IEEE Technical Session on Technical Challenges of Integration of Distributed Generation
As the power industry moves forward with a focus on clean energy what are the new challenges they face? Distributed generation and storage, in particular, bring many engineering challenges to be solved. Is DG safe? Is customer scale or utility scale solar the answer? How will DG affect an aging infrastructure? What will the protective relaying schemes look like with multi-direction power flow on the distribution system contributed by intermittent energy sources? These are a few of the questions that will be addressed during this technical session. As the power industry landscape changes the utilities must adapt to survive and each utility has their own approach to addressing the issues. We will also take a look at SCE&G’s approach and the progress we have made.
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- Date: 07 Nov 2016
- Time: 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- University of South Carolina
- 300 Main Street
- Columbia, South Carolina
- United States 29208
- Building: Swearingen Engineering Center
- Room Number: Faculty Lounge 1A03
- Starts 05 September 2016 10:00 AM
- Ends 07 November 2016 11:55 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
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William K. Bledsoe
IEEE Technical Session on Technical Challenges of Integration of Distributed Generation
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William Kistler Bledsoe
William is an IEEE Young Professional who is a Power & Energy Engineer with proven abilities in leadership and management in the United States Coast Guard, leading teams of up to 10 personnel with responsibility of work assignments, performance review, and disciplinary; and managing the cabin of a MH-65C Dauphin Helicopter during high stress search and rescue and law enforcement missions. William is currently a Renewable Energy Engineer at SCE&G and is a recent university graduate. Prior to his undergraduate studies he served as an Avionics Electrical Technician 2nd Class in the United States Coast Guard (2006 – 2011) and worked as an Electrician Helper at Campbell’s Electric (2003-2005). He has earned a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering (2015, University of South Carolina). During this time, he was also awarded the IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship for three consecutive years and the Boeing Scholarship for two consecutive years. He completed internships as a Power Quality Engineer (2015), a Relay Applications Engineer (2014 & 2013), and a Relay Operations Engineer (2014). He completed Aviation Technical Training (2007-2010, U.S. Coast Guard), Annual Training (2006 – 2010, Hunter Army Airfield), and an earned an AAS in Electronics Engineering Technology (2003, Piedmont Technical College).
William K. Bledsoe
IEEE Technical Session on Technical Challenges of Integration of Distributed Generation
Biography: