• Making Room for Batteries in Japan: The Need for Regulatory Evolution

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544440

    The large-scale deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS) is technically essential for enabling renewable energy to function as a primary power source in modern power systems. However, implementation has progressed more slowly than required, largely due to limited economic viability under current market mechanisms. From a system engineering perspective, storage plays a critical role... Read more

  • IEEE PES Lecture: Power Electronics Modernizing the Power Grid

    Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541525

    Keyue Ma Smedley, Keyue Smedley, IEEE Fellow, received her BS in EE from Zhejiang University and her MS and Ph.D. in EE from Caltech. Dr. Smedley was the chief designer of magnet power converters for all accelerator rings at DOE Superconducting Super Collider Lab in early 1990s. She is currently a Professor in EECS, University... Read more