Co-sponsored by: University of Washington Bothell IEEE Student Branch ieee.uwbothell@gmail.com Increasing transmission capacity is essential to meet an increased demand of electricity, integration of renewable generation and so on. The power industry’s pressing need for the most economical ways to transfer bulk power along a desired path may be met by building new transmission lines, which is a long and costly process. Alternately, it may be quicker and cheaper to increase the available transfer capacity of the existing transmission lines with a power flow controller. Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, transformers and load tap changers in the earlier days of electrical engineering to power electronics-based solutions in recent years. Even though the costs and complexities of the available solutions vary widely, the basic underlying theory of power flow control is still the same as it always has been. SMART Power Flow Controllers (SPFC) are designed based on functional requirements and cost-effective solutions. Speaker(s): Dr. Kalyan K. Sen, Agenda: Food: 7:45 pm Technical Presentation Part 1: 8:00-8:50 pm Break: 8:50-9:00 pm Technical Presentation Part 2: 9:00-10:00 pm Location: Room: 202, Top Floor Bldg: Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) 18115 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington 98011

Lately, the electric utility industry is being hit by several drivers worldwide. Resulting from policy concerns around climate change, these drivers have created the most significant impetus for change and the subsequent alignment of politicians, regulators and customers, resulting in pressure on utilities to incorporate new sources of energy (e.g., Wind, Solar), reduce emissions (renewable energy sources, carbon reduction mechanisms, etc.) and so on. Most sources of new energy behave very differently from the normal sources of energy that we are all used to. They tend to be somewhat more expensive, somewhat erratic in their energy production and as a result are slowly becoming the biggest and newest source of headache for the electric grid operator. New tools will be needed to forecast and manage these sources of energy as they become more and more prolific. Identifying mechanisms for managing and operating renewable resources is one of the hottest areas of research in the alternative energy field. In today’s presentation Dr. Vadari will present the underlying DERMS framework that covers all aspects of planning and operating renewable resources of energy. Features of this framework include a set of tools that treat DERs more as a portfolio instead of as individual products or services.   Speaker(s): Xing Wang, Centrica, Location: Seattle, Washington