IEEE Orlando PES/IAS/PELS Joint Chapter

The SPRING TECH CONFERENCE is ONLINE again this year! Orlando IEEE PES/IAS/PEL is holding our annual Technical Conference and this year we are continuing to do it virtually. Hopefully by Spring 2023 we can return to a hybrid model that includes in person participation and great food!. A Webex link will be sent to registered attendees the day before the meeting. CEUs Being Offered! For those who would like CEU's good towards your professional license we will offer 2.5 hours (0.25 CEU) per night. Please register for CEU's in the registration section and be sure you connect to the Webex with your name visible. We will be taking roll at the start and finish of the meeting for those asking for CEU credits. If you are registering for all four nights, please select the single night option for the first three nights, and then on the fourth night select the fourth-night-free option. Speaker(s): Hossein Panamtash, Dr. Inalvis Alvarez Fernandez Orlando, Florida, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/306310

Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/283820   Utilities across the United States are experiencing an increase in distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection applications on their distribution systems. As DER deployment grows, there is a strong need for utilities and regulators to determine the feasibility and potential impacts that the DER may have on the local electric power system. A time domain simulation with detailed DER modeling methodology is widely used in industry to perform a screening or lager evaluation for DER interconnection. The typical time domain studies for DER interconnection may include, but are not limited to, risk of islanding (ROI), transient overvoltage (TrOV), load rejection overvoltage (LROV), ground fault overvoltage (GFOV), low voltage ride through (LVRT), high voltage ride through (HVRT) and underfrequency ride through (UFRT). All analysis will comply with applicable state and utility DG interconnection guidelines, state regulations, utility operating procedures, and relevant IEEE standards (including IEEE 1547 and IEEE 519).   Chenxi Lin of 1898 & Co. - Part of Burns & McDonnell Topic:  TIME DOMAIN SIMULATIONS FOR DER INTERCONNECTIONS UTILIZING PSCAD - LUNCH & LEARN Biography: Chenxi Lin, PE, PhD: Senior Consultant – Transmission Planning & Power System Analysis at 1898 & Co (division of Burns & McDonnell). M.S.E.E (University of Oklahoma), Ph.D.E.E (University of Oklahoma)- 10 years of power industry experience with a focus on transmission planning and power system analysis including steady state, transient stability, and electromagnetic transient analyses. Previous positions include Lead Research and Development Engineer at Eleon Energy Inc, Austin, TX.   Email: chenxi.lin@1898andco.com   Brayan Macancela of 1898 & Co. - Part of Burns & McDonnell Topic:  TIME DOMAIN SIMULATIONS FOR DER INTERCONNECTIONS UTILIZING PSCAD - LUNCH & LEARN Biography: Brayan Macancela, MSEE: Senior Consultant – Distribution Planning & Grid Modernization in 1898 & Co (division of Burns & McDonnell). M.S.E.E & B.S.E.E (University of Massachusetts Lowell) - 10 years of power industry experience with a focus on Distribution and Sub-Transmission system planning. Currently leading and performing distribution planning, DER interconnection and Grid modernization system studies. Specializing in developing models in a variety of engineering analysis software programs for distribution and sub-transmission system. Previous experience prior to joining 1898 & Co., distribution planning consultant and distribution system planning engineer for National Grid in Waltham, MA.   Email: brayan.macancela@1898andco.com

Speaker(s): Dr. Sukumar Brahma , Agenda: 6:00pm Sign In / Introduction 6:05-6:10pm Presentation Begins 8:30pm Closing, final Q&A Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/282340   IEEE Distinguished Lecturer: "Challenges to Power System Protection in Presence of Renewables" The presentation will feature the following main topics: 1) Introduction to inverter fundamentals 2) Impact of inverter based resources (IBRs) 3) Impact of IBRs on transmission system protection. 4) Design and operation of microgrids with high penetration of IBRs. 5) Protection of microgrids. CEUs Being Offered! For those who would like CEU's good towards your professional license we will offer 0.2 CEU credits (2 hours).  Please register for CEU's in the registration section and be sure you connect to the Webex with your name visible. We will be taking roll at the start and finish of the meeting for those asking for CEU credits. WebEx Session Access INFORMATION WebEx Link will be sent to registrants via email shortly before event start time. Dr. Sukumar Brahma of Clemson University - Electrical Engineering Topic:  Challenges to Power System Protection in Presence of Renewables   Frequency, voltage, customer interruption. What do these vital signs tell us about the bulk power system? Learn the grid health underlying the vital signs and how to accurately assess them.  This lecture will explore reliability aspects of bulk power system so that you will develop a systematic, integrated understanding of how to assess the bulk power system reliability.  Additional indicators include energy emergency alerts, transmission outage rates, protection system operations, and resource reserve margin.  The presentation will also provide ranges, trends, and driving factors that influence changes in these indicators.   Biography: Sukumar Brahma received his Bachelor of Engineering from Gujarat University, Master of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and PhD in from Clemson University; all in Electrical Engineering. He joined Clemson university as the Dominion Energy Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering in August 2018. Before joining Clemson he was William Kersting Endowed Chair Professor at New Mexico State University, USA. Dr. Brahma has chaired IEEE Power and Energy Society's Power and Energy Education Committee, Life Long Learning Subcommittee and Distribution System Analysis Subcommittee. He is a member of the Power System Relaying and Control Committee (PSRCC), where he has been contributing to and leading working groups that produce reports, guides and standards in the area of power system protection. He has been an editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, and served as Guest Editor-in-Chief for the Special Issue on Frontiers of Power System Protection for the journal. His research, widely published and funded by the National Science Foundation, US department of energy, utilities, and other government agencies has focused on different aspects of power system modeling, analysis, and protection. Dr. Brahma is a Distinguished Lecturer and a Fellow of the IEEE.