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:20260622T205700Z UID:018C9D36-32FB-46C2-A3A4-24D9742C317C DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T203000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The use of electricity is increasing rapidly due to t he fast adoption of mega-sized data\ncenters\, electric vehicles\, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect\, the generation of renewable\nenergy is als o skyrocketing. However\, the other important piece of the puzzle is to tr ansport\nelectricity from where it is generated to where it is used in loa d centers in the most reliable\,\nefficient and affordable way. The power industry’s pressing need to transfer bulk power along a\ndesired path ma y be met by building new transmission lines\, which is a long and costly p rocess.\nAlternatively\, it may be quicker and cheaper to identify the und erutilized transmission lines and\nharness their dormant capacity to incre ase the power flows to the lines’ thermal limits by using a\nproperly-de signed power flow controller. Also\, the grid congestion can be mitigated by holding\nthe power flow in a line at its design limit\, instead of trip ping the line and possibly initiating a\ncascaded failure of the grid as i t happened in 2003.\nThe presentation will be of particular interest to al l utility power engineering professionals\,\nacademicians and researchers. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and\ncommissi oned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since its incep tion in the\n1990s.\n\nSpeaker(s): Kalyan Sen\, \n\nRoom: Event Room\, Rus ty's\, 5934 Calle Real\, Goleta\, California\, United States\, 93117 LOCATION:Room: Event Room\, Rusty's\, 5934 Calle Real\, Goleta\, California \, United States\, 93117 ORGANIZER:rfranklin.ieee@gmail.com SEQUENCE:53 SUMMARY:IEEE Central Coast Event 10 June 6 PM @ Rusty's "Modernizing the Gr id - The Missing Link"- Speaker: Kalyan Sen PhD URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562368 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Abstract: The use of electricity is increa sing rapidly due to the fast adoption of mega-sized data<br>centers\, elec tric vehicles\, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect\, the generation of r enewable<br>energy is also skyrocketing. However\, the other important pie ce of the puzzle is to transport<br>electricity from where it is generated to where it is used in load centers in the most reliable\,<br>efficient a nd affordable way. The power industry&rsquo\;s pressing need to transfer b ulk power along a<br>desired path may be met by building new transmission lines\, which is a long and costly process.<br>Alternatively\, it may be q uicker and cheaper to identify the underutilized transmission lines and<br >harness their dormant capacity to increase the power flows to the lines&r squo\; thermal limits by using a<br>properly-designed power flow controlle r. Also\, the grid congestion can be mitigated by holding<br>the power flo w in a line at its design limit\, instead of tripping the line and possibl y initiating a<br>cascaded failure of the grid as it happened in 2003.<br> The presentation will be of particular interest to all utility power engin eering professionals\,<br>academicians and researchers. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and<br>commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since its inception in the<br>19 90s.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR