BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260321T050223Z UID:F1B48FA3-7B8D-477C-955C-D73074FCF29C DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T181500 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nThe present power grid faces increasing challenges arisin g from congestion and blackouts associated with high penetration of distri buted energy resources (DERs) and growing demand\, compounded by lagging i nfrastructure upgrades. This presentation discusses how advanced power ele ctronics is modernizing existing transmission and distribution networks. I t further highlights the development of universal One-Cycle Control–base d power electronic systems for rapid and precise control of grid operation s\, with objectives including the enhancement of power quality\, provision of reactive power support\, and mitigation of congestion. Case studies de monstrate that these approaches enhance system resilience\, operational fl exibility\, and overall efficiency\, thereby supporting sustainable long-t erm growth.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n[]\n\nKeyue Ma Smedley\, Keyue Smedle y\, IEEE Fellow\, received her BS in EE from Zhejiang University and her M S and Ph.D. in EE from Caltech. Dr. Smedley was the chief designer of magn et power converters for all accelerator rings at DOE Superconducting Super Collider Lab in early 1990s. She is currently a Professor in EECS\, Unive rsity of California\, Irvine (UCI) and Founder/Director of the UCI Power E lectronics Lab since 1992. In addition\, she is a co-founder of One-Cycle Control\, Inc.\, that commercializes OCC technology. Dr. Smedley’s rese arch is in power electronics. She is the inventor of the One-Cycle Control (OCC) method. Initially groundbreaking in high-fidelity audio application s during 1990s\, OCC later unified four-quadrant control of single and thr ee-phase power converters in the early 2000s. Today\, OCC technology is wi dely applied across various market sectors\, including professional audio\ , renewables\, storage\, power quality\, grid stabilization\, and defense. Dr. Smedley’s team also invented the Hexagram multilevel converter in t he late 2000s\, deployed and tested the first fault current limiter on the U.S. grid in the 2010s\, and demonstrated OCC-DVC technology for fast and precise grid control during the same period. More recently\, her team has achieved breakthroughs in full-range gain control of resonant switched-ca pacitor converters\, opening the door to magnetic-less power conversion an d enabling significant reductions in the size and weight of power electron ic converters. Dr. Smedley is dedicated to innovation and impact. Her rese arch has yielded >200 publications\, >15 US and international patents\, tw o startup companies\, and wide industry acceptance. She has received numer ous recognitions\, including UCI Innovation Award in 2005\, IEEE Fellow in 2008\, and a DOD Achievement Award in Pentagon 2010 with OCC\, Inc. She w as an IEEE PEL Distinguished Lecturer in 2021-2024. Dr. Smedley won 2024 I EEE Power Electronics Society RD Middlebrook Achievement Award.\n\nVirtual : https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541525 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541525 ORGANIZER:srazanaq@uwo.ca SEQUENCE:26 SUMMARY:IEEE PES Lecture: Power Electronics Modernizing the Power Grid URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541525 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><br><img style="display: block\; margin-le ft: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtool s_ui/media/display/06e0bce6-c310-46f1-b63a-22d828ed4fda" alt="" width="756 " height="86"></p>\n<p class="x_MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU\; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareas t-language: ZH-TW\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">The present power grid fac es increasing challenges arising from congestion and blackouts associated with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and growing d emand\, compounded by lagging infrastructure upgrades. This presentation d iscusses how advanced power electronics is modernizing existing transmissi on and distribution networks. It further highlights the development of uni versal One-Cycle Control&ndash\;based power electronic systems for rapid a nd precise control of grid operations\, with objectives including the enha ncement of power quality\, provision of reactive power support\, and mitig ation of congestion. Case studies demonstrate that these approaches enhanc e system resilience\, operational flexibility\, and overall efficiency\, t hereby supporting sustainable long-term growth.</span></p>\n<p><span style ="text-decoration: underline\; font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="color: rgb( 0\, 0\, 0)\; text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>About the Speaker:</str ong></span></span></p>\n<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt \;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/cb820 ee2-fe0c-41a1-a95b-abb77d2dbdea" alt="" width="205" height="216"></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, times\, serif\;"><strong><span sty le="mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica\; mso-bid i-language: EN-US\;">Keyue Ma Smedley</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi -font-size: 16.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica\; mso-bidi-language: EN-US\;">\, </span><strong>Keyue Smedley\, IEEE Fellow\, </strong>received her BS in EE from Zhejiang University and her MS and Ph.D. in EE from Cal tech. Dr. Smedley was the chief designer of magnet power converters for al l accelerator rings at DOE Superconducting Super Collider Lab in early 199 0s. She is currently a Professor in EECS\, University of California\, Irvi ne (UCI) and Founder/Director of the UCI Power Electronics Lab since 1992. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\;</span>In addition\, she is a co -founder of One-Cycle Control\, Inc.\, that commercializes OCC technology. </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, times\, serif\;">Dr. Smedley&rsquo\;s research is in power electronics. She is the inventor of the One-Cycle Control (OCC) method. Initially groundbreaking in high-fide lity audio applications during 1990s\, OCC later unified four-quadrant con trol of single and three-phase power converters in the early 2000s. Today\ , OCC technology is widely applied across various market sectors\, includi ng professional audio\, renewables\, storage\, power quality\, grid stabil ization\, and defense. </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\ , times\, serif\;">Dr. Smedley&rsquo\;s team also invented the Hexagram mu ltilevel converter in the late 2000s\, deployed and tested the first fault current limiter on the U.S. grid in the 2010s\, and demonstrated OCC-DVC technology for fast and precise grid control during the same period. More recently\, her team has achieved breakthroughs in full-range gain control of resonant switched-capacitor converters\, opening the door to magnetic-l ess power conversion and enabling significant reductions in the size and w eight of power electronic converters. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt\ ; font-family: 'times new roman'\, times\, serif\;">Dr. Smedley is dedicat ed to innovation and impact. Her research has yielded &gt\;200 publication s\, &gt\;15 US and international patents\, two startup companies\, and wid e industry acceptance. She has received numerous recognitions\, including UCI Innovation Award in 2005\, IEEE Fellow in 2008\, and a DOD Achievement Award in Pentagon 2010 with OCC\, Inc. She was an IEEE PEL Distinguished Lecturer in 2021-2024. Dr. Smedley won 2024 IEEE Power Electronics Society RD Middlebrook Achievement Award.</span></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR