RICHLAND – It takes vast amounts of reliable electricity to simultaneously power multiple world-class venues.
Meliha B. Selak, with BC Hydro, will talk about “Powering the Winter Games” at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, at the Consolidated Information Center, Room 210, at 2770 University Drive, Richland.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The event is presented by the IEEE Richland Section Power and Energy Society Chapter in conjunction with the WSU Tri-Cities Electrical Engineering Club. A social hour starts at 4 p.m. Dinner is provided to those who RSVP by Thursday, Dec. 3, to Jason Fuller with IEEE at jason.fuller@pnl.gov.
Vancouver, B.C., is hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, which require high levels of electric reliability to support the unique requirements associated with hosting an event that will attract more than 3 billion television viewers and 75 million Web site visits worldwide. The total Games Time load will be approximately 140 MW delivered to about 120 sites, of which 17 are major competition and non-competition venues having extraordinary reliability requirements.
Selak is a 2009 IEEE National Distinguished Speaker. She is a specialist engineer in electrical power systems with BC Hydro in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. She has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Sarajevo and more than 30 years of experience in various aspects of power systems engineering including utility protection, research & development, project management and consulting on international projects.
BC Hydro has worked with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (VANOC) to provide a sustainable solution to satisfy this need for highly reliable power, including a carbon-neutral approach that doesn’t contribute to global warming. BC Hydro is owned by the Province of British Columbia and supplies approximately 1.8 million customers.
