Charlie Vartanian of PE –Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

This webinar will provide a high level overview of IEEE 1547, which will be followed by IEEE 1547-2018 Revision Overview, focusing on new requirements (General Requirements, Reactive Power (VAR) Capacity and Voltage Regulation Modes, Abnormal Condition Response, Interoperability Requirements and P1547.9 Future Guide for DER-ES Interconnection). Then Energy Storage (ES), and ES+PV Interconnection Considerations will be discussed. Final topic of the webinar will be IEEE 1547-2018 Adoption, and early movers, CA Rule 21, HA Rule 14, and UL-1741-SA.

Biography:

Charlie Vartanian is a Sr. Technical Advisor in Storage Reliability and Integration, within PNNL’s Electrochemical Materials and Systems Group. His focus is the advancement of reliability and integration of grid connected energy storage systems. Charlie has over 25 years of power industry experience deploying advanced grid technologies, performing electric system studies, and contributing to technical standards development. He has worked previously for Mitsubishi Electric, UET, DNV KEMA, A123 Systems, Enron, the California Energy Commission, and Southern California Edison. During his 15 years at Southern California Edison, Charlie’s activities spanned traditional T&D planning through R&D. He is a currently Secretary of the IEEE 1547.9 Guide for DER Energy Storage Interconnection working group, and Co-Chair of the IEEE Energy Storage Task Force. Charlie received his BSEE from Cal Poly Pomona, and his MSEE from USC. Charlie is a licensed professional Electrical Engineer.