System Impacts of Emerging Technologies on the Grid
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Terry Nielsen, Vice President, Utility Integration Solutions, Inc.

Tuesday, March 23, 1:00 p.m.
The penetration of new and emerging renewable technologies is projected to grow significantly over the next decade to the point where the differences in these technologies from traditional approaches create an impact that will not be possible to ignore. This session includes presentations covering the potential impacts of emerging and renewable technologies on the power system on both the distribution and transmission systems. The presenters will cover the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) on distribution peak loads, the impact of a wide variety of distributed resources such as solar, wind, hydrogen and storage on the distribution system, and the system protection issues associated with the deployment of wind farms.

Assessing the Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Electric Distribution System
Author(s):

• Le Xu, Principal Engineer, Quanta Technology
• Jia Wang, Senior Engineer, Quanta Technology
• Mike Marshall, Executive Advisor, Quanta Technology
• Julio Romero Aguero, Senior Advisor, Quanta Technology
• Luther Dow, Senior Director, Quanta Technology

Wind Farm Protection Using an IEC 61850 Process Bus Architecture
Author(s):

• Richard Hunt, Market Development Leader, GE Digital Energy - Multilin
• Jorge Cardenas, Project Engineer, GE Digital Energy
• David McGinn, Application Engineer, GE Digital Energy - Multilin
• Vijay Muthukrishnan, Application Engineer, GE Digital Energy - Multilin

Managing a High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources
Author(s):

• Byron Flynn, Technical Director, GE Energy

Storage Applications for Renewables: Where is it Now and Where is it Going?
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Michael Feinman, Consulting Engineer, Energy Initiatives Group

Tuesday, March 23, 3:00 p.m.
Energy storage is emerging as a key component of smart grid technology and the integration of renewables into the electric system. In this session you will learn about various energy storage devices currently available and the types of devices envisioned for the future as well as their application.

Emerging Electricity Storage - Technologies, Demonstrations and Future Applications
Author(s):

• Richard Fioravanti, Director, Storage Applications & Support, KEMA, Inc.

The Role of Energy Storage in the Smart Grid Technology Roadmap
Author(s):

• Jia Wang, Senior Engineer, Quanta Technology
• Edwin Liu, Vice President, Quanta Technology
• Bryan Lambird, Manager, Southern California Edison

Update on Storage Applications at AEP
Author(s):

• Tom Weaver, Manager Grid Management Deployment, American Electric Power Service Corporation
• Dave Kearns, Director, Smart Grid Technologies, S&C Electric

Integrating PV as a Smart Grid Resource
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Forrest Small, Director, Energy Practice, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Wednesday, March 24, 9:30 a.m.
In the past year, utilities across the country have announced plans to invest billions of dollars in hundreds of megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV). At the same time, utilities are engaged in developing and deploying the smart grid, which promises to enhance the functionality of the distribution system. This session will explore the integration of PV on the distribution system and consider the issues that will influence the value of PV as a smart grid resource.

Solar Life-cycle Performance Management – Standards for the Generation Side
Author(s):

• Matt Powell, CEO, Fat Spaniel Technologies

Catching the Rays and Putting Them to Work: Connection of Large Scale Solar Arrays to Utility Distribution Systems
Author(s):

• David Andrus, Senior Director, R. W. Beck, Inc.

How Can Energy Storage Enhance Value of PV in a Smart Grid Environment
Author(s):

• Mark Rawson, Project Manager, Advanced, Renewable and Distributed Generation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
  

Operating the Grid in a Renewable World
Paper Session
Session Moderator: Linda Finley, Sr. Regional Transmission Engineer, Snohomish County PUD

Wednesday, March 24, 2:30 p.m.
The integration of variable generation at all voltage levels has created new challenges for grid operation. Some examples of solutions to these challenges will be presented in the areas of protection, dispatch and demand response.

Anti-Islanding Today, Successful Islanding in the Future
Author(s):

• Armando Guzman, R&D Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
• John Mulhausen, Manager of Design and Standards, Florida Power and Light
• Joe Schaefer, Engineer, Design and Standards, Florida Power and Light
• Mangapathirao (Venkat) Mynam, Research Engineer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
• Marcos Donolo, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Advanced Dispatcher Training Simulator Using Wind Turbine Generator Model
Author(s):

• Guangming Zhao, Power Engineer, GE Energy Management Services
• Venkatachalam Thekkemadom, Power Engineer, GE Energy Management Services
• Sakdakhom Laojavachakul, Power Engineer, GE Energy Management Services
• James Moore, Senior Technical Manager, GE Energy Management Services
• John Page, Power Engineer, Southern California Edison

Use of Demand-Side Resources for Balancing Variable Generation: An Assessment of Requirements and Challenges
Author(s):

• Ali Ipakchi, Vice President Smart Grid & Green Power, Open Access Technology International, Inc.

From Smart Grid Strategy to High Penetration of DER
Panel Session
Session Moderator: Linda Finley, Sr. Regional Transmission Engineer, Snohomish County PUD

Thursday, March 25, 10:00 a.m.
With California’s ambitious policy goals for RPS standards, greenhouse gases, zero net energy homes, advanced metering infrastructure, and wide spread consumers with electric vehicles it is important to develop a common California Smart Grid vision. As the distributed renewables gain a broad base installation a view of distribution congestion needs to be considered. We will have two utilities speakers (SCE and PG&E), EPRI, OATI, and City of Burbank to discuss all of these aspects.

Panel Moderator: Edwin Liu, Vice President, Quanta Technology

Panelists:

• Michael Montoya, Director Grid Advancement, SCE
• Kevin Dasso, Senior Director, PG&E
• Ali Ipachi, Vice President Smart Grid & Green Power, Open Access Technology International, Inc.
• Angela Chuang, Senior Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Bruce Hamer, Program Manager of Smart Grid, City of Burbank

Conference Details

Advanced Metering
Customer Service and CIS
Demand Response and Energy Efficiency
Distribution Automation
Enterprise Information and Asset Management
Mobile and Geospatial Solutions
Renewables and the Grid
SCADA and Network Management
Substation Automation
T&D Engineering and Operations
Transmission
Water
Mega Session