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DESCRIPTION:The use of electricity is increasing rapidly due to the fast ad
 option of mega-sized data centers\, electric vehicles\, etc. To combat the
  greenhouse effect\, the generation of renewable energy is also skyrocketi
 ng. However\, the other important piece of the puzzle is to transport elec
 tricity from where it is generated to where it is used in load centers in 
 the most reliable\, efficient and affordable way. The power industry’s p
 ressing need to transfer bulk power along a desired path may be met by bui
 lding new transmission lines\, which is a long and costly process. Alterna
 tively\, it may be quicker and cheaper to identify the underutilized trans
 mission lines and harness their dormant capacity to increase the power flo
 ws to the lines’ thermal limits by using a properly-designed power flow 
 controller. Also\, the grid congestion can be mitigated by holding the pow
 er flow in a line at its design limit\, instead of tripping the line and p
 ossibly initiating a cascaded failure of the grid as it happened in 2003.\
 n\nThe presentation will be of particular interest to all utility power en
 gineering professionals\, academicians and researchers. The audience will 
 hear from an expert who actually designed and commissioned a number of pow
 er electronics-based FACTS controllers since its inception in the 1990s.\n
 \nFood and drink will be provided free of charge to attendees.\n\n***CANCE
 LED***\n\nAgenda: \n6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Dinner and Networking\n\n6:45 PM - 7
 :00 PM Susquehanna Section Updates and News (Jack Burbank)\n\n7:00 PM - 8:
 00 PM Technical Presentation (Dr. Kalyan Sen)\n\n8:00 PM - 8:15 PM Q&A and
  Wrap-up\n\nRoom: 101 (Morrison Gallery)\, Bldg: Madlyn L Hanes Library (B
 uilding D)\, Penn State Harrisburg\, 777 West Harrisburg Pike\, Middletown
 \, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 17507\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/m/575717
LOCATION:Room: 101 (Morrison Gallery)\, Bldg: Madlyn L Hanes Library (Build
 ing D)\, Penn State Harrisburg\, 777 West Harrisburg Pike\, Middletown\, P
 ennsylvania\, United States\, 17507\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.
 org/m/575717
ORGANIZER:jack.burbank@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:24
SUMMARY:IEEE Susquehanna Section Technical Event at PSU-Harrisburg: Moderni
 zing the Grid – The Missing Link
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575717
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal">The use of electricity i
 s increasing rapidly due to the fast adoption of mega-sized data centers\,
  electric vehicles\, etc. To combat the greenhouse effect\, the generation
  of renewable energy is also skyrocketing. However\, the other important p
 iece of the puzzle is to transport electricity from where it is generated 
 to where it is used in load centers in the most reliable\, efficient and a
 ffordable way.&nbsp\;The power industry&rsquo\;s pressing need to transfer
  bulk power along a desired path may be met by building new transmission l
 ines\, which is a long and costly process. Alternatively\, it may be quick
 er and cheaper to identify the underutilized transmission lines and harnes
 s their dormant capacity to increase the power flows to the lines&rsquo\; 
 thermal limits by using a properly-designed power flow controller. Also\, 
 the grid congestion can be mitigated by holding the power flow in a line a
 t its design limit\, instead of tripping the line and possibly initiating 
 a cascaded failure of the grid as it happened in 2003.</p>\n<p class="MsoN
 ormal">The presentation will be of particular interest to all utility powe
 r engineering professionals\, academicians and researchers. The audience w
 ill hear from an expert who actually designed and commissioned a number of
  power electronics-based FACTS controllers since its inception in the 1990
 s.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Food and drink will be provided free of charg
 e to attendees.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Dinner a
 nd Networking</p>\n<p>6:45 PM - 7:00 PM Susquehanna Section Updates and Ne
 ws (Jack Burbank)</p>\n<p>7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Technical Presentation (Dr. Ka
 lyan Sen)</p>\n<p>8:00 PM - 8:15 PM Q&amp\;A and Wrap-up</p>
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