eGrid 2024 Agenda
Note that this agenda is still being finalized and will change. Please check back often for updates.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time | Topic |
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9:00 – 11:30am | Tutorials |
11:15am – 1:00pm | IEEE Student Lunch Event |
12:00 – 5:00pm | Registration Open |
1:00 – 1:10pm
Opening & Welcome Announcements

Charles Hanley
Senior Manager, Electric Grid Security
Sandia National Laboratories
1:10 – 2:50pm – Panel Session 1: MV & HV Power Electronics
Moderators: Fred Wang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Brian Johnson, University of Texas at Austin
The grid of the future will be enabled by power electronic devices that convert and control electrical energy. The usage of power electronics in generation, transmission/distribution, and load at all voltage and power levels will enable a more robust, resilient, and controllable electrical grid. Fundamental improvements are needed to scale power electronics to the voltage and currents of grid applications at a cost, efficiency, and reliability necessary for widescale implementation into the electrical grid. This panel will discuss solutions for medium- and high-voltage power converters to enable next grid functionalities.

Fred Wang (Moderator)
Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Brian Johnson (Moderator)
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin

Giovanni De Carne
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Rudy Wang
R&D Manager
Delta Electronics

Fang Luo
Associate Professor
Stony Brook University
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Jin Wang
Professor
Ohio State University
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2:50 – 3:20pm | Break |
3:20 – 5:00pm – Panel Session 2: Power Plant of the Future
Moderator: Juan Ospina, Los Alamos National Laboratory
The power plant of the future will be heterogeneous, incorporating multiple storage and generation asset types. These assets and the plant itself will be integrated with power electronics at multiple levels and thus be able to operate in multiple modes to support the grid. This panel will discuss the power plant of the future and visions of power electronic interfaces, new methods of control, and balancing of multiple assets.
Speakers:

Juan Ospina (Moderator)
Scientist
A-1 Information Systems and Modeling Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Jack Flicker
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems
Sandia National Laboratories
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Olga Lavrova
Associate Professor
New Mexico State University
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Rick Meeker
President
Nhu Energy
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David Breecker
President
Microgrid Systems Laboratory
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6:00 – 8:00pm | Poster Session and Welcome Reception @ Eldorado Hotel Casa Espana Including IEEE Women in Engineering Event |
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time | Topic |
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8:00 – 9:00am | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00 – 9:15am
Day 2 Welcome

Amy Halloran
Director, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Grid Modernization
Sandia National Laboratories
9:15 – 10:00am
Keynote Presentation

Ibrahima Ndiaye
Electrification Mission Leader
GE Vernova Advanced Research
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10:00 – 10:30am | Break |
10:30am – 12:10pm – Panel Session 3: PE Grid Architectures
Moderator: Ram Adapa, Electric Power Research Institute
The environment of the electrical grid is rapidly changing. The grid is simultaneously moving towards a carbon neutral future, supplying increased load due to consumer electrification, and grappling with increased risk due to extreme weather. To continue operation of the grid at historical resilience levels requires new control paradigms and architectures ranging from dynamic microgrids to intercontinental super-grids. This panel will explore what solutions enable a highly resilient, renewables-based grid of the future.
Speakers:

Ram Adapa (Moderator)
Technical Executive
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
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Dushan Boroyevich
Professor
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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Maryam Saeedifard
Professor
Georgia Tech, Atlanta
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Rajendra Singh
Professor
Clemson University
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Yilu Liu
Professor
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
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12:10 – 1:10pm | Lunch |
1:10 – 2:50pm – Panel Session 4: PE Compliant Modeling/Testing
Moderator: Mariko Shirazi, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Modeling power electronics is challenging due to the highly nonlinear and discontinuous nature of power electronic circuits. Accurate and computationally efficient dynamic models for power electronics are a challenge which prevents implementation in the electrical grid. Additionally, the nature of the wide variety of grid conditions and interconnections typically requires some tuning of controls in order to ensure system stability. This panel will discuss methods of modeling and testing power converters that can increase confidence of implementation into the electrical grid.
Speakers:

Mariko Shirazi (Moderator)
Research Professor
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Piotr Sobanski
Principal Scientist
ABB Ltd., Krakow, Poland
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Aditya Ashok
Director – Energy Systems Research
OPAL-RT Corporation
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Shahil Shah
Principal Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Ashwin Venkataramanan
Engineering Specialist, Grid Intelligence
Eaton Research Laboratories
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Dominic Gross
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2:50 – 3:20pm | Break |
3:20 – 5:00pm – Panel Session 5: National Laboratory-based Research and Development
Moderator: Tari Jung, MISO
The implementations of power electronics into the electrical grid will give unprecedented insight and control into the operation of the grid, allowing for operational modes that are simply not possible in the conventional grid. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories comprise a broad array of competencies that are being utilized to address these new opportunities. Examples include safety and reliability research, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, at-scale system implementations, advanced controls and protection, to name a few. This panel will explore related national laboratory research and development.
Speakers:

Tari Jung (Moderator)
Strategic Assessment Engineer
MISO

Jacob Mueller
Principal Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
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Weihang Yan
Researcher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Wei Du
Electrical Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Henry Huang
Division Director
Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis
Argonne National Laboratory

Prasad Kandula
Research Staff Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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5:30 – 8:30pm | New Mexican Fiesta Dinner @ Santa Fe Farmer’s Market |
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time | Topic |
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8:00 – 9:00am | Breakfast |
9:00 – 9:15am
Day 3 Welcome

Valerio De Angelis
Manager, Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems
Sandia National Laboratories
9:15 – 10:00am
Keynote Presentation
“Increasing Grid Capacity Through a Resilient DC Grid, Using Existing Infrastructure”

Johan H. Enslin
Program Director
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
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10:00 – 10:30am | Break |
10:30am – 12:10pm – Panel Session 6: Financing and Value Proposition
Moderator: Jack Flicker, Sandia National Laboratories
Widescale implementation of power electronics into the electrical grid will only proceed if they make economic sense. While power electronics can enable new paradigms of command and control, they will inevitably not reach pure cost parity with conventional grid assets. This panel will explore the value proposition that power electronics provide and discuss whether power electronics can achieve value-parity rather than cost-parity compared to conventional grid systems.
Speakers:

Jack Flicker (Moderator)
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems
Sandia National Laboratories

Isik Kizilyalli
Formerly with ARPA-E and Stanford University
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Gary Oppedahl
Vice President Emerging Technologies
Block Energy

Jim Benke
Corporate Development Manager
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc (MEPPI)
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Mack Knobbe
Senior Engineering Manager
Southern California Edison
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12:10 – 12:20pm | Closing Remarks |