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4th IEEE Workshop on Interconnections of Renewables & Energy Storage to Electric Grids
April 25 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT
This one-day workshop focuses on planning, operations, modeling, analysis, and implementation of transmission & distribution connected renewables & energy storage, and their impacts on the system. There will be 4 utility executives and 2 members from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to participate along with over a dozen of renowned speakers and panelists from utilities, vendors, consultants, universities, and national labs. Seven PDHs will be provided to attendees who attend the entire workshop in person. Remote attendees are welcome (without PDH certificates). This is a great and uncommon opportunity for you to learn & discuss those cutting-edge technologies with experts from various perspectives. Please RSVP before April 21st with the correct email address. Look forward to seeing you at Dayton!
Logistic Notes:
Free parking will be available in the AES Ohio facility following guidance.
Lunch, morning refreshments, and coffee will be provided to in-person attendees and covered by the registration fees.
Students and invited panelists/speakers can send an email to xuan.wu@aes.com for registration by waiving the registration fees.
Agenda:
Tentative Agenda:
9:00 – 9:10 AM:
Opening Speech
Ken Zagzebski, President, AES US Utilities
9:10 – 9:20 AM:
Opening Speech
Dr. Shay Bahramirad, IEEE PES President, Senior Vice President, Luma Energy
9:20 – 9:40 AM:
Keynote Talk
Raiford Smith, Chief Utility Innovation Officer, AES US Utilities
9:40 – 10:10 AM:
Grid Modernization: Technological Advancements Beyond Smart Grid
John McDonald, Consultant, IEEE Fellow, NAE Member
10:10 – 10:40 AM:
Improving Resiliency with Batteries & others
Dr. Antonio Conejo, Professor, OSU, IEEE Fellow, NAE Member
10:40 – 11:40 AM:
Innovating Grid Constraints: Modernizing Interconnection, Grid Technologies, and Models
Alexina Jackson, Vice President, AES Next (Chair)
11:40 – 12:20 AM
Lunch Break
12:20 – 11:20 PM:
Microgrid Analysis, Controls, and Operations
Dr. Calvin Zhang, Director, Eaton R&D Center (Chair)
Dr. Farid Katiraei, VP, Quanta Technology
Wade Malcolm, CEO, Open Energy Solutions
1:20 – 2:20 PM:
Engineering Consideration for Renewable & Storage Interconnections
Dr. Xuan Wu, Sr. Manager, AES US Utilities (Chair)
Ben Echeverria, Energy Storage Expert, Burns & McDonnell
Prudhvi Bhattiprolu, Senior Engineer, AEP
2:20 – 2:30 PM
Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:45 PM:
Inverter Responses to Contingencies
Mike Simpson, Director, AES Clean Energy (Chair)
Pending Panalist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Xiaonan Lu, Associate Prof., Purdue University
Dr. Deepak Ramasubramanian, Sr. Technical Leader, EPRI
3:45 – 5:00 PM:
High DER-penetrated Distribution System Modeling, Analysis, and Operations
Dr. Zhaoyu Wang, Professor, Iowa State University (Chair)
Barry Feldman, Director, Smart Grid, AES US Utilities
Dr. Feng Qiu, Section Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Farnaz Farzan, Manager, Quanta Technology
Room: DT-LL-1 & DT-LL-2, Bldg: AES Ohio Office, 1065 Woodman Drive, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45432, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406059