IEEE Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary of the IEEE Power & Energy Society Transformers Committee

March 26, 2018

A century of efforts from IEEE PES Transformers Committee members
delivers over 100 published IEEE Standards

PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated
to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE
Power & Energy Society (PES) celebrated the 100-year anniversary
of the IEEE
PES Transformers Committee with a reception held 25 March 2018 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event was attended by PES dignitaries and
attendees of the IEEE PES Transformers Committee 2018 Spring Meeting.

The predecessor to the IEEE PES Transformers Committee was launched in
1918 under the auspices of the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers (AIEE) Committee of Standardization, created in 1899 as the
forerunner to today’s IEEE and tasked with recommending standard
practices and definitions for electrical apparatus.

Throughout its history, the IEEE PES Transformers Committee has included
many talented professionals and industry leaders whose efforts have
advanced the state of the art in transformers, making them more
efficient and reliable as power generation, transmission and
distribution technologies have evolved. Since their invention, power
transformers have become essential for the transmission, distribution,
and utilization of alternating current electrical energy. They have a
vital role in current power systems. The first standalone standard
attributed to The IEEE PES Transformers Committee was published in 1925
entitled: AIEE Transformer Standard 13-1925—Standard for Transformers,
Induction Regulators and Reactors.

“When looking at the IEEE PES Transformers Committee today, we recognize
that it is a result of the past and present work of many dedicated and
diverse volunteers,” said Susan McNelly, chair, IEEE PES Transformers
Committee. “As we look forward to the next 100 years, our Committee will
continue to face challenges in our efforts to keep up with and recognize
technological advances in our industry and how best to coordinate and
harmonize these efforts with other standards organizations around the
world.”

To date, IEEE PES has been responsible for the publication of 581 of the
IEEE’s 1,267 active standards, with 104 standards resulting from Project
Authorization Requests (PARs) created by The IEEE PES Transformers
Committee. Additionally, the IEEE, through the IEEE PES, the IEEE PES
Transformers Committee, and the IEEE
Standards Association (IEEE-SA), works collaboratively with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), resulting in the
publication of joint global standards that include:

Work is currently underway on two new joint IEEE/IEC technical
standards, as well as a revision to the existing IEEE C57.15/IEC
60076-21—Power Transformers Part 21: Standard Requirements, Terminology,
and Test Code for Step-Voltage Regulators. Currently, the IEEE-SA has
652 active PARs—283 under the IEEE PES that includes 51 from the IEEE
PES Transformers Committee.

“It’s rewarding to share in celebrating a century’s worth of hard work
and remarkable achievements that have driven the advancement of power
generation and energy supply, storage, and distribution,” said Saifur
Rahman, president, IEEE PES. “The IEEE PES Transformers Committee
exemplifies how the collaborative structure within IEEE can be brought
to bear in the development of global standards-based technology that
advances technology in line with the Institute’s overall mission to
benefit all of humanity.”

IEEE PES, under its “More
Power to the Future™” initiative, has established a framework for
advancing standards leadership, education in the workforce, and global
participation, while staying abreast of industry activity trends and
actively participating in regulatory initiatives.

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About IEEE Power & Energy Society

The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) is the leading provider of
scientific and engineering information on electric power & energy for
the betterment of society and a trusted resource dedicated to the
technical, informational, networking and professional development needs
of its members. With over 38,000 members around the globe representing
every facet of the electric power and energy industry, PES is at the
forefront of the rapidly changing technological advancements that impact
everyone’s future. PES celebrated its 125th year of service in 2009.
Additional information on IEEE PES can be found at: http://www.ieee-pes.org.

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