Section News
IEEE Milestone Award Event | Development of the Cavity Magnetron, 1939-1941
On 4th June 2024, we celebrated the IEEE Milestone Award that recognises the development of the cavity magnetron by J Randall & H Boot & J Sawers at University of Birmingham in 1939.
8th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA 2024) | Student Travel & Workshop Support
The Organising Committee of CCTA 2024 is pleased to announce Student Travel & Workshop Support, made available by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS).
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Webinar – Under Frequency Load Shedding and Islanding: Main Causes of Erratic Operations
This webinar focusses on automatic under frequency load shedding and islanding which, as with any other protection scheme, could fail leading to a blackout.
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Webinar – EV Charging Forecasting To Minimise Impacts On The Grid
To celebrate PES Day 2024, dedicated to Empowering Electric Mobility Innovation, the UK & Ireland PES Chapter and Women in Power were honoured to host a free webinar presented by Prof Sonia Leva from Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
Watch Again | IEEE Power and Energy Webinar – Watts Next? Imperial Alumni Insights into Power & Renewables
In this seminar, three distinguished alumni shared their journey from academia to industry, offering invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities in the path to decarbonisation.
Event Review | IEEE Entrepreneurship Pitch Event at The University of Sheffield
Four Award-Winning Ambassadors Foster Entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom and Ireland Section and across Region 8
Watch Again | IEEE Nanotechnology Webinar – Timing Analysis in Digital Silicon Devices: Challenges and Techniques for Timing Closure in Modern Chips
Starting from the basic concepts around static timing analysis, this presentation describes the evolution of the field and, through real examples, the challenges that the silicon engineers, designing complex digital chips in the advanced process nodes, face today.
Event Review | IEEE Power and Energy Hybrid Seminar – Control Interaction Studies In Connecting HVDCs, Wind Farms, and Power Electronics Based Devices to Electrical Networks
This event was organised by IEEE PES UK&I Chapter and hosted locally by the IEEE Student Branch PES Chapter at the Imperial College London, also co-organised by all other UK&I PES Student Branch Chapters.
Call for Officer Nominations | UK and Ireland Power Electronics Society Chapter
The UK and Ireland Section Chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) is calling for nominations for the following five officer positions to be appointed by 31 July 2024.
Event Review | Community Engagement Meeting with Student Branches at the University of Edinburgh – April 2024
The UK and Ireland Section Section organised a Community Engagement Townhall Meeting in Edinburgh on 25 April kindly hosted by the IEEE Student Branch (SB) at the University of Edinburgh.