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DESCRIPTION:Brief description of program:\n\nThe use of electricity is incr
 easing rapidly due to the fast adoption of mega-sized data centers\,\nelec
 tric vehicles\, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect\, the generation of r
 enewable energy is\nalso skyrocketing. However\, the other important piece
  of the puzzle is to transport electricity from\nwhere it is generated to 
 where it is used in load centers in the most reliable\, efficient and\naff
 ordable way. The power industry’s pressing need for the most economical 
 ways to transfer bulk\npower along a desired path may be met by building n
 ew transmission lines\, which is a long and\ncostly process. Alternatively
 \, it may be quicker and cheaper to identify the underutilized\ntransmissi
 on lines and harness their dormant capacity to increase the power flows to
  the lines’\nthermal limits. The presentation will cover: basic principl
 es of power flow control theory\, an\noverview of the most commonly used p
 ower flow controllers\, and their merits and demerits\, and\nfuture trends
 . The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and commissi
 oned a\nnumber of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since their in
 ceptions in the 1990s.\n\nPLEASE register for this event to help have a li
 st of participants to mark present and email PDH forms. Continue requestin
 g PDHs to ensure you receive your PDH.\n\nPlease email [RoyBrown@southernc
 o.com](mailto:roybrown@southernco.com) after attending the event if you wa
 nt a PDH certificate.\n\nContact Roy lee brown if you cannot log in: 205-8
 42-6761 or email for help.\n\nI will email you a Link that works for me.\n
 \nWe look forward to you joining us and sharing this exciting program.\n\n
 Speaker(s): Dr. Kalyan Sen\, \, \n\nAgenda: \n4:00 PM Presentation\n\n6:00
  PM - Adjourn\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518376
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518376
ORGANIZER:Chair-ALSect@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:53
SUMMARY:Opportunities and Challenges in Power Flow Control in a Modern Grid
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518376
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 
 11.0pt\;&quot;&gt;Brief description of program:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;elementtopro
 of&quot; style=&quot;background: white\;&quot;&gt;The use of electricity is increasing rapid
 ly due to the fast adoption of mega-sized data centers\,&lt;br&gt;electric vehic
 les\, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect\, the generation of renewable e
 nergy is&lt;br&gt;also skyrocketing. However\, the other important piece of the 
 puzzle is to transport electricity from&lt;br&gt;where it is generated to where 
 it is used in load centers in the most reliable\, efficient and&lt;br&gt;afforda
 ble way. The power industry&amp;rsquo\;s pressing need for the most economical
  ways to transfer bulk&lt;br&gt;power along a desired path may be met by buildin
 g new transmission lines\, which is a long and&lt;br&gt;costly process. Alternat
 ively\, it may be quicker and cheaper to identify the underutilized&lt;br&gt;tra
 nsmission lines and harness their dormant capacity to increase the power f
 lows to the lines&amp;rsquo\;&lt;br&gt;thermal limits. The presentation will cover: 
 basic principles of power flow control theory\, an&lt;br&gt;overview of the most
  commonly used power flow controllers\, and their merits and demerits\, an
 d&lt;br&gt;future trends. The audience will hear from an expert who actually des
 igned and commissioned a&lt;br&gt;number of power electronics-based FACTS contro
 llers since their inceptions in the 1990s.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;col
 or: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;PLEASE register for this event to help have a li
 st of participants to mark present and email PDH forms. Continue requestin
 g PDHs to ensure you receive your PDH.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: 
 rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;&quot;&gt;Please email&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:roybrown@sou
 thernco.com&quot;&gt;RoyBrown@southernco.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255\, 0\, 
 0)\;&quot;&gt; after attending the event if you want a PDH certificate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000\;&quot;&gt;Contact &lt;span style=&quot;background-color:
  rgb(251\, 238\, 184)\;&quot;&gt;Roy lee brown&lt;/span&gt; if you cannot log in: 205-84
 2-6761 or email for help.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff000
 0\;&quot;&gt;I will email you a Link that works for me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style
 =&quot;color: #ff0000\;&quot;&gt;We look forward to you joining us and sharing this exc
 iting program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;spa
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 ns-serif\;&quot;&gt;4:00 PM Presentation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-f
 amily: arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;6:00 PM - Adjourn
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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