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.
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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 performed system impact and planning studies for transmission utilities, ISOs, and private generation companies across Canada and internationally. Additional project involvement includes PSCAD studies, software training, HVDC large system segmentation, specialized transient stability analysis, device specification and probabilistic reliability analysis. Andrew is past-chair of the Winnipeg Chapter of the IEEE Power & Energy Society, and holds an M.Sc. (EE) from the University of Manitoba in the field of transmission expansion planning.
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 in the field of electricity markets from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 2008. Since joining Electranix in 2007, he is involved with various types of power system planning and system impact studies for utilities and developers both in Canada and internationally. Additional project involvement includes PSSE custom model developments, PSCAD studies and segmentation studies. He is a member of the IEEE.
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Chaminda Amarasinghe Ph.D P.Eng.
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 Sneath started at Electranix Corp in 2007. He has been performing system planning reliability studies including powerflow, transient stability and short circuit studies using primarily PSSE and PSLF. Jeremy has performed System Impact Studies, Interconnection Feasibility Studies and Pre-Feasibility studies for new generation projects and has worked for renewable energy developers, transmission utilities and system operators. Jeremy has a BSc from the University of Manitoba where he is a part-time graduate student.
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Jeremy Sneath
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1835
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Amit Jindal - System Studies
Amit joined the University of Manitoba after graduating from IIT Kanpur, India in 2007. At the University of Manitoba, he undertook studies and projects including modelling of Wind/Diesel and solar energy systems. Amit started working with Electranix Corporation in 2009 where he is involved with general power system studies involving ac and dc transmission, power flow, stability and electromagnetic transient's analysis. He is a member of the IEEE PES.
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Amit Kumar Jindal Ph.D.
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1836
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Anuradha Dissanayaka - System Studies
Anuradha received his BSc.(Eng) degree from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2002 and his MSc.(EE) degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 2010. He joined the Lanka Transformers Ltd. Sri Lanka in 2002 and worked on installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of thermal power plants. He started working with Electranix in 2009 and is involved with power system planning studies, including generator interconnections, network expansion, specialty PSCAD analysis, general power flow and transient stability analysis.
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Anuradha Dissanayaka
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1830
Fax: +1 204 953 1839
Jacob Wiebe - Intern
Jake is working on a 16 month internship. He assists engineers with system planning studies and is updating the user's manual for E-TRAN. He is an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba and a student member of IEEE PES.
Contact Info:
Jacob Wiebe
Electranix Corporation
#12-75 Scurfield Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1G4
Ph: +1 204 953 1839
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
