IEEE Mississippi Section

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