IEEE Metropolitan Los Angeles Section Power & Energy Society Chapter

Presented by: Shuhui Li, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alabama This webinar: This webinar series aims to provide fundamental knowledge and guideline on how to conduct solar photovoltaic system design and installation process. The webinar starts with a brief introduction to electric power systems as well as the clean development of modern electric power systems. Then, the webinar turns to one of the fastest-growing clean energy sectors – Solar Photovoltaic (PV). The webinar aims to provide an easy understanding way, with minimum theoretical involvement, to establish with quick understanding and skills on how to design and install a solar PV system. The topics include solar panels, solar inverters, batteries for solar PV systems, racking of solar panels, PV system design guidelines, PV system installation guide, and testing and troubleshooting. A significant number of practical figures, drawings, videos, and presentation animations will be utilized in the webinar series to build fundamental skills that would speed up trainees to get into the solar industry. Presenter bio: Dr. Shuhui Li received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 1983 and 1988, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, in 1999. From 1988 to 1995, he was with the School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, where his fields of research interest included electrified railways, power electronics, power systems, and power system harmonics. His current research interests include renewable energy systems, power electronics, power systems, electric machines and drives, and applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in power and energy systems. Dr. Li is a senior member of IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors.

Presented by: Dr. Hong Chen, PJM Interconnection This webinar: This webinar will briefly review the first PES Technical Roadmap report: “IEEE Power and Energy Technology Assessment and Roadmap”. It was prepared by the IEEE PES Technical Council with assistance from the IEEE Technology Roadmaps Committee. The report identifies current strategic directions and technology trends to achieve Net Zero. The roadmap spans the next 10+ years to 2035 and provides global strategic goals for the power and energy industry. The report serves as a professional and independent resource for energy producers, grid operators, electricity distributors, research labs, and academia, as well as policy makers. The roadmap addresses the current and future status, gaps, challenges, and potential solutions for the areas of: Renewable Energy Integration Reliability and Resilience Grid Edge Technologies Computation Cybersecurity This report is a living document. It will grow, evolve, and be updated as needed or as significant development arises that should be Presenter bio: Dr. Hong Chen is a Principal Engineer at PJM. She is a well-known practitioner on electricity market and power grid operation risk mitigation. In the past two decades, she led the development of many power grid control room applications which have achieved billions of dollars’ savings in energy markets. Following her passion for technology innovation, Dr. Chen also serves as an industry advisor for many R&D projects at National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Power Systems Engineering Research Center