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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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The award was “a welcome surprise,” he says, though “we thought the document turned out very well.” He and others from the PES power system dynamic performance committee and the CIGRE Council of Large Systems’ study committee formed a task force in 2016 to update the 2004 document.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Electricity is ubiquitous, EVs refuelable by wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, or traditional energy sources. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. In California, it is 134 mpg.

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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Through the power of storytelling and the strength of IEEE’s mission, the One IEEE event connected participants to each other and to IEEE by showcasing the vibrant engineering community in Jamaica. Bonanza Producciones How can students channel their talents and personal interests into satisfying and impactful careers?

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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

Baua Electric

I had wondered if a vacation without my phone would reprogram my iPhone-addled brain, whether it might deepen the connections I made or improve my travel experiences. To document my vacation, I brought only a pen, a notebook and a disposable camera. We didn’t text photos to friends and family in far colder climates back home.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

Baua Electric

Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. At 23 locations across 12 countries, I talked with workers, stewards and experts, who taught me about the local history and personality of each place. Try to make that connection.” “In

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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Four hundred experts sifted through billions of pages of documents and shipped 3.5 A second wire also wrapped around the core forms a control winding. The control winding includes many turns of wire, so by passing a relatively small direct current through it, the iron core can be forced into or out of saturation. In 1956, the.

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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Hanna

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This personal account, entitled “Real War,” was written by Hanna Porieva , an associate professor of electrical engineering at the National Technical University of Ukraine “ Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ” and IEEE volunteer, who was forced to flee Kyiv with her family. There is sleet and icy wind outside.

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