BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T045808Z UID:CC2194EB-B705-4C4C-AC96-C0346C198A17 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260915T160000 DESCRIPTION:As the global energy landscape shifts toward net-zero objective s\, the building sector\, which accounts for over one-third of global fina l energy use\, has become a central focus of electrification and decarboni zation strategies. This talk explores how direct current (DC) power distri bution\, enabled by advanced power electronics\, can support a new generat ion of zero-emission buildings (ZEBs) and energy-positive communities. DC- based architectures\, made possible by advances in photovoltaics\, battery energy storage and intelligent load control\, offer distinct advantages o ver conventional AC systems\, including fewer energy conversion stages\, h igher efficiency\, greater resilience and seamless integration with on-sit e renewable energy sources.\n\nThe first part of the talk introduces the m otivation for DC buildings\, highlighting major regulatory drivers such as the European Green Deal and the revised Energy Performance of Buildings D irective (EPBD). It outlines the architecture of building-scale DC microgr ids\, their integration with public grids\, and the evolution of enabling standards and protocols\, including NPR9090 and Current/OS. Real-world exa mples\, including the TalTech Residential DC Innovation Hub\, illustrate h ow technical\, regulatory and human-centric aspects are converging in livi ng lab environments. Additional insights are drawn from industry initiativ es such as the Shift2DC project and the SET Plan Working Group on Low Volt age Direct Current (LVDC)\, which are advancing scalable and interoperable DC technologies.\n\nThe second part of the talk focuses on the power elec tronics that enable practical deployment of DC buildings. It presents rece nt advances in DC-DC and AC-DC converter topologies\, including partial-po wer processing\, interlinking (front-end) converters\, and solid-state DC protection. Particular attention is given to droop control and its role in enabling resilient\, interoperable\, and decentralized DC microgrids.\n\n []\n\nSpeaker(s): Dmitri Vinnikov\n\nAgenda: \n14:00 — Welcome & Opening Remarks\n14:10 — Introduction of Prof. Dmitri Vinnikov\n14:15 — Disti nguished Lecture: Power Electronics as the Enabling Technology for Buildin gs Decarbonization\nProf. Dmitri Vinnikov\, Tallinn University of Technolo gy\n15:15 — Q&A and Discussion\n15:30 — Closing Remarks & Networking\n \nRoom: 2.8\, Viale del Risorgimento 2\, Bologna\, Emilia-Romagna\, Italy\ , 40136 LOCATION:Room: 2.8\, Viale del Risorgimento 2\, Bologna\, Emilia-Romagna\, Italy\, 40136 ORGANIZER:r.mandrioli@unibo.it SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:Prof. Dmitri Vinnikov IEEE IES Distinguished Lecture on Power Elect ronics as the Enabling Technology for Buildings Decarbonization URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575320 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style ="mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;">As the global energy landscape shifts toward net-zero objectives\, the building sector\, which accounts for over one-t hird of global final energy use\, has become a central focus of electrific ation and decarbonization strategies. This talk explores how direct curren t (DC) power distribution\, enabled by advanced power electronics\, can su pport a new generation of zero-emission buildings (ZEBs) and energy-positi ve communities. DC-based architectures\, made possible by advances in phot ovoltaics\, battery energy storage and intelligent load control\, offer di stinct advantages over conventional AC systems\, including fewer energy co nversion stages\, higher efficiency\, greater resilience and seamless inte gration with on-site renewable energy sources.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNo rmal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;">The first part of the talk introduces the motivation for DC buildings\, highlighting maj or regulatory drivers such as the European Green Deal and the revised Ener gy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). It outlines the architecture of building-scale DC microgrids\, their integration with public grids\, a nd the evolution of enabling standards and protocols\, including NPR9090 a nd Current/OS. Real-world examples\, including the TalTech Residential DC Innovation Hub\, illustrate how technical\, regulatory and human-centric a spects are converging in living lab environments. Additional insights are drawn from industry initiatives such as the Shift2DC project and the SET P lan Working Group on Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC)\, which are advanci ng scalable and interoperable DC technologies.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNo rmal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;">The second par t of the talk focuses on the power electronics that enable practical deplo yment of DC buildings. It presents recent advances in DC-DC and AC-DC conv erter topologies\, including partial-power processing\, interlinking (fron t-end) converters\, and solid-state DC protection. Particular attention is given to droop control and its role in enabling resilient\, interoperable \, and decentralized DC microgrids.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US\;"><br></span><img style="di splay: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://even ts.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9b538fc2-9ecb-4d30-b641-e200478 2b0b0" alt="" width="550" height="550"></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><s trong>14:00</strong> &mdash\; Welcome &amp\; Opening Remarks<br><strong>14 :10</strong> &mdash\; Introduction of Prof. Dmitri Vinnikov<br><strong>14: 15</strong> &mdash\; <strong>Distinguished Lecture: Power Electronics as t he Enabling Technology for Buildings Decarbonization</strong><br><em>Prof. Dmitri Vinnikov\, Tallinn University of Technology<br></em><strong>15:15< /strong> &mdash\; Q&amp\;A and Discussion<br><strong>15:30</strong> &mdash \; Closing Remarks &amp\; Networking</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR