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Traditionally voltage control in distribution power system (DPS) is performed through voltage regulating devices (VRDs) including on load tap changers (OLTCs), step voltage regulators (SVRs), and switched capacitor banks (SCBs). The recent IEEE 1547-2018 from March 2018 requires inverter fed distributed energy resources (DERs) to contribute reactive power to support the grid voltage. To accommodate VAR from DERs, well-organized control algorithm is required to use in this mode to avoid grid oscillations and unintended switching operations of VRDs. This paper presents two voltage control strategies (i) static voltage control considering voltage-reactive power mode (IEEE 1547-2018), (ii) dynamic and extensive voltage control with maximum utilization of DER capacity and system stability. Further, effective time-graded control is implemented between VRDs and DER units to reduce the simultaneous and negative operation. The proposed voltage control strategies are tested in a realistic 140-bus southern California distribution power system through extensive time-domain simulation studies. The results show that voltage quality in a distribution system is effectively achieved through the proposed voltage control strategies with a significantly reduction in the number of switching operations of VRDs. In addition, proposed voltage control strategies increase reliability and security of the DPS during unexpected failures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the 18th International Federation for Information Processing/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IFIP/IEEE) International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management (DSOM) held in San Jose, California from October 29 to 31, 2007. The workshop was intended to offer information about technological advances and to foster growth on areas of network, systems, and service management. Randy Katz and Carl Kesselman are keynote speakers of the event.

The article presents updates on the 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) to be held in San Diego, California on June 3-7, 2012. A list of topics of the abstracts to be accepted for the conference is presented. Given as well is a list of topics that is being considered for the 2-3 short courses for the conference. The IPMHVC also announced that it started accepting nominations for its three awards.

The article reports on recipients of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society awards that will be presented at the 2008 Awards Banquet which will be held in San Diego, California on July 9. They include the Distinguished Achievement Award for Zoltan Cendes, the Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award for Weng C. Chew, the John Kraus Antenna Award for Daniel H. Schaubert and the 2008 S.A. Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award for Arthur D. Yaghjian.

Under the appropriately titled banner of "The Magic of Global Connectivity," IEEE GLOBECOM 2012 recently held its 55th annual event at the fabled Disneyland® Hotel in Anaheim, California with more than 2,500 attendees participating in 1,500 presentations focused on the "new world" of IPv6, smart grid, cloud computing and network infrastructure advancements. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article presents a list of upcoming events, which include the IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing from September 17, 2007 to September 19, 2007 in Irvine, California, the IEEE International Conference on Software, Telecommunications, and Computer Networks from September 27, 2007 to September 29, 2007 in Split, Croatia, and the ACM Workshop on Mobile Video on September 28, 2007 in Augsburg, Germany.

Highlights the 22nd annual VLSI Test Symposium organized by the International Electric and Electronic Engineering Test Technology Technical Council under the leadership of general chairman André Ivanov and program chairman Irith Pomeranz at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa in California. Total number of attendees; Theme of the conference; Keynote speakers.

The article offers brief information on several symposiums titled "IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting" to be held in several states of the U.S. including California, Manitoba and Mississippi from 2014 to 2017.

Information about several papers discussed at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Group IV Photonics held August 29-31, 2012 in San Diego, California is presented. Topics include future of silicon photonics, photonics for scaling the internet, developments in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) photonics. The symposium featured several executives from capitalists, software designers and electronic chip manufacturers.

The article announces the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging to be held in San Francisco, California from April 7-11, 2013 along with a call for paper submission.

The article presents the highlights of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Robotics Society of Japan (IEEE/RSJ) Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2011 that was held in San Francisco, California. Brazilian Antonio Padilha L. Bo presented an overview of robotics. The winners of the 2011 President's Change the World Competition were announced, including the teams from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The article presents information on electrical and electronic engineering conferences. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (HOST 2010) is held in Anaheim, California from June 13-14, 2010. The 16th IEEE International On-Line Testing Symposium (IOLTS 2010) is held in Corfu Island, Greece from July 5-7, 2010. The 16th IEEE International Mixed-Signals, Sensors and Systems Test Workshop (IMS3TW 2010) is held in Montpellier, France from June 7-9, 2010.

This article presents several awards that recognize outstanding achievements in computer science and engineering developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Computer Society at a gathering in Long Beach, California. Murali Varanasi, a professor at the University of North Texas, is recognized for his contributions to education and to the society. The society also recognizes Krishan Sabnani in his strides in developing communication network protocols. The board of governors chose database pioneer Wesley Chu to receive the Society's 2003 Technical Achievement Award. INSETS: Software Developers Earn Professional Certification.;IEEE Computer Society Announces New Standards Committee.;IEEE Educational Activities Board Honors Computer Society..