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Panels
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This is the current list of Panels (updated February 4, 2013).
Please visit this page regularly as this page will be continuously updated as we learn more details of the various panel sessions by the experts in their fields. Please note that the schedule information is likely to change.
| Name Affiliation |
Panel Title and Panelist Presentation Title | Schedule |
| Thomas Basso – Moderator National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) |
IEEE 1547 Smart Grid Standards | |
| Tom Yohn, Xcel Energy | Utility Experience with 1547 | |
| Jim Reilly, System Integrator/Consultant | Distributed Photovoltaic Systems Experience Using 1547 Standards | |
| Tim Zgonena, Underwriters Laboratories Inc | Testing and Conformance to 1547 Standards | |
| Dr. Sunil Cherian – Moderator Spirae Inc. |
Power System Resiliency | |
| Dr. Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin | Damage Assessment after Hurricane Sandy | |
| Tristan Glenwright, The Boeing Company | Cyber Secure Microgrid Operations | |
| Brian Seal, EPRI | DERMS – The Emerging Paradigm for Distribution Operations | |
| Holger Kley, Spirae, Inc. | Danish Cell Controller for Security of Supply | |
| Dr. Salman Mohagheghi – Moderator Colorado School of Mines, Golden |
Smart Grid | |
| Dr. Ben Kroposki, NREL | ESIF, the Incubator for the Future Smart Grid Implementation | |
| Dr. Sioe T. Mak, ESTA International LLC | Unique Technical Problems and Issues Caused by Proliferation of DGs at the Service Voltage Circuits to AMI and SMART GRID Functions at the Distribution Network | |
| Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, Clemson University | Situational Intelligence for Real-Time Smart Grid Operations | |
| Dr. Marcelo Simoes – Moderator Colorado School of Mines, Golden |
Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems | |
| Dr. Marcelo Simões, Colorado School of Mines | Control Strategies for Smart Inverters | |
| Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty, NREL | Modular Power Electronic Topologies for Renewable Energy Systems | |
| Dr. Mohit Singh, NREL | Wind Energy Systems for Utility Applications | |
| Dr. Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado | Photovoltaics for Utility Applications | |
| Dr. Robert Thresher – Moderator National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) |
Marine Hydrokinetic (Ocean Energy) | |
| Dr. Ted Brekken, Oregon State University | A Programmable Mooring Controller for Tank Testing of Scaled Wave Energy Converters | |
| Dr. M. El-Hawary, Dalhousie University, Canada | Research in hydrokinetic technology devices, systems, and applications: the electrical issues | |
| Prof AbuBakr S. Bahaj, The University of Southampton, UK | Global Ocean Energy Activities – Status and Prospects | |
| Dr. Ray Sepe, Jr., Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, Rhode Island | Wave Energy Harvesting Buoys– Overview and Field Experiments | |
| Dr. Paul Veers – Moderator National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) |
Wind Energy | |
| Dr. Fort Felker, NREL | Advances in Wind Power Generation | |
| Walt Musial, NREL | Opportunities and Challenges of Offshore Wind Energy | |
| Nicholas Miller, GE Energy Consulting | Portfolio Strategies for Renewables and Gas Generation: Balancing Big Wind | |
| Dr. Jun Jason Zhang – Moderator University of Denver, Denver |
Signal and Information Processing in Smart Grid | |
| Dr. Junshan Zhang, Arizona State University | When Online Electric Vehicle Charging Meets Variable Renewable Generation | |
| Dr. Dongliang Duan, University of WyomingLiuqing Yang, Colorado State University | A Joint Frequency and Phasor Estimation Algorithm Using DFT Samples for Power Systems | |
| Dr. Yingchen Zhang, NREL | Synchrophasor Measurements-Based Wind Plant Inertia Estimation-Digest | |
| Dr. Jun Jason Zhang, University of Denver | Data-Driven Diagnosis and Control Methods in Smart Grid | |
| Dr. Juris P. Kalejs – Moderator American Capital Energy |
Utility-Scale PV: Next Generation Technology | |
| Mahesh Morjaria, First Solar | Grid Integration Requirements for Utility-Scale PV Plants | |
| Ken Christensen, SMA | PV Power Plants as a Utility Cornerstone | |
| Jim Cale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | NREL/DOE Programs in Support of Utility-Scale PV Technologies |
