BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Stockholm BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240618T165730Z UID:8CB8EFE9-6797-48FE-822B-63CB1E5D3548 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240618T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240618T160000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nAbstract:\n\nHigh Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is a lon g-standing technology with many installations around the world. Over the p ast few years\, significant breakthroughs in the voltage-sourced converter technology along with their attractive features have made the HVDC techno logy even more promising in providing enhanced reliability and functionali ty and reducing cost and power losses. Concomitantly\, significant changes in generation\, transmission\, and loads such as (i) integration and tapp ing renewable energy generation in remote areas\, (ii) need for relocation or bypassing older conventional and/or nuclear power plants\, (iii) incre asing transmission capacity\, and (iv) urbanization and the need to feed t he large cities have emerged. These new trends have called for Multi-Termi nal DC (MTDC) systems\, which when embedded inside the AC grid\, can enhan ce stability\, reliability\, and efficiency of the present power grid. The strategic importance of MVDC and HVDC grids is evidenced by the number of worldwide projects currently in their advanced planning stage\, e.g.\, Eu ropean “Supergrids” and the Baltic Sea project along with several proj ects in the US and China. This presentation is focused on opportunities br ought by the MTDC grids and addressing the technical challenges associated with their operation\, control and protection in future power systems.\n\ nBiography\n\nMaryam Saeedifard received the Ph.D. degree in electrical en gineering from the University of Toronto\, in 2008. Since January 2014\, s he has been with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Geor gia Institute of Technology\, where she is currently a professor and holds a Dean’s professorship. Prior to joing Georgia Tech\, she was an assist ant professor at Purdue University. She is the recipient of Roger Webb’s Excellence in Mentorship Award from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2023\, the 8th Nagamori Awards from Nagamo ri Foundation in 2022\, Roger Webb’s Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Awar d from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech i n 2021\, U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Technology Rese arch & Innovation Award from the Department of Energy in 2021\, First Plac e Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics in 202 3\, 2022 and 2021\, Best Transactions Paper Award of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics in 2018 and 2016\, IEEE J. David Irwin Early Ca reer Award in 2018\, U.S. National Academy of Engineering\, Frontiers in E ngineering in Education in 2012\, U.S. National Academy of Engineering\, F rontiers in Engineering in 2011\, and IEEE Richard M. Bass Outstanding You ng Power Electronic Engineer Award in 2010. She is an IEEE Fellow and is c urrently serving as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Power Electroni cs. Her research interests include power electronics and its applications in terrestrial and mobile power systems.\n\nRoom: meeting room Gustaf Dahl ander\, Teknikringen 31\, floor 3\, Stockholm\, Stockholms lan\, Sweden\, 114 28 \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/424089 LOCATION:Room: meeting room Gustaf Dahlander\, Teknikringen 31\, floor 3\, Stockholm\, Stockholms lan\, Sweden\, 114 28 \, Virtual: https://events.vt ools.ieee.org/m/424089 ORGANIZER: SEQUENCE:20 SUMMARY:IEEE Distinguished Lecture: Control and Protection of Multi-Termina l DC Grids URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/424089 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7. 5pt\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;">&nb sp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; text-align: j ustify\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span lang="EN-GB" sty le="font-size: 12.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica\; color: black\; m so-color-alt: windowtext\; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\; mso-fareast-language : ZH-CN\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/displa y/2dc1b08c-1af0-40d1-b6c0-206dcfa68d27" alt="" width="1158" height="900">< /span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-mar gin-bottom-alt: auto\; text-align: justify\; line-height: normal\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\;">< u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\;">Abstract: </span></u></strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-t op-alt: auto\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; text-align: justify\; line-height: n ormal\; background: white\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt\; f ont-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: black\;">High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is a long-standing technology with many installations around the world. Over the past few years\, significant breakthroughs in the volt age-sourced converter technology along with their attractive features have made the HVDC technology even more promising in providing enhanced reliab ility and functionality and reducing cost and power losses. Concomitantly\ , significant changes in generation\, transmission\, and loads such as (i) integration and tapping renewable energy generation in remote areas\, (ii ) need for relocation or bypassing older conventional and/or nuclear power plants\, (iii) increasing transmission capacity\, and (iv) urbanization a nd the need to feed the large cities have emerged. These new trends have c alled for Multi-Terminal DC (MTDC) systems\, which when embedded inside th e AC grid\, can enhance stability\, reliability\, and efficiency of the pr esent power grid. The strategic importance of MVDC and HVDC grids is evide nced by the number of worldwide projects currently in their advanced plann ing stage\, e.g.\, European &ldquo\;Supergrids&rdquo\; and the Baltic Sea project along with several projects in the US and China. This presentation is focused on opportunities brought by the MTDC grids and addressing the technical challenges associated with their operation\, control and protect ion in future power systems.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-m argin-top-alt: auto\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; text-align: justify\; line-he ight: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;"><stron g><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: bla ck\;">Biography</span></strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="ms o-margin-top-alt: auto\; margin-bottom: 7.5pt\; text-align: justify\; line -height: normal\; background: white\;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size : 14pt\; font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; color: black\;">Maryam Saeedi fard received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Universi ty of Toronto\, in 2008. Since January 2014\, she has been with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology \, where she is currently a professor and holds a Dean&rsquo\;s professors hip. Prior to joing Georgia Tech\, she was an assistant professor at Purdu e University. She is the recipient of Roger Webb&rsquo\;s Excellence in Me ntorship Award from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at G eorgia Tech in 2023\, the 8th Nagamori Awards from Nagamori Foundation in 2022\, Roger Webb&rsquo\;s Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Award from the S chool of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 2021\, U.S . Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Technology Research &amp\; Innovation Award from the Department of Energy in 2021\, First Place Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics in 2023\, 202 2 and 2021\, Best Transactions Paper Award of the IEEE Transactions on Ind ustrial Electronics in 2018 and 2016\, IEEE J. David Irwin Early Career Aw ard in 2018\, U.S. National Academy of Engineering\, Frontiers in Engineer ing in Education in 2012\, U.S. National Academy of Engineering\, Frontier s in Engineering in 2011\, and IEEE Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Powe r Electronic Engineer Award in 2010. She is an IEEE Fellow and is currentl y serving as a Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics. Her research interests include power electronics and its applications in terr estrial and mobile power systems.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR