IEEE Power and Energy Society

Chicago Chapter 2016-2017

Next-Generation Smart Grids: Power Electronics-Enabled Autonomous Power Systems

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Qing-Chang Zhong, IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer

Illinois Institute of Technology

About the Topic

Power systems are going through a paradigm change. The centralized large facilities are being replaced by millions of widely dispersed non-synchronous relatively small renewable or alternative power plants, plug-in EVs, and energy storage units. Moreover, the majority of loads are expected to actively take part in the grid regulation in the same way as suppliers do. In this lecture, the system architecture, together with a technical route, to enable this paradigm change will be presented. It will be shown that the synchronization mechanism of conventional synchronous machines, which has underpinned the power systems for over 100 years, can continue playing its fundamental role in power systems. It will empower all power electronics-interfaced suppliers and loads to behave like virtual synchronous machines so that they can take part in the regulation of system frequency and voltage, in the same way as conventional synchronous machines do. This will unify the integration and interaction of all players with the grid. It will also release the communication infrastructure from low-level control and open up the prospect of achieving autonomous operation for power systems. This holistic solution could considerably enhance the stability, scalability, operability, security, reliability and resiliency of the next-generation smart grid.

About the Speaker

Dr. Qing-Chang Zhong holds the Max McGraw Endowed Chair Professor in Energy and Power Engineering at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. Having been recognized as a Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Power and Energy Society, the IEEE Control Systems Society and the IEEE Power Electronics Society, he is a world-leading multidisciplinary expert in control, power electronics and power systems. Before joining Illinois Institute of Technology, he was the Chair Professor in Control and Systems Engineering at The University of Sheffield, UK, where he built up a $5M+ research lab dedicated to the control of energy and power systems and attracted the support of Rolls-Royce, National Instruments, Texas Instruments, Siemens, ALSTOM, Turbo Power Systems, Chroma, Yokagawa, OPAL RT and other organizations. He (co-) authored three research monographs, including Robust Control of Time-delay Systems (Springer, 2006) and Control of Power Inverters in Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Integration (Wiley-IEEE Press, 2013). His fourth book entitled Power Electronics-Enabled Autonomous Power Systems: Next Generation Smart Grids, which presents the architecture and technical routes of next-generation smart grids based on the synchronization mechanism of synchronous machines, will be published by Wiley-IEEE Press in 2017. He is/was an Associate Editor for several leading journals in control and power engineering, including four IEEE Transactions. His current research focuses on addressing fundamental challenges in energy and power systems through seamless integration of advanced control/systems theory and power electronics. He is a Fellow of IEEE and IET.

Location       Time

ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium 5:30 PM   Social

1919 Swift Drive (park behind building) 6:00 PM   Dinner (optional)

Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850 6:45 PM   Presentation

(near I-290 & I-294 interchange) 8:00 PM   Adjourn

630-684-3200

Location	Time

ComEd Commercial Center - Auditorium	5:30 PM	Social
1919 Swift Drive (park behind building)	6:00 PM	Dinner (optional)
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1850	6:45 PM	Presentation
(near I-290 & I-294 interchange)	8:00 PM	Adjourn
630-684-3200

Reservations

Please make your reservation by noon on Monday 6 Mar 2017 via the Online Reservation Form.

The cost of the optional family style dinner is $15 for IEEE members, $20 for non-members, payable at the event. Sorry, we are unable to process credit cards. Checks payable to "IEEE-PES Chicago Chapter" and cash are accepted, and receipts will be provided.

Security Procedure

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Continuing Education

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Updated 22 Feb 2017