IEEE Power & Energy Society

Transmission and Distribution Committee

IEEE/PES
Scope: Treatment of all matters related to the design, theoretical and experimental performance, installation, and service operation of parts of electric power systems which serve to transmit electric energy between the generating sources and substations or customer points of common coupling through AC or DC lines.

Analysis and treatment of the following areas are included: Overhead and underground AC and DC transmission and distribution systems; Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS); Overhead conductors; Environmental impact of transmission lines; Lightning phenomena; Secondary network systems; Insulated line conductors; Structural coordination and mechanical problems of transmission lines; Switching surges and overvoltage phenomena; Insulation coordination (jointly with other Committees); Inductive coordination; Corona, electric fields, and magnetic fields; Towers, poles, insulators, and hardware; Shunt and series capacitors; Engineering in the safety, maintenance, and operation of lines; Harmonics and power quality; Distributed resources and distributed generation; Superconductivity analysis and devices; Integration of renewable energy sources into T&D systems; Security in T&D systems.


Transmission and Distribution Committee Officers:

Chairman: Vice Chairman: Secretary:
T. E. Grebe
Electrotek Concepts, Inc.
9040 Executive Park Drive, Suite 222
Knoxville, TN 37923-4671
Phone: (865) 470-9222
Fax: (865) 470-9223
E-mail: tgrebe@ieee.org
S. J. Ranade
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, MSC 3-O
Las Cruces, NM, 88003
Phone: (575) 646-3704
Fax: (575) 646-1435
E-mail: sranade@nmsu.edu
W. A. Chisholm
Kinectrics / UQAC
800 Kipling Avenue, KL206
Toronto ON M8Z 6C4 Canada
Phone: (416) 488-0274
Fax: (416) 207-5717
E-mail: W.A.Chisholm@ieee.org


Past Chairman: 
G. Wolf, Albuquerque, NM, E-mail: gene-wolf@ieee.org

Vice Chair - Awards and Recognition: 
G. Wolf, Albuquerque, NM, E-mail: gene-wolf@ieee.org

Vice Chair - Standards: 
K. N. Mortensen, Elk River, MN, E-mail: kmortensen@grenergy.com

Technical Committee Program Chairman: 
J. McDaniel, Syracuse, NY, E-mail: John.McDaniel@us.ngrid.com


Information for Committee Members:

Upcoming Meetings:

  • July 26-30, 2009 (General Meeting) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Please click here to visit the meeting website.
  • January 11-15, 2010 (Joint Technical Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, USA.   Please click here to visit the meeting website.
  • April 19-22, 2010 (T&D Expo) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.  Please click here to visit the conference website.
  • July 25-29, 2010 (General Meeting) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

IEEE/PES Meeting Schedules and Information:

T&D Committee Awards:

Organization Manual and Committee Directory:

IEEE/PES Resources:


Subcommittees of the Transmission and Distribution Committee:

Administrative Subcommittee

Scope: Coordination of the activities of the main committee and its subcommittees. Assistance and advice to the chairman of the main committee.

S. J. Ranade, Chair
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, MSC 3-O
Las Cruces, NM, 88003
Phone: (575) 525-8365
Fax: (575) 646-1435
E-mail: sranade@nmsu.edu

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/admin/

Capacitor Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment of all shunt and series capacitor matters related to economics, technical design, theoretical and experimental performance, installation, application and service operation for use in power circuits of 60 Hertz and below for the purpose of affecting performance or operating characteristics of these circuits.

M. McVey, Chair
Dominion Virginia Power
2400 Grayland Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220
E-mail: mark_mcvey@dom.com

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/cap/

DC and Flexible AC Transmission Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment of technology related to direct current and flexible alternating current transmission systems. Applications of power electronic switching equipment and ancillary components to AC and DC transmission systems. Coordination of these systems at the interface between transmission and generation and the over-all studies of their parameters and performance.

B. Mehraban, Chair
American Electric Power
700 Morrison Road
Gahanna, OH 43230-6642
E-mail: b.mehraban@ieee.org

Web Page: http://www.ece.uidaho.edu/hvdcfacts/

Distribution Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment, consideration and coordination of the economic and technical factors that influence the analysis, design, construction, operation, planning, standardization of components and environmental compatibility of overhead and underground electric distribution systems.

C. A. Warren, Chair
National Grid
1125 Broadway
Albany, NY 12201
E-mail: cheri.warren@ngrid.com

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/dist/

Engineering in the Safety, Maintenance and Operation of Lines Subcommittee

Scope: The treatment of all matters related to the engineering in maintenance of lines and associated devices. Research, development, testing, acceptance of various techniques, practices and procedures (involving the physical effects and other considerations) as they relate to safety and maintenance of lines and associated devices. Development of work methods to provide safe work areas while taking into consideration grounding, bonding, induction effects, equipment characteristics and testing techniques.

T. J. Buonincontri, Chair
Orange & Rockland Utilities
390 West Route 59
Spring Valley, New York 10977
E-mail: buonincontrit@oru.com

Web Page: http://www.ieee-esmol.org/

General Systems Subcommittee

Scope: Analyses of the transmission and distribution systems in their broadest sense. Modeling and analysis of power systems including distributed resources, utilization and analysis of superconductivity, power system switching, dynamic and temporary overvoltages, ferroresonance phenomenon, and insulation coordination. State-of-the-art simulation and analysis of FACTS and custom power devices, geomagnetically induced currents, application of artificial intelligence methods, etc.

A. J. Keri, Chair
American Electric Power Service
700 Morrison Road
Gahanna, OH 43230-6642
E-mail: ajkeri@aep.com

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/gensys/

Integration of Renewable Energy into the Transmission and Distribution Grids Subcommittee

Scope: Deals with all transmission and distribution matters related to the integration and delivery of renewable energy resources. Provides liaison to and cooperates with other committees, subcommittees, working groups and task forces, including standards making groups, in IEEE and other organizations with similar interests. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Analytical studies of engineering, integration, penetration and impact on T&D systems. Engineering design of and experience related to renewable resource integration into T&D systems. Safety-related issues of renewable energy resources integrated into T&D systems. Technologies related to integration such as power electronic conversion, collection systems, and storage. Analytical and design tools. Standards, and education through panel sessions, special publications and tutorials.

S. J. Ranade, Chair
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, MSC 3-O
Las Cruces, NM, 88003
E-mail: sranade@nmsu.edu

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/renew/

Lightning and Insulator Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment and investigation of lightning phenomena as they affect the operation and economics of overhead lines. Analysis of various means for preventing lightning outages in power systems. Design, application, and standards for all types of overhead line insulators including attachments to minimize arc damage and control of the electrostatic fields.

A. E. Schwalm, Chair
Victor Insulators, Inc.
280 Maple Avenue
Victor, NY 14564
E-mail: aschwalm@victorinsulators.com

Web Pages: www.ieee.org/pes-lightning  | www.ieee.org/pes-insulators

Power Quality Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment of all matters of definitions, monitoring, benchmarking, assessment, indices, and solutions to power quality phenomena in transmission and distribution systems. Treatment of harmonic distortion in transmission and distribution systems including limits, modeling, probabilistic aspects, interharmonics, and waveform distortion. Treatment of voltage quality issues including assessment of voltage fluctuation monitoring and limits and definition of voltage sag indices. Treatment of power quality solutions including custom power equipment applications and evaluation of power system compatibility with end-use equipment.

D. Sabin, Chair
Electrotek Concepts
100 Cummings Center, Suite 309H
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915
E-mail: d.sabin@ieee.org

Web Page: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/td/pq/

Towers, Poles and Conductors Subcommittee

Scope: Treatment of all matters of economical and technical design, theoretical and experimental performance, installation, and service operation of transmission and distribution conductors and overhead ground wires, their supporting structures, associated splicing and hardware components, and counter-poise and structure grounding.

G. Davidson, Chair
Power Engineers, Inc.
3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 700
Lakewood, CO 80235
E-mail: gdavidson@powereng.com

Web Page: http://www.geocities.com/ieee_tpc/index.htm


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