ELECTRANIX Corporation was established in 2000 as a Power Systems Consulting firm dedicated to providing high quality specialty engineering services and studies. It was formed by Dennis Woodford and Garth Irwin, who along with Dr. Ani Gole of the University of Manitoba were the principle developers of the world's most popular electromagnetic transient program, PSCAD/EMTDC. Electranix has become known for excellence in simulation and studies work, as well as for the broad scope of knowledge available as support for power systems engineers.
ELECTRANIX Corporation is an independent specialist engineering company providing services in transmission and distribution studies and simulation, HVDC transmission, FACTS and Custom Power, and transmission for renewable energy generation.
E-TRAN, developed by Electranix Corporation enables rapid formulation of large PSCAD electromagnetic transients models from PSS/E data files. In this way studies requiring the precision of electromagnetic transients can be rapidly initiated.
Dennis Woodford - President
Dennis joined the English Electric Company in 1966 and worked on variable speed drives and HVDC transmission until 1970. He completed a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Manitoba and joined Manitoba Hydro in 1972. There he worked in transmission planning of ac and dc EHV transmission and wrote the EMTDC algorithm. In 1986 he was appointed Executive Director of the fledgling Manitoba HVDC Research Centre, and has built it to a world renowned research institute. He has worked on many projects and conducted business all over the world, and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Manitoba. Recently Dennis was awarded the prestigious Uno Lamm Award by the IEEE in recognition of his services and contributions to the field of Power Systems Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Contact Info:
Dennis Woodford P.Eng.
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1832
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Garth Irwin - Vice-President
Garth joined the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre after graduating from the University of Manitoba in 1987. At the Centre, he undertook studies and projects including insulation coordination of HVDC transmission substations, subsynchronous resonance, and digital controls development. As leader of the PSCAD/EMTDC development team, he was responsible for the improvements to the EMTDC solution algorithm and the precision modeling of transmission lines and cables.
Contact Info:
Garth Irwin P.Eng.
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1831
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Janet Woodford - Administration
Janet is responsible for most of the administrative duties at Electranix, including invoicing, payroll, expense handling, risk management, and other tasks.
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Janet Woodford
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1830
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Andrew Isaacs - System Studies
Andrew has been working at Electranix since 2003. He has a BSc. (EE) and is a graduate student at the University of Manitoba. He has worked on system studies and planning for utilities and private developers in the wind industry, both in Manitoba and internationally. Additional project involvement includes SSR work, PSCAD modeling of GE's Variable Frequency Transformer, insulation coordination, DC system segmentation, and more general transient stability studies. He is a member of the IEEE PES.
Contact Info:
Andrew Isaacs P.Eng.
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1833
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Chaminda Amarasinghe- System Studies
Chaminda received his BSc.(Eng) degree from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2000 and his PhD from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 2008. At Electranix he is involved with various types of power system studies both in Canada and internationally. His research interests are power system operations, electricity market studies and power system simulations.
Contact Info:
Chaminda Amarasinghe PhD.
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1838
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Jeremy Sneath - System Studies
Jeremy is the newest member of the Electranix team, assisting with system planning studies. He has a BSc. (Comp Eng.) and is a part time graduate student at the University of Manitoba.
Contact Info:
Jeremy Sneath
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1835
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Nathan Kroeker - Software Developer
Nathan has taken on the role of software developer for Electranix's own E-Tran software package, and is currently working on creating new tools for engineers to use in their studies. He has a BSc. (CS) from the University of Manitoba.
Contact Info:
Nathan Kroeker
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1834
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
