Technical Talk : SMART Power Flow Controllers – A Necessity for Future Power Grid

IEEE PELS Orange County Chapter – Inaugural Event Join us for the inaugural event of the IEEE PELS Orange County Chapter is organizing with IEEE-UCI Chapter, featuring a technical talk by Dr. Kalyan Sen on: SMART Power Flow Controllers – A Necessity for Future Power Grids Date: February 28, 2024 Time: 6:30pm-8pm Location: University of California, Irvine, Harut Barsamian Colloquia Room (Engineering Hall, Room 2430) Parking: First thirty registrants will receive free parking. Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, transformers and load tap changers in the earlier days of electrical engineering to power electronics-based solutions in recent years. Even though the costs and complexities of the available solutions vary widely, the basic underlying theory of power flow control is still the same as it has always been. The question is which solution one should employ. The answer depends on knowing what the true need is. The power industry’s pressing need for the most economical ways to transfer bulk power along a desired path may be met by building new transmission lines, which is a long and costly process. Alternately, it may be quicker and cheaper to utilize the existing transmission lines more efficiently. The key is to identify the underutilized transmission lines and harness their dormant capacities to increase the power flows to the lines’ thermal limits using the most cost-effective and time-tested solutions. The presentation is designed to provide the basic principles of power flow control theory, an overview of the most commonly used power flow controllers, and future trends. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since their inceptions in the 1990s. Two reference books are as follows. – Introduction to FACTS Controllers: Theory, Modeling, and Applications (ISBN: 978-0-470-47875-2), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009 – Power Flow Control Solutions for a Modern Grid using SMART Power Flow Controllers (ISBN: 978-1-119-82435-0), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. Co-sponsored by: Alberto Tam Yong Speaker(s): Dr. Kalyan Sen Room: 2430, Bldg: Harut Barsamian Colloquia Room, University of California, Irvine, California, United States, 92617