Microgrid Basics and Misconceptions Revealed
Monthly Meeting of the Orange County Chapter of The Power & Energy Society (PES) and the Industry Application Society (IAS)
The presentation is free and dinner can be purchased upon arrival, with choices: Chicken, fish, or vegetarian.
If purchasing meal: $30 for All attendees
Note: sub-charge of 2.75% for all major credit cards
Please specify dinner entree: Chicken, Fish, or Vegetarian
Agenda: 6:00 PM Dinner; 7:30 PM Presentation; 8:45 PM Wrap-Up
Meal: $30 (plus 2.75% for major credit cards); FREE for full-time college students with I.D.
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Please also specify a dinner entree: Chicken, Fish, or Vegetarian
Drawing for FREE DINNER at end of meeting (valid at a future meeting, within one year of winning).
- Chair: Brian Chee, AECOM, (714) 567-2617, brian.chee@aecom.com
- Vice Chair: Victor Andrade, ETAP, (832) 589-8951, victor.andrade@etap.com
- Treasurer: William (Bill) Stone, Port of Long Beach, (562) 708-5644, William.Stone@polb.com
- Secretary: Juan Delgado, Carollo Engineers, (619) 852-9775, jdelgado@carollo.com
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- Date: 21 Jun 2018
- Time: 06:00 PM to 08:45 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
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- 7 Hutton Centre Drive
- Santa Ana, California
- United States 92707
- Building: The Doubletree Club Orange County Airport
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William.Stone@polb.com
victor.andrade@etap.com
- Starts 05 June 2018 02:28 PM
- Ends 20 June 2018 08:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Keene M. Matsuda, PE
Microgrid Basics and Misconceptions Revealed
The word microgrid is composed of two terms: micro for small + grid for loads and generation sources. Since the term microgrid is sometimes misused, the basics will be discussed and misconceptions revealed. The presentation will highlight a current microgrid project and challenges encountered.
Biography:
Mr. Matsuda has 36 years of experience as an electrical engineer, with a specialty in power distribution systems for a wide variety of utility, industrial, aviation, energy, institutional, and health care type of projects. Mr. Matsuda earned a BSEE from UC Berkeley, and is licensed to practice in 8 states. Mr. Matsuda is a senior member of the IEEE, has served on the PES Governing Board as Representative for Regions 1-7, and is a current member of two IEEE/PES technical committees on Wind and Solar Plants, Collections System Design, and Grounding for Personal Safety. Keene first started working in solar in 1981 at the PG&E research center in San Ramon where he worked for 5 years.