Seminar Schedule
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Title | \nGrid Modernization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions |
Speaker | \nJianhui Wang |
\n | Argonne National Laboratory |
Abstract | \n\nOur aging grid infrastructure faces increasing challenges from\nmultiple sources including greater demand variability, stricter\nenvironmental regulations and growing cyber security\nconcerns. Advanced smart grid technologies provide possible solutions\nto tackle these challenges. Meanwhile how to best utilize these new\ndevices and technologies such as PMUs and electric vehicles remains a\nchallenge by itself. In this talk, I will address various topics which\nspan a multitude of areas including demand response, stochastic\noptimization for renewable integration, microgrids and cyber\nsecurity. I will present the technical issues in implementing these\ntechnologies and corresponding potential solutions.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nDr. Jianhui Wang is the Section Manager for Advanced Power Grid\nModeling at Argonne National Laboratory. He is the Secretary of the\nIEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Power System Operations\nCommittee. He has authored/; co-authored more than 150 journal and\nconference publications. He is an editor of Journal of Energy\nEngineering and Applied Energy. He received the IEEE Chicago Section\n2012 Outstanding Young Engineer Award and is an Affiliate Professor at\nAuburn University and an Adjunct Professor at University of Notre\nDame. He has also held visiting positions in Europe, Australia and\nHong Kong including a VELUX Visiting Professorship at the Technical\nUniversity of Denmark (DTU). Dr. Wang is the Editor-in-Chief of the\nIEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and an IEEE PES Distinguished\nLecturer. He is the recipient of the IEEE PES Power System Operation\nCommittee Prize Paper Award in 2015.\n \n |
When | \nTuesday, 14 February 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nPower System Protection and Control: Future Trends |
Speaker | \nGhulam Amjad Hussain |
\n | EATON European Innovation Centre, Prague |
Abstract | \n\nNowadays, the conventional power grid infrastructure faces various\nchallenges due to multiple factors such as aging, rapid environmental\nchanges, availability of modern renewable energy resources, and ever\nincreasing power demands. Due to high dependency of the modern world\non electricity, it is an immediate need to ameliorate power network\nthrough innovative technologies in order to make it more reliable,\nefficient and economic by keeping the environmental factors in view.\n \n\nThe talk will start by discussing the above-mentioned challenges and\npotential solutions through state-of-the-art technologies in the areas\nof power system protection and high voltage engineering. The future\ntrend is towards proactive protection and self-healing networks rather\nthan reactive techniques. Proactive protection by timely fault\ndetection and location leads to valuable decisions to identify the\nneed of repair or replace the affected components. The presentation\nwill also include the introduction of emerging non-intrusive sensing\ntechnologies, intelligent algorithms for data interpretation and\nanalysis, fault identification and location. Moreover, I shall present\nsimulation results about non-intrusive sensor modeling along with\ntheir validation through laboratory as well as onsite testing. In the\nend, I shall describe my current and future research projects which\nare related to smart circuit breakers, arc fault circuit interrupter,\nprotection, and control techniques in AC/DC hybrid power distribution\nsystems.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nDr. Amjad Hussain is a Senior R&D Engineer-Power Systems Technologies\nin Corporate Research & Technology (CRT) division at EATON European\nInnovation Centre (EEIC), Prague, the Czech Republic. At EATON, he is\ninvolved in state-of-the-art power system projects (R&D), involving\nadvanced protection and control techniques and related commercial\nproducts. He has also worked as a Project Engineer from 2008 to 2010\nwith a major switchgear company in Gulf region and supervised erection\nand pre-commissioning of MV electrical distribution substations. He\nreceived the bachelor\'s degree in electrical engineering from the\nUniversity of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2007,\nand the master\'s and the Ph.D. from Aalto University, School of\nElectrical Engineering, Finland, in 2012 and 2016 respectively. He has\nauthored/; co-authored more than 30 articles in international journals\nand conferences and has one patent under review. He is the recipient\nof awards: The Honorable Mention Paper Prize at IEEE-IAS PCIC\nConference 2014, San Francisco and The Best-evaluated Author at IEEE\nRTUCON 2016, Riga. He received multiple national research grants\nduring doctoral research, total amount €80,000. His research\nexpertise and interests include advanced power system protection,\ncontrol and reconfiguration techniques in modern smart grids involving\nDistributed Energy Resources (DERs) and AC/DC hybrid microgrids, power\nquality, electrical fault detection and location, pre-emptive\nprotection techniques, condition monitoring of power equipment,\ninsulation diagnostic systems, and partial discharge (PD) measurements\nin MV and HV equipment.\n \n |
When | \nThursday, 2 March 2017, 10:30 - 11:30 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nFrontiers of Advancing the State of the Art in Power System Protection |
Speaker | \nMasoud Barati |
\n | University of Houston |
Abstract | \n\nAdvances in sensing, communication, and computing have potential to\nrefine, or even redefine the conception and implementation of Power\nSystem Protection. Increased computing power at low cost has provided\nopportunities to implement more computation-intensive\nmethods/algorithms in real time. At the same time, Phasor Measurement\nUnits (PMUs) providing faster and diverse synchronized measurements\nover a wide area and new communication options have also\nemerged. These advances have the potential to be enablers of new\nparadigms in Protection. Due to the availability of system-wide high-quality\nhigh-volume data in real time, improved System Integrity\nProtection Schemes (SIPS) and adaptive the same have become\npossible. Big Data analytics have the potential to detect and locate\nevents, analyze system integrity, and take corrective action for more\nreliable protection. At the same time, processing and communication\ndelays, bad data, and cyber-attacks pose challenges to security as\nwell as dependability of protection. Novel methods using advanced\ncomputing are promising, but should not compromise the clarity and\nsimplicity of the underlying system models and concepts. In this talk,\nI will present my research on 1) adaptive optimal protective relays\ncoordination in power grid, and 2) a digital relaying power flow\ncalculation algorithm for the wide area measurement to\naugment/supervise local protection. In addition, I will introduce my\nresearch activities on developing the fundamental research in power\nsystem protection and its application in the generation, transmission,\ndistribution, and communication systems.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nMasoud Barati received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from\nIllinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2013. In IIT, he worked\nat the Robert Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation for 4 years. He\nwas a Visiting Professor in University of Chicago in Summer and Fall\n2014. He is currently a Research and Instructional Assistant Professor\nin University of Houston, Houston, where he joined the Electrical and\nComputer Engineering department in Fall 2013. He is the co-chair of\n“Microgrid Protection Systems” subcommittee of “Power System \nRelaying & Control Committee”. He is the recipient of IEEE Certificate of\nAppreciation Award for establishment of a workshop on Harmonic Power\nSystem in IEEE Chicago section with S&C Company. He has\nsupervised/co-supervised 5 PhD students and has taught more than 10\ncourses in University of Houston. Also, he has established High\nVoltage Engineering lab and Real-time Power System Protection\nSimulation lab and an online master program in power systems (IPS\nProgram) in the ECE department at University of Houston. He has\nchaired/co-chaired more than 4 sessions in IEEE conferences. He has\nmore than 10 years of experience in industry, academics and\nresearch. His research interests include developing mathematical model\nand algorithms for wide area monitoring and main protection to improve\nsystem integrity protection schemes.\n \n |
When | \nThursday, 9 March 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nTransmission Operations on the Entergy System |
Speaker | \nMark McCulla |
\n | Entergy |
Abstract | \n\nEntergy is one of the largest transmission owners and operators in the\nUnited States with over 15,000 miles of transmission facilities. Mark\nMcCulla is the Vice President of Transmission Operations and is\nresponsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Entergy\nelectric transmission system. Mr. McCulla will provide an overview of\nthe Entergy transmission system and its role within the Eastern\nInterconnect as one of the three North American interconnections. He\nwill also explain how Entergy models the transmission system and\nperforms contingency analysis in preparation for unplanned\ndisturbances. Lastly, he will then provide an overview of a specific\noutage coordination study performed in the New Orleans area.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nMark McCulla was named vice president of transmission\noperations in January 2014. Immediately prior to being\nnamed to this position, he served more than five years\nas vice president of transmission regulatory compliance.\nThe vice president of transmission operations provides\nstrategic and executive leadership to transmission\noperations management and support staff to ensure the\nsafe and reliable operation of the electric transmission\nsystem. McCulla is responsible for ensuring employee\nconformance with established policies, procedures and\nstandards and proper training of operations staff. He\nalso represents the transmission operations business\nfunction in a variety of internal and external steering\ncommittees and leadership teams.\nMcCulla has more than 30 years of electric utility\nexperience, primarily in transmission operations,\nplanning, compliance and regulatory. Previous Entergy\nwork assignments include transmission regulatory\ncompliance, support services in utility operations,\ndistribution utility operations and transmission\noperational planning.\nPrior to Entergy, McCulla worked for the Southwest\nPower Pool in Little Rock, Arkansas; Cajun Electric\nPower Cooperative in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and\nHouston Lighting and Power in Texas.\nHe has a bachelor\'s degree in electrical engineering\nfrom Louisiana State University and a master\'s degree in\nbusiness administration from Tulane University. He\'s a\nmember of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics\nEngineers, Inc. and is a registered professional engineer\nin Texas.\n \n |
When | \nMonday, 13 March 2017, 16:30 - 17:30 |
Where | \nP. F. Taylor Hall, Room 1221 |
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Title | \nNovel Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machines for Efficient Energy Conversion |
Speaker | \nBulent Sarlioglu |
\n | Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium |
Abstract | \n\nThe objective of this presentation is to present information about\nWisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium at the\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison and electric machine research in novel\nflux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machines. Permanent magnet\nelectric machines are an energy-efficient substitute for electric\nmotors. They offer applications in appliances, industrial, automotive,\naerospace, oil and gas, and medical equipment. The FSPM machines have\npermanent magnets in the stator, and the rotor is similar to that of a\nswitched reluctance machine. The FSPM machines have the benefits of\nrobust rotor and having permanent magnet in the stator, which give\nopportunities in high-speed applications. This presentation\ndemonstrates two novel FSPM machines developed by Dr. Sarlioglu\'s\nresearch team. The first machine is a low-pole dual-stator\nsix-slot-four-pole (6/4) configuration proposed to reduce the\nfundamental frequency and high-frequency losses. The proposed\ndual-stator 6/4 FSPM machine is also compared to the conventional 6/4\nFSPM machine to demonstrate reduction of harmonics distortion and\ncogging torque. The second machine is designed to integrate fluid\ndynamics into the electric machine. The rotor of the FSPM machine is\nshaped as airfoils to perform axial-flow compression. The proposed\nmachine makes the axial-flow compressor electric machine system more\ncompact and energy efficient. This research is funded by NSF CAREER\nAward.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nBulent Sarlioglu is an assistant professor at University of\nWisconsin-Madison, and Associate Director, Wisconsin Electric Machines\nand Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). Dr. Sarlioglu spent more\nthan ten years at Honeywell International Inc.\'s aerospace division,\nmost recently as a staff systems engineer, earning Honeywell\'s\ntechnical achievement award in 2003 and an outstanding engineer award\nin 2011. Dr. Sarlioglu contributed to multiple programs where\nhigh-speed electric machines and drives are used mainly for aerospace\napplications. One of the examples was a turbo-compressor system where\nthe turbine, compressor, and PM motor are mounted on the same\nshaft. The compressor and turbine are used as part of an air supply\nsystem for a Department of Energy 80-kW fuel cell system. The motor\nwas variable speeds up to 100,000 rpm and power up to 17\nkW. Dr. Sarlioglu is the inventor or co-inventor of sixteen US patents\nand many other international patents. His research areas are\nhigh-speed electric machines, novel electric machines, and application\nof wide bandgap devices to power electronics to increase efficiency\nand power density. Dr. Sarlioglu was a recipient of the Honeywell\'s\nOutstanding Engineer Award in 2011. He received the NSF CAREER Award\nin 2016.\n \n |
When | \nTuesday, 21 March 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nRecent advances in computational techniques for solving large-scale power system operational problems |
Speaker | \nAndy Sun |
\n | Georgia Tech |
Abstract | \n\nIn this talk, we will present some recent results on solving\nlarge-scale power system operational problems including optimal power\nflow, unit commitment, and their uncertain counterparts motivated by\nrenewable integration. We will discuss strong convexification\ntechniques and stochastic sampling algorithms that significantly\noutperform existing methods in both accuracy and the scale of the\nproblems.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nDr. Andy Sun is an assistant professor in the H. Milton Stewart School\nof Industrial & Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of\nTechnology. Dr. Sun is a senior member of IEEE. He has developed one\nof the first robust optimization models and algorithms for the unit\ncommitment problem in collaboration with the ISO New\nEngland. Recently, Dr. Sun has worked on various computational and\nmodeling aspects of the optimal power flow (OPF) problem, and\ndeveloped one of the strongest convex relaxations for OPF, and new\nformulations for transmission switching problems. Dr. Sun received\nB.E. in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing,\nand PhD in Operations Research from MIT.\n \n |
When | \nFriday, 21 April 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nEnergy Conversion for a Sustainable Future |
Speaker | \nAyman El-Refaei |
\n | Marquette University |
Abstract | \n\nEnergy sustainability is arguably one of the most critical challenges\nfor a sustainable future. With predictions showing future scarcity\nand/or higher degree of extraction difficulty of traditional sources\nof energy for example coal, oil and natural gas, the shift to\nsustainable clean sources of energy is a must. Another key reason is\nthe increasing detrimental impact of using fossil fuels. Over the last\nfew decades, there has been serious effort to replace mechanical and\nhydraulic systems with electrical systems. This effort also includes\nreplacing fixed-speed and old electrical drives with higher\nperformance variable-speed drives. This is mainly due to the higher\nreliability, efficiency and robustness of electrical systems. This\ntrend of “more electric” systems could be seen across a wide range of\napplications. These include traction, aerospace, actuation, mining,\noil & gas, and industrial applications as examples. This push for\nelectrification posed a lot of challenges to develop electrical\nsystems that meet the demanding requirements of the various\napplications including harsh environments, high power density, high\nefficiency and fault tolerance in safety-critical applications. At the\nheart of the electrification effort is the development of advanced\nelectrical machines and drives. This presentation will provide an\noverview of the various applications where electrification is taking\nplace. The presentation will focus on electrical machines and drives\nthat have been developed or are currently under development. The\npresentation will also cover some general trends in electrical\nmachines and potential areas of research.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nAyman M. El-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical\nengineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison on 2002, and 2005\nrespectively. Between 2005 and 2016, he has been a principal engineer\nand a project leader at the Electrical Machines and Drives Lab at\nGeneral Electric Global Research Center. Since January 2017, he joined\nMarquette University as the Thomas and Suzanne M. Werner Endowed Chair\nin sustainable and secure energy. His interests include electrical\nmachines and drives. He has 40 journal and 60 conference publications,\nwith several others pending. He has 31 issued US patents and 28 US\npatent applications, with several others pending. At GE, he worked on\nseveral projects that involve the development of advanced electrical\nmachines for various applications including, aerospace, traction,\nwind, and water desalination. He was the program manager and principal\ninvestigator of a $5.6M DOE-funded project to develop next generation\ntraction motors for hybrid vehicles. He is currently the program\nmanager and principal investigator of a $12M DOE-funded project to\ndevelop next generation traction motors for hybrid vehicles that do\nnot include rare earth materials. He received several management\nawards at GE including the prestigious 2011 Albert W Hull Award, the\nhighest individual award for early career researchers. Also he\nreceived “The 2009 Forward Under 40” from the Wisconsin Alumni\nAssociation awarded to outstanding University of Wisconsin alumni\nunder the age of 40 and the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)\n“2009 Andrew W Smith Outstanding Young Member Award”. He was the chair\nfor the IEEE IAS Transportation Systems committee and an associate\neditor for the Electric Machines committee. He was a technical program\nchair for the IEEE 2011 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition\n(ECCE). He was the general chair for ECCE 2014 and 2015 ECCE steering\ncommittee chair. He is a member-at-large in the IEEE Industry\nApplications Society ececutive board.He is an IEEE Fellow and a member\nof Sigma Xi since 2006. He is a member of the electrical machines and\nindustrial drives committees. He is a reviewer of 6 IEEE Transactions\nas well as several other international journals and conferences. He is\nthe recipient of two paper awards.\n \n |
When | \nThursday, 27 April 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 |
Where | \nRoom 117 EE Building |
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Title | \nSmall and Bright: Tailoring Luminescent Nanoparticles in Biology |
Speaker | \nGang Han |
\n | University of Massachusetts-Medical School |
Abstract | \n\nFunctional luminescent nanoparticles are promising materials for in\nvitro and in vivo optical imaging and therapy due to their unique\noptical and chemical properties. In this talk, I will present three\nnew types of biocompatible luminescence nanoparticles. The first type\nof materials is upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). I will present new\ndevelopments regarding engineering UCNPs towards deep tissue imaging,\nphotodynamic therapy, optogenetic applications in neuroscience and\nimmunotherapy. The second type of nanoparticles is persistent\nluminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs). They are bioluminescence-like and\npossess unprecedented in vivo deep tissue energy rechargeability,\noutstanding signal-to-noise-ratio with no need for an excitation\nresource (light) during imaging, and they can be directly detected\nwith existing imaging systems. These nanoparticles continue to emit\nlight for minutes or hours and, in some cases, days, after turning off\nthe excitation source. These long-lasting, light-emitting nanocrystals\ncan provide noninvasive imaging technology for evaluating structural\nand functional biological processes in living animals and\npatients. The third is a type of organic Bodipy nanoparticles that\nwere tailored with outstanding NIR absorbing ability. Rather than the\nconventional laser light needed in PDT, I will present their ultralow\npower lamp operable PDT applications in deep tissue tumor\ntreatment. Finally, I would like also to introduce a nanobug concept\ntowards cancer treatment.\n \n |
Bio | \n\nDr. Gang Han is currently an Associate Professor at University of\nMassachusetts Medical School. He received his B.Sc. and M.S. degrees\nfrom Nanjing University, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from\nUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst. He was a postdoctoral scholar at\nthe Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. He has authored\nin over 60 papers in Journals such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology,\nNature Communications, Elife, PNAS, JACS, Advanced Materials,\nAngewandte chemie, Nano lettersSmall, ACS Nano, which have cited over\n6900 times, h-index 34. He was honoured awards such as the Worcester\nFoundation Mel Cutler Award, NIH Exceptional Unconventional Research\nEnabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) Award and Human Frontier\nScience Program Young Investigator Award. His current research focuses\non the development of biocompatible functional luminescent\nnanoparticles and molecules for optical imaging and therapy.\n \n |
When | \nThursday, 4 May 2017, 13:30 - 14:30 |
Where | \nRoom 1216 Patrick F Taylor Hall |
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