Abstract: The use of electricity is increasing rapidly due to the fast adoption of mega-sized data
centers, electric vehicles, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect, the generation of renewable
energy is also skyrocketing. However, the other important piece of the puzzle is to transport
electricity from where it is generated to where it is used in load centers in the most reliable,
efficient and affordable way. The power industry’s pressing need to transfer bulk power along a
desired path may be met by building new transmission lines, which is a long and costly process.
Alternatively, it may be quicker and cheaper to identify the underutilized transmission lines and
harness their dormant capacity to increase the power flows to the lines’ thermal limits by using a
properly-designed power flow controller. Also, the grid congestion can be mitigated by holding
the power flow in a line at its design limit, instead of tripping the line and possibly initiating a
cascaded failure of the grid as it happened in 2003.
The presentation will be of particular interest to all utility power engineering professionals,
academicians and researchers. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and
commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since its inception in the
1990s.
Speaker(s): Kalyan Sen,
Room: Event Room, Rusty's, 5934 Calle Real, Goleta, California, United States, 93117
