Power Electronics Enabled Power System with High Penetration of Renewables
Organizers
Dr. Rui Yang, Senior research engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Dr. Mahshid Amirabadi, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University
Abstract
The recent advancements in power electronics, solid-state technologies and artificial intelligence are reshaping the traditional view of power distribution systems. The number of power inverters and converters increases significantly due to the high penetration of renewable energy sources and energy storage devices. While much progress has been made in advancing power grids and power electronics technologies, less attention has been paid to bridging the gap between these two traditionally disjoint areas. This session will cover a broad range of contents in the area of power electronics enabled power systems, to address topics such as the impacts of high penetration of renewables and power converters to the power grid and electricity market.
Short Bio of Organizers
Dr. Rui Yang (M’15) received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, in 2014. She is currently a Senior Research Engineer with the Power Systems Engineering Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA. Her research interests include advanced data analytics, machine learning, and optimization for power systems applications.
Dr. Mahshid Amirabadi (S’05–M’13–SM’21) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, in 2002, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tehran, Tehran, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, in 2013.
She joined the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, in 2013 as an Assistant Professor. Since August 2015, she has been with Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, where she is currently an Associate Professor. Her main research interests and experience include universal power converters, renewable energy systems, variable speed drives, and wireless power transfer systems.
Dr. Amirabadi was the recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2021. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.
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2. Yizhe Xu, Grid-Bridge
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3. Ting Dai, Siemens
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