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INFORMATIONSBIBLIOTHEK

ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION

FOR THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

INDUSTRY

Organised by

Professional Group EI

(Electronic MeasuringInstruments and Techniques)

Wednesday, 2 November 1977

Digest No. 1977/46

THE INSTITUTIONOF ELECTRICALENGINEERS

COLLOQUIUM ON 'ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION FOR THEELECTRICITY SUPPLY INDUSTRY'

Wednesday 2 November 1977

Programme

Contribution No Time

2.

8.

9.

10.00 Registration

10.20 Introduction

Chairman; J R Pearce (Solartron)

10.30 Paper by E.G. Kingham (CEGB, CERL)Review of the various interfaces now

available

11.15 E P Fowler (AEE Winfrith)•Nucleonic Instrumention*

11.35 J Butts (CEGB, MEL), "ElectronicProcess of DASE work.

11.55 Discussion

12.15 Lunch

Chairman; E G Kingham

1.45 ML Silver, (GEC Reactor Equipment Ltd)

'The use of a microwave link in nuclear

instrumentation'

2.05 C E Fernando (CEGB, MEL)"Detection and recording of random

disturbances"

2.25 J A Laver and M A Luxford (CEGB, CERL)

'Digital equipment for measuring and

recording power system transients'

2.45 A Dowse (Solartron)

'Advanced Data Logging'

3.05 Tea

3.35 A Rogers (CERL)

"Optical methods for the measurement

of voltage and current at high voltage"

3.55 B Nugent (Reyrolle-Parsons Automation)

"Control and Instrumentation of Boilers and

Turbines"

4.15 Discussion,

* Synopsis not yet available

3 hr

Colloquium on

AUTOMATION IN TRANSPORT

SYSTEMS

Organised by.Professional Group C5

S November 1977 at 2.00 p.m.

Digest No 1977/48

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Colloquium on

AUTOMATION IN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

to be held on Tuesday, 8 November 1977 at 2.00 pm

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

Chairman: L E Hardy

Contribution

Hours Title

Registration

Author No

1.30

2.00 "Urban Traffic Control M J H Chandler 1

in London" (GLC)

2.40 "A Computer Controlled

Signalling System for

A Hooper(London Transport)

2

Train Regulation"

3.20 Tea

3.40 "Computer-Aided Despatch in

the Public Transport Field"

4.20 "Development of Automatic

Train Reporting and

Passenger Information Systems

on the Southern Region of

British Rail"

5.00 General Discussion

5.30 Close

P White

(InternationalAeradio Ltd

T J Oliver

(British Rail)

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Inaugural meeting of the Inter Divisional Working Party on

INFORMATION PROCESSING

COMMUNICATIONS FOR COMPUTERS - A NEliI TOWER OF BABEL?

Wednesday, 9 November 1977

PROGRAMME

Contribution No Time Title

Session I Techniques

Chairman C A May (Post Office)

9.30 Opening address

1 9.40 Packet switching - a review

by D Davies (NPL)

2 Post office present and future plans.

by R Feldman (Post Office)

10.55 Coffee

Session II Computer Users Experience

3 11.25 IBM Laboratories computation network

by R S MoiW (IBM)

GANNET - an ICL/llniversities network

collaborative venture

by 3 L Alty (University of Liverpool)

12.40 Lunch

Session III Processor Control Users

Chairman F D Boardman (CEGB)

14.00 The computer networks for process plant

use - a communications viewpointby G G Wood (Foxboro)

Computer control of a polymer plant -

the hierarchical approach

by't Moloney (ICI)

15.15 Tea

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Colloquium on

SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNAL

PROCESSORS AND MICROPROCESSORS

IN FILTERING APPLICATIONS

Organised by

Professional Group EIO

(Circuit theory and design)

Friday, II November 1977

Digest No. 1977/50

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COLLOQUIUM ON "SPECIAL PURPOSE SIGNAL

PROCESSORS AND MICROPROCESSORS IN

FILTERING APPLICATIONS"

Friday 11 November 1977

Programme v tfy^-Q^?^ $°

Contribution No

1.

2.

3.

4.

6.

Time

10.00 Registration and Coffee

Chairman: K Galpin (Plessey Telecomms)

10.30 Dr B H Davies & T R Davies

(RSRE, Christchurch)

"Microprocessor implementation of a

tactical QPSK modem for use with VHP

radios"

11.05 Dr C Ash (Plessey Telecomms)

"An adaptive digital equalizer for

Q.A.M. line modems"

11.40 P Rivers-Latham (Plessey Microsystems)"Fast Fourier Transform using a high

speed micro-processor"

12.15 D Hardwick & J M Cumberton

(Plessey Telecomms)

"A digital multi-channel M.F. signalling

receiver"

12.50 Lunch

Chairman: Dr M TomliAson (RSRE, Christchurch)

2.00 R A Comley & J E Brignell

(City University)

"Digital filter implementation by means

of slave processors"

2.35 Dr N Kingsbury (MSDS)

"A digital filter bank for real time

speech analysis and synthesis using

logarithmically quantised signals"

3.10 Tea

3.40 Dr M Ackroyd (Aston University)

"Experimental speech recognition system

using LS1-11 microcomputer"

4.15 P W Heywood (GEC - Elliott)

"Microprocessors in road traffic control"

Synopsis not yet available.


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Colloquium on

GAS FILLED AND VACUUM

SWITCHING DEVICES

Organised by

Professional Group E5

(Vacuum and gas-filled devices)

Thursday, 17 November 1977

Digest No. 1977/51


Colloquium on

"Gas Filled and Vacuum Switching Devices"

Thursday 17 November 1977

Programme

Contribution Time

No

10.00 - 10.30

Session 1 :

10.30

10.50

11.10

11.30

11.50

12.30

Session 2

14.00

14.20

14.40

15.00

Registration and Coffee

Chairman, Mr A Reddish

"Three electrode gas filled surge

arresters for the protection of telephoneand telecommunications networks", byK.C. Cook, (M-0 Valve Co., London)

"Protectors for lines connected to

electronic telephone exchange", byJ. 0. Colyer, (P.O. Telecommunication

Headquarters)

"High speed switching, using-modern

thyratrons", by H. Menown, (EnglishElectric Valve Co.)

"Triggered vacuum spark gaps", byR. Hackam, (University of Sheffield.)

Discussion and late contributions

Lunch

Chairman, Dr R. Hackam

"The use of radioactive gas tubes in

the protection of submarine repeaters",by C. Wheddon, (P.O. Research Centre,

Martlesham)

"Gas filled devices using crossed

electric and magnetic fields", by

N. L. Allen, (University of Leeds.)

"Characteristics and some applicationsof gas filled and vacuum spark gaps",

by D. J. Mellor (English Electric

Valve Co., Lincoln)

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Colloquium on

TUNABLE MICROWAVE

OSCILLATORS

Organised by

Professional Group EI2

(Microwave Devices and Techniques)

Friday, 18 November 1977

Digest No. 1977/52

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COLLOQUIUM ON "TUNABLE MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS"


Programme



Chairman: Dr R Davies (Philips

Research Laboratories)

1.

3.

10.30 Introduction by Dr R Davies

10.35 S K Salmon (Philips Research

Laboratories)

"SAW oscillators-frequency tuning

and setting".

11.00 * S Giratts (Marconi)

"Multi-mode SAW oscillators"

11.20 Dr M F Lewis (RSRE Malvern)

"Application of surface skimming

bulk waves to high, frequency

oscillators".

11.50 R S~Pengelly (Plessey, Roke Manor)

"GaAs FET oscillators - an overview"

12.20 Dr H J Finlay (Plessey, Caswell)

"Some properties of GaAs FET oscillators"

6.

7.

12.50 LUNCH

•2.00 * G Dyer and Dr M J Howes (University

of Leeds)

"The use of large signal immittance

concept in varactor tuned oscillators".

2.30 C S Aitchison (Chelsea College)"Broadband varactor tuned oscillators".

3.00 P Green and Dr F Myers (Plessey,

Caswell)

"Electronically tunable Gunn oscillators",

9.

10.

3.30 TEA

4.00 Dr R Hill (MESL, Midlothian)

"Design and characteristics of broadband

Gunn oscillators".

4.30 R Dessert (LEP, France)

"A K-band YIG tuned Gunn oscillator".

*}

- 2 -


11. 5.00 Dr B H Newton (Philips Research

Laboratories)

"A tunable S-band TRAPTT oscillator".

* synopsis not yet available

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Colloquium on

SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT-THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS IN THE U.K.

Organised by


(Medical Electronics)

Friday, 25 November 1977

Digest No. 1977/53


COLLOQUIUM ON "SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS IN THE UK"


Programme

Contribution No

2.

4.

5.

7.

8.

Time


Chairman: R Brennand (DHSS)

10.30 G R Higson (DHSS)"The implication of standards in

international trade "

11.00 R Brennand (DHSS),

"IEC standards for therapeutic and surgicalequipment".

11.30 D A Patient (GD Searle and Co Ltd)

"Safety standards for laboratoryequipment".

12.00 G R Higson (DHSS)"The DHSS equipment evaluation programme".

12.30 Discussion

12.45 Lunch

2.00 J P McCarthy and Dr J C Taunton (UniversityHospital of Wales)

"Equipment evaluation in the light

of international standards".

2.30 P Styles (Medelec Limited)

"The UK medical equipment manufacturer

and international standards".

3.00 C W Robertson (DHSS)

"Progress with international standards

for X-ray equipment at tube voltages

up to 400kV".

3.30 Tea

4.00 G B Weston (British Standards Institution)

"The background to the preparation of

international standards for electro-medical

equipment"

4.30 Discussion.

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Colloquium on

OPTICAL TECHNIQUES IN

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Organised by

Professional Group EI3

(Optical and infra-red devices

and techniques)

Monday 28 November 1977

Digest No 1977/54


COLLOQUIUM ON "OPTICAL TECHNIQUESIN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGMonday 28 November 1977

Programme

Contribution No

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Time

9.45

10.00

10.25

10.50

11.15

11.45

12.10

12.35

1.00

2.15

2.40

Registration

Chairman: Dr B A Tozer

Prof J N Butters & T C Cookson

(University of Loughborough)"Speckle pattern techniques in

mechanical monitoring and measurement.

I Leadbetter (National Engineering Lab)

"Holography"

Dr A E Ennos (NPL)

"Applications of holography and

speckle photography to non¬

destructive testing in engineering"

Coffee

Chairman: Prof J N Butters

D A Gregory (BAC Ltd)

"Topological speckle and its uses in

structures inspection"

Dr B A Tozer (CEGB)

"Analysis of materials"

Dr R Crafer (Welding Institute)"Laser Welding"

Lunch

Chairman: Dr J Burch (NPL)

Dr R Pulfer (CEGB)

"Photogrammetry"

I Newton (Newcastle University)"Photogrammetry as an aid to marine

structure"

10

11

3.05 Tea

3.35 Dr P Waddell (Strathclyde University)"The holographic examination of

vibration on rotating structures"

4.00 C Forno (NTh)(

"High resolution moire photography"

4.25 J M Webster, Miss V Jolliffe (CEGB) and

C Forno (NPL) "Moire fringe work"


4.50 Finish

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Colloquium on

THE INTELSAT V SYSTEM-

SATELLITES AND EARTH STATIONS

Organised by


(Satellite Communication)

Thursday, 1 December 1977

Digest No. 1977/55

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Colloquium on

'INTELSAT V SYSTEM-- SATELLITES-AND "EARTH.STATIONS'

Thursday, 1 December 1977

Programme

Chairman: D 3 Withers (Post Office)


9.15 Registration

9.30 Chairman's opening remarks

1, 9.35 Evolution of the communications

specification of INTELSAT V

by R 3 Eaton (Post Office)

2, 10.10 Evolution of the non-communications

subsystems for INTELSAT V

by 3 G Walker (RAE, Farnborough)

10.45 Coffee

3#* 11.15 Overall design of INTELSAT V spacecraft

by D L Reynard (Ford Aerospace Communications

Corporation)

4, 11.45 Design of the communication payload of

INTELSAT V

by Dr' F 3 Dietrich (Ford AerospaceCommunications Corporation)

5# 12.15 An example of equipment design - the

Beacon transmitter

by 3 ID Foulds (MSDS)

12.45 Discussion

13.00 LUNCH

6# 14.15 6/4 GHz Earth Station requirements for

INTELSAT V operationby T Clark (Post Office)

7# 14.45 14/11 GHz earth stations for INTELSAT V

by n C McNeill and V"L Nippierd (MCSL)

15.15 Discussion"

15.45 TEA

8. 16.00 INTELSAT V in operation, and beyondby A K 3efferis (Post Office)

16.30 Overall discussion

16.45 Close

* synopsis not yet available

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Colloquium on

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS-

DESIGN

Organised byProfessional Group E3

(Solid-state devices and techniques)

12 December 1977 at 1,30 p.m.

Digest No. 1977/56


COLLOQUIUM ON "INTEGRATED CIRCUITS-DESIGN"

Monday 12 December 1977

Provisional Programme


1.15

1 * 1.30

2 1.45'

3 * 2.15

4 2.45

3.15

5 3.45

6 4.15

4.45

5.00


Registration

Chairman: I R Pearson

(Smiths Industries Ltd)

I R Pearson

"Design overview"

S Hollock (Plessey)"The programmable array - approach to

system design"

Dr J Gray (Wolfson Microelectronic)

"An integrated software approach to design"

P Flake (Brunei University)"Testing and testability"

Tea

Dr D Kinniraent (Manchester University)"Pin-out and heat dissipation problems in

fast computer technology"

W Betts and D Broster (GEC Semiconductors)

"Interfacing and analogue design in CMOS

technology"

Discussion

Close

159/10/08

Colloquium on

TRANSDUCERS FOR USE

AT HIGH TEMPERATURE

Organised byProfessional Group C7

(Measuring and Control Equipment)

13 December 1977 at 2.30 p.m.

Digest No. 1977/58


Colloquium on

TRANSDUCERS FOR USE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE

to be held on Tuesday, 13 December 1977 at 2.30 p.m.

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

Chairman.: Professor L Finkelstein (The City University, London)

Hours Title

2.00 Registration

2.30 "Development of a

capacitance displacementtransducer for gas turbine

research"

Author Contribution No

J W H Olivers

K W Stringfellow

(Rolls-Royce Limited)

2.50 Question time

3.00 "Transducers for nuclear H Walton

reactor measurements" (UKAEA)

3.20 Question time

3.30 "High temperature

capacitive tranducer

techniques"

L M MasseyN Epsom(The Meclec Company)

3.50 Question time

4.00 Tea

4.30 "Displacement transducers

with long range and

high accuracy for low

and high (600°C)temperatures"

P C F Wolfendale

(Automatic SystemsLaboratories Ltd)

4.50 Question time

5.00 "Process measurement in the

steel industry at tempera-^tures in excess of 1O00 C

G A Carter

(British Steel

Corporation)

5.20 Question time

5.30 General discussion

6.00 Close

The IEE is not, as a body, responsible for the views or opinions expressed

by individual authors or speakers.

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Colloquium on

APPLICATIONS OF

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES

IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Organised by

Professional Group S3

(Phenomena in ionised

gases and in vacuum)

in association with the

Combustion Institute and the

Institute of Physics Combustion Group

Wednesday, 14 December 1977

Digest No. 1977/59


ft^ r^9- f>???-f i"?lColloquium on

APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Wednesday, 14 December 1977

PROGRAMME

Title and Author(s)Hours

09.30

10.00

10.05

10.30

10.55

11.20

11.55

12.30

13.45

14.10

14.35

15.00

15.25

15.50

16.15 -

17.00

Contribution No

REGISTRATION

Introduction by J Smith

(S3 Chairman)

"Towards improving combustion by

electrical discharges" byProfessor F J Weinberg

"Electrically augmented flames"

by Dr P Norman and Professor I Fells

COFFEE

"A large volume electrically augmented flame"

by P D Johnston and Dr J Lawton

GENERAL DISCUSSION

LUNCH

"Combustion problems in engines - can

electrical effects help?" by

R W Wheeler

"Aerodynamic interactions between the

gaseous mixture and the spark plasma"

by Dr D Bradley

GENERAL DISCUSSION

TEA

"The role of hydrocarbon gases in ignition

and combustion" by Dr A E D Heylen

"Spark ignition of natural gas"

by J F Sayers

GENERAL DISCUSSION

The IEE is not as a body, responsible for the views or opinions

expressed by individual authors or speakers.


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Colloquium on

HUMAN RELIABILITY IN

MAN/MACHINE SYSTEMS

Organised byProfessional Group C6

(Control aspects of biological and

man-machine systems)

20 December 1977 at 10.30 a.m.

Digest No. 1977/61


Colloquium on

HUMAN RELIABILITY IN MAN/MACHINE SYSTEMS

to be h-;ld on Tuesday, 20 December 1977 at 10.30 a.m.

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

Chairman: B J Ratcliffe (ICI Limited)

Hours Title

10.00 Coffee and Registration

10.30 Introduction

10.45 Unintended actions as

indicators of systematic

bias in human performance.

11,45 "The Human Factors Problem"

Author Contribution No

Professor J T Reason

(University of

Manchester)

D M Hunns

(UKAEA)

12.45 Lunch

1.45 Pilot, human or un-

preventable error ?

2.45 Some new perspectives on

human reliabilityassessment

3.45 Tea

4.15 Discussion

Dr M F Allnutt

(Army Personnel

Research Establishment)

Dr D E Embrey(The University of

Aston in Birmingham)

Chairman: T A Kletz

(ICI Limited)

5.45 Close

The IEE is not, as a body responsible for the views or opinions expressed

by individual authors or speakers.

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