IEEE Workshop on High-Power Electronics for Decarbonizing Energy Grids
Date and time: 19 June (08:30-18:30 followed by mingle event until 19:30) and 20 June (09:00-16:30) 2024
Title: 3rd Expert Workshop on Design and Operation of Digitalized Sector-Coupled Energy Systems (DigiSect 2024)
Where: B2, Floor 1, Brinellvägen 23, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Registration is free, and the deadline is 09 June 2024. A no-show fee of €300 is charged for a registrant who does not show up.
Hurry up and register here: https://www.kth.se/form/high-power-electronics-workshop
Sponsors: Digital Futures, IEEE Power Electronics Society and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
The worldwide shift towards electrification and digitalization mandates the adoption of energy-efficient and economically viable methods for electricity generation, transmission, and utilization. Meeting this demand requires the integration of power electronics and digital technologies, which are critical to address these challenges. Recently, modern energy grids are increasingly incorporating high-power, high-/medium-voltage power electronic converters and systems, e.g., high-voltage direct-current (HVDC), static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs), large-scale renewable power plants and power-to-x stations, hyperscale data centres, solid-state circuit breakers, solid-state transformers, and grid-forming energy storage systems, etc.
Welcome to this workshop, which aims to provide a forum where the speakers of government, industry, and academia can share and discuss the latest developments in high-power electronics and digital technologies for future net-zero energy systems. With a strong industry focus, the event is co-sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and Digital Futures and co-organized by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Hitachi Energy. The program features three topic areas: 1) high-power electronic devices and converters, 2) system integration and operation, and 3) grid stability, security, and digitalization.
PROGRAM – 19 June
Introduction and Opening Speech
- 08:30 Xiongfei Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- 08:45 Johan H Enslin, IEEE PELS President-Elect, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, USA
Session 1: High-Power Devices and Converters
- 09:00 Transforming the U.S Grid: Innovations in Next-Generation Hardware by Andre Pereira, Department of Energy, USA
- 09:30 Modular Multilevel Converters Based on IGCT: Insights and Application Use-Cases by Philippe Maibach, Hitachi Energy, Switzerland
- 10:00 High Power SiC and GaN Device Technology for Sustainable Electrification by Mikael Östling, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
10:30 BREAK
- 11:00 System Benefits, Design, Control, and Testing of High Voltage SiC Power Electronics for Grid Applications by Fred Wang, University of Tennesee, Knoxville, USA
- 11:30 Potential of SiC Power Devices for Overloadability Assessment by Muhammad Nawaz, Hitachi Energy, Sweden
- 12:00 Latest Developments on High Voltage Power Semiconductor Devices and Packaging by Alan Mantooth, University of Arkansas, USA, IEEE PELS Past President
- 12:30 Panel Discussion
13:00 LUNCH
Session 2: System Integration and Operation
- 14:00 Renewable Generation Integration Through Power Electronics: GB System Experience by Xiaoyao Zhou, National Grid ESO, UK
- 14:30 The Role of Multi-Terminal HVDC Networks to Fast Track Capacity Release for Renewable Generation Integration by Johan H Enslin, IEEE PELS President-Elect, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, USA
- 15:00 Wide Bandgap Power Electronics for HVDC: Challenges and Opportunities by Jin Wang, The Ohio State University, USA
15:30 BREAK
- 16:00 VSC -The Right Toolbox for AC and DC Grids by Frans Dijkhuizen, Hitachi Energy, Sweden
- 16:30 System Integration Challenges of Renewable Hydrogen Production by Yin Sun, Shell, Netherlands
- 17:00 Interaction on AC side – Multi-Infeed Study – Theory and Practice by Ying-Jiang Hafner, Hitachi Energy, Sweden
- 17:30 Panel Discussion
18:30 MINGLE EVENT
19:30 End of Day
PROGRAM – 20 June
Session 3: Stability, Security and Digitalization
- 09:00 Navigating the Electricity Landscape: Perspectives on Power Electronics by Bogdan DŽONLAGA, Électricité de France, France
- 09:30 Bridging Theory and Practice: Managing Stability in Future Swedish Power System by Oscar Lennerhag, Svenska Kraftnät, Sweden
- 10:00 Passivity and Dissipativity as Design Objectives and Stability Assessment of Grid-Connected VSCs by Lennart Harnefors, ABB Corporate Research, Sweden
10:30 BREAK
- 11:00 Exploring Grid-Forming Functional Specifications by Xiongfei Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- 11:30 Toward a Coherent Theory for Grid Forming Control Analysis by Xavier Guillaud, University of Lille, France
- 12:00 Power Electronics and Digitalization for a Flexible Fossil-Free Energy System by Ambra Sannino, Vattenfall, Sweden
- 12:30 Challenges on Power System Protection within IBR Source-Penetrated Systems by Jianping Wang, Hitachi Energy, Sweden
- 13:00 Panel Discussion
13:00 LUNCH
14:30 Close-Door Brainstorming Discussion
- 14:30 IEEE Technology Roadmap on High-Power Electronics for Modern Energy Grids by Xiongfei Wang, Roadmap Leader
16:30 End of Day
Chairmen
- Prof. Xiongfei Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Dr. Frans Dijkhuizen, Hitachi Energy Research, Sweden
Contacts
- Xiaonan Gao, xiaonan@kth.se
- Liang Zhao, liazhao@kth.se
- Feifan Chen, feifanc@kth.se