Co-sponsored by: Power and Energy Society

IEEE Jackson PES Meeting

Date:               November 14, 2017

Time:               12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Location:         Entergy THQ Cafetorium

                        6540 Watkins Drive               

Jackson, MS 39213

PDH:               1 Contact Hour

Cost:                Everyone is responsible for their own meal. Bring your own or purchase at Cafeteria.

RSVP:             Required to Tom Field by November 13, 2017 at tfield@entergy.com.

Topic:              Grid-integration of renewable energy resources: Benefits and challenges of interfacing power electronics converters

Speaker:          Dr. Mehdi Farasat

Biography:      Mehdi Farasat received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Nevada, Reno in 2014. He joined the Louisiana State University (LSU) in the same year, where he is an assistant professor at the Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His current research is focused on investigation of renewable energy grid-integration and vehicle-to-grid (V2G)/grid-to-vehicle(G2V) operation and control.

Location:
Room: Entergy THQ Cafetorium
Bldg: Entergy THQ
6540 Watkins Drive
Jackson, Mississippi
39213