to IEEE members. View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: This decade will see an escalating grown in the penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) within both urban and rural distribution systems. The panel will explore modeling techniques and challenges associated with the integration of distributed resources. The panel will begin with an examination of power flow tools suitable for DER studies. This will be followed with presentation of a benchmark distribution network model and a col... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: Electric Load Forecasting has been playing an important role in the power industry. Despite the fact that thousands of scientific papers have been published in this arena, there are still plenty of practical issues to be resolved, such as benchmarking, multi-region forecasting, model improvement, weather normalization, and loss evaluation. This session brings together the practitioners from the U.S., Canada, China, and Australia to share ... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition (PSCE) Presentation: The power transmission utility in Uruguay (UTE) has commissioned an HVDC station at the Melo substation to provide a link to the transmission system in Brazil. Uruguay¿s indigenous hydro power resources have been almost fully exploited and can be an un-predictable source due to prolonged dry seasons. By linking to the much larger Brazilian power system, Uruguay will be able to have access to large energy resources and thus ... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: In this Panel Session eminent specialists in the field are contributing. The future of power grids is expected to involve an increasing level of intelligence and integration of new information and communication technologies in every aspect of the electricity system, from demand-side devices to wide-scale distributed generation to a variety of energy markets. Smart networks includes the development of new concepts, system architectures and... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: The economical value of transmission outage scheduling and topology configuration in the wholesale electricity market needs to be reemphasized. Dispatchers have proved the effectiveness of applying ¿no-cost¿ switching solutions for congestion management, and hence, improving operation efficiency, and achieving perfect dispatch. Marketers are requesting transparent and efficient transmission topology scheduling for risk management. Applyin... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference & Exposition (PSCE) Presentation: The NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards have made a large impact on all utilities that have Critical Cyber Assets. Like many utilities, Minnkota¿s only Critical Asset to date has been its Energy Management System (EMS). Version 4 of the CIP standards will extend this application out to substations and power plants. Besides the large effort of bringing those assets¿ ¿cyber systems¿ into compliance with th... View full Abstract »

2011 IEEE PES General Meeting Panel Session presentation: The smart grid concept has been introduced in order to let distribution grids become a part of active power system operation. I.e. due to comprehensive automation of distribution grids renewable a new degree of freedom in power system control and operation appeared as well. In particular if it comes to large scale wind power integration in the north of Europe, as well as bulk solar power production in south, smart grids become integral pa... View full Abstract »

As we move closer to a genuinely global economy, the pressure to develop highly reliable products on ever-tighter schedules will increase. Part of a designer's "toolbox" for achieving product reliability in a compressed time frame should be a set of best practices for utilizing accelerated stress testing (AST). The Accelerated Stress Testing Handbook delineates a core set of AST practices as part of an overall methodology for enhancing hardware product reliability. The techniques presented w... View full Abstract »

Authors are well known and highly recognized by the "acoustic echo and noise community." Presents a detailed description of practical methods to control echo and noise Develops a statistical theory for optimal control parameters and presents practical estimation and approximation methods View full Abstract »

"Whether communications, radar, transportation, or defense drives your interest in solid-state devices at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies, this ready reference book provides you with a useful review of quasi-optical power combining and active integrated antennas. Brought to you in one convenient volume are key reprinted papers from leading experts in microwave technology. Their valuable perspectives range from the most current advances to historical developments. Included as a special ... View full Abstract »