Microgrids and Distributed Generation Integration

November 10-11, 2015

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

This is a 2-day short course for distribution engineers, power supply planners, analysts and managers—anyone dealing with the practical challenges of integrating significant utility- or customer-scale distributed generation (DG) resources, from the point of view of interconnection studies, distribution system protection schemes for optimum reliability and resiliency, optimal operation of DG resources, and resource planning including DG.

complete registration form online or contact Barbara Brown (515 294 8057) or bbrown@iastate.edu with questions

Click here to register: https://goo.gl/CCP329

Workshop on Microgrid Systems and Power Electronics for Low Energy Buildings  Presentations

March 29-31, 2015

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The workshop explored engineering issues involved in implementing grid-interactive renewables, addressing questions and topics

1. A Low-Energy "Living Laboratory" Building for Electrical and Computer Engineering
2. Power Grid Stability: The Perils and Potential of Power Electronic Load
3. A Summary of Iowa’s Recent Inquiry into Distributed Generation
4. Grid Energy Storage Services for High PV Penetration Systems
5. Storing Thermal Energy to Maximize Renewables and Minimize Randomness
6. The Effects of Regulatory and Utility Policy on the Lifecycle Valuation of Solar PV
7. Modeling of Solar PV Technology Breakeven Prices and Sensitivity
8. Fast Local Voltage Control under Limited Reactive Power
9. A 13.8-kV 4.75-MVA Microgrid Laboratory Test Bed
10. Missouri S&T Microgrid: Lessons Learned