Webinars
Attendees of IEEE Transportation Electrification Community webinars have the opportunity to earn one (1) Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificate! Once the webinar is complete, a link will be provided for you to complete a form to receive a certificate.
For live webinars, you do not need to be a member of the IEEE TEC. Please note to access past webinars you will need to be a member of TEC.
Upcoming Webinars -
Nikola Tesla, the AC Motor, and the Origins of Power Electronics
Sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society History Committee
Presenter: W. Bernard Carlson
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2020, 11:00 am New York Time
Abstract: In 1887, Nikola Tesla perfected his polyphase motor by using two out-of-phase alternating currents to create a rotating magnetic field in the stator. Initially, he delivered these two currents separately by using four wires to connect his motor to the generator. However, Tesla and his backers quickly realized that there would be little demand for an AC motor requiring four [or even more] wires; could he develop a polyphase motor that would run on existing two-wire networks? In response, Tesla figured out how to use resistors, capacitors, and inductance coils to split a single alternating current coming into his motor into several out-of-phase currents. In this webinar, we will explore how Tesla solved this intricate problem and discuss whether his introduction of these electronic components represents one of the first examples of power electronics.
Biography:
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Bernie Carlson is the Vaughan Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia as well as a lecturer in the TechInnovate program at the National University of Ireland Galway. |
Improving Academic Writing Skills for IEEE Transactions
Sponsored by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Presenter: Wen Cao
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2020, 8:00 am New York Time
Abstract: This webinar is targeted junior and early-career researchers who are new to the IEEE Transaction publications. It will deal with the publication process for the IEEE Transactions with a focus on the field of electrical power engineering. The speaker will share his experience of academic writing as an author, reviewer and editor, as well as his personal views on how to prepare for good quality research and innovations, and then high-quality manuscripts for IEEE Transactions. It will be followed by a Q&A session. You are free to bring your papers and discuss anything specific with the publications in IEEE Transactions.
Biography:
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Professor Wen Cao (FIET, SMIEEE) received the B.Eng. in electrical engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, in 1991, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical machines and drives from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, in 2004. |
To find past webinars, click here.
Please note you will need to be a member to access the past webinars on the TEC website.
Eric Cheng
Education Committee Chair
TEC is currently looking for webinar presenters for 2021. A webinar is typically 45 minutes long with approximately 15 additional minutes for Q&A.
For more information click here.