IEEE Power and Energy Society

Chicago Chapter 2012-2013


Developing Africa's Distribution System

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

 

Thomas Callsen

Weldy/Lamont Associates

About the Topic

Weldy/Lamont is extending 11 and 33 kV electric lines to around a million people in over 2000 rural communities. This presentation will provide an overview of Ghana's rural electrification program and progress. It will provide examples of the country's existing infrastructure as well as changes introduced by W/L to improve system reliability. Local construction techniques and work practices will also be presented.

About the Speaker

Thomas Callsen is a Project Engineer for Weldy/Lamont Associates - responsible for a rural electrification project in West Africa. Prior to joining W/L in 2010, Thomas spent 25 years at ComEd, most recently as a Standards Engineer where he was responsible for the materials, applications, and construction standards related to distribution transformers, capacitors, fuses, and reclosers.

Thomas has received three industry "Project of the Year" awards.

Thomas has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, is a member of IEEE Transformer Committee, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

Location       Time  
       
ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium   5:30 PM   Social
1919 Swift Drive (park behind building)   6:00 PM   Dinner (optional)
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850   6:45 PM   Presentation
(near I-290 & I-294 interchange)   8:00 PM   Adjourn
630-684-3200      

Reservations

Please make your reservation by noon on Monday 7 Jan 2013 via the Online Reservation Form.

The cost of the optional family style dinner is $15 for IEEE members, $20 for non-members, payable at the event. Sorry, we are unable to process credit cards. Checks payable to "IEEE-PES Chicago Chapter" and cash are accepted, and receipts will be provided.

Continuing Education

IEEE technical meetings may be acceptable as continuing education where required for maintenance of professional engineering licensure. Refer to the individual state's requirements for details. A receipt for one Professional Development Hour (PDH) will be provided.


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