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THURDAY 20 OCTOBER – MORNING SESSION | |
09:00-09:05 | Amirnaser Yazdani, Ryerson U. & Symposium Chair |
Welcome | |
09:05-09:15 | Mayor (invited), Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Welcome | |
09:05-09:30 | Farid Katiraei, Quanta Tech., & Int. Symposium Steering Committee Chair |
Microgrid Symposium Tradition | |
09:30-11:00 | THE AMERICAS Session 1 |
Chairs: Jim Cale (NREL) & Bobby Sagoo (GE) | |
09:30-09:50 | Lisa Dignard-Bailey, NRCan, Abraham Ellis, Sandia National L., & Guillermo Jimenez, U of Chile |
Overview of Microgrids in The Americas (Dignard-Bailey) (Jimenez) | |
09:50-10:00 | Discussion |
10:00-10:20 | Ryan Li, U of Alberta |
Power Quality Control in Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids | |
10:20-10:30 | discussion |
10:30-10:50 | Claudio Canizares, U. of Waterloo |
Energy Management Systems (EMS) for Microgrids | |
10:50-11:00 | Discussion |
11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
11:30-12:30 | THE AMERICAS Session 2 |
Chairs: Chris Marnay (MgDoM) & Judy Cardell (Smith College) | |
11:30-11:50 | Abraham Ellis, Sandia National Lab |
Improving Microgrid Cybersecurity | |
11:50-12:00 | Discussion |
12:00-12:20 | Craig Wooster & Jorge Martinez |
Stone Edge Winery Microgrid: Goals, Challenges, and Pitfalls | |
12:20-12:30 | Discussion |
12.30-14.00 | Lunch |
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER – AFTERNOON SESSION | |
14:00-16:00 | EUROPE Session |
Chairs: Micky Albu, U. P. Bucharest & Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven | |
14:00-14:20 | Wolfram Heckmann, IWES |
Overview of Microgrids in Europe | |
14:20-14:30 | Discussion |
14:30-14:50 | Phil Taylor, Newcastle University |
Automatic Microgrids | |
14:50-15:00 | Discussion |
15:00-15:20 | Aris Dimeas, NTUA |
Smart Islands Networks with Very High Penetration of RES | |
15:20-15:30 | Discussion |
15:30-15:50 | Volker Bühner, EUS GmbH |
The SmartRuralGrid EU Project: Power Router and VPP Enabling Coupled LV-Microgrids | |
15:50-16:00 | Discussion |
16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
16:30-18:00 | SPECIAL PANEL on the New York Prize (PDF) |
Chairs: Julieta Giraldez (NREL) & Peter Asmus (Navigant) | |
16:30-18:00 | Maria Brucoli, eDF Energy R&D |
Paul Tyno, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus | |
Robert Panora, Tecogen | |
Andrew Melchers, Siemens | |
Mike Bakas, Ameresco | |
Dennis Elsenbeck, National Grid | |
19.00-21.00 | Dinner |
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER – MORNING SESSION | |
09:00-10:30 | ASIA Session 1 |
Chairs: Shigeru Bando, CRIEPI & Jaeho Choi, Chungbuk Nat. U | |
09:00-09:20 | Ryoichi HARA, U. of Hokkaido |
Power to Heat Technology: Demand-side Contribution for Demand-Supply Balancing | |
09:20-09:30 | Discussion |
09:30-09:50 | Jong-Chan Lee, Green Tech |
Tech. & Econ. Feasibility of Hybrid Microgrids | |
09:50-10:00 | Discussion |
10:00-10:20 | Zheng Dehua, Goldwind |
Goldwind Smart Microgrid and Industrial park Smart Energy Internet | |
10:20-10:30 | Discussion |
10.00-10.30 | Coffee Break |
10:30-12:00 | ASIA Session 2 |
Chairs: Yung-Ruei (Raymond) Chang, INER & Meiqin Mao, Hefei U. of Tech. | |
10:30-10:50 | Jianhua Zhang, North China Power U. |
Microgrid and IEC Standard | |
10:50-11:00 | Discussion |
11:00-11:20 | Jia Liu, Osaka U. |
Parallel Operation of Distributed Generators by Virtual Synchronous Generator Control in Microgrids | |
11:20-11:30 | Discussion |
11:30-11:50 | Kuo-Yuan Lo, Taiwan Institute of Nuclear Energy Research |
Microgrid Technology Development at INER | |
11:20-11:30 | Discussion |
12.00-13.30 | Lunch |
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER – AFTERNOON SESSION | |
13:30-15:10 | REMOTE Session |
Chairs: Saad Sayeef, CSIRO & Michael Ross, Yukon College | |
13:30-13:45 | Larisa Dobriansky, General Microgrids |
Remote Power Systems in India | |
13:45-13:50 | Discussion |
13:50 -14:05 | John Ward, CSIRO |
Australian Outback Systems | |
14:05-14:10 | Discussion |
14:10-14:25 | David Rodriguez, ENEL |
Ollagüe: Advanced Hybrid Microgrid in the Chilean Desert | |
14:25-14:30 | Discussion |
14:30-14:45 | Mohammad Sedighy, Hatch |
Renewable Isolated Microgrids | |
14:45-14:50 | Discussion |
14:50-15:05 | Clint (Jito) Coleman, TDX & Scott Manson, SEL |
St. Paul Island Alaska Microgrid Development Project | |
15:05-15:10 | Discussion |
15:10-15:40 | Coffee Break |
Panel on Microgrid Controllers | |
Chairs: Farid Katiraei, Quanta Technology & Russ Neal (UCI Consultant) | |
15:40-17:20 | Steve Drouilhet, Sustainable Power Systems, Inc. |
Bobby Sago, GE | |
Luis Zubieta, ARDA Power Inc. | |
Lorenzo Reyes Chamorro, EPFL | |
Jean Nikolas Paquin, Opal-RT | |
Onyi Nazimako, RTDS | |
Frank Kling, ETAP | |
Paul Roege, Typhoon HIL | |
17:20-18:00 | CLOSING SESSION |
17:20-17:30 | Wrap-up of the Niagara 2016 Symposium on Microgrids |
2016 Symposium Chairs: Farid Katiraei & Amir Yazdani | |
17:30-17:40 | Tour Introduction |
Canadian Solar (Peter Su), PowerStream (Shuvo Chowdhury) | |
17:40-18:00 | Newcastle 2017 Symposium on Microgrids |
2017 Symposium Chairs: Saad Sayeef | |
19:00 | Dinner on your own |
Back-up Speakers | |
Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Washington State U. Power Electronics for Integration of Renewables | |
Johan Driesen, K.U. Leuven Power Electronics for Integration of Renewables | |
Hua Geng, Qinghua U, Stability Analysis for Multi-Converter Microgrids | |
Markson Tang, Renewable Energy Solutions, Application of H2 for Higher Energy Efficiency in Smart Grid Generation | |
Maria Brucoli, eDF Power Research Virunga Park Electrification | |
Chris Marnay, MgDoM A US-China-Europe Smart Grid Benefits Comparison | |
Xavier Vallvé – Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA) Renewable Mini-Grids Innovation Outlook |