SMART Power Flow Controllers - A Necessity for Future Power Grid

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Join our IEEE SF PES Chapter either in-person or virtually for this Distinguished Lecturer presentation! Middle eastern lunch, starting at 11:30am, will be provided for those who register to attend in person at no-cost. 


Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, transformers and load tap changers in the earlier days of electrical engineering to power electronics-based solutions in recent years. Even though the costs and complexities of the available solutions vary widely, the basic underlying theory of power flow control is still the same as it has always been. The question is which solution one should employ. The answer depends on knowing what the true need is. The power industry’s pressing need for the most economical ways to transfer bulk power along a desired path may be met by building new transmission lines, which is a long and costly process. Alternately, it may be quicker and cheaper to utilize the existing transmission lines more efficiently. The key is to identify the underutilized transmission lines and harness their dormant capacities to increase the power flows to the lines’ thermal limits using the most cost-effective and time-tested solutions.

Two reference books are as follows.

  1. Introduction to FACTS Controllers: Theory, Modeling, and Applications (ISBN: 978-0-470-47875-2), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009
  2. Power Flow Control Solutions for a Modern Grid using SMART Power Flow Controllers (ISBN: 978-1-119-82435-0), IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022.


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  • Date: 20 May 2024
  • Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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  • 505 Van Ness Ave
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  • United States 94102
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  • Starts 26 March 2024 12:00 AM
  • Ends 20 May 2024 01:00 PM
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Kalyan Sen

Topic:

SMART Power Flow Controllers

Dr. Sen will provide the basic principles of power flow control theory, an overview of the most commonly used power flow controllers, and future trends. Dr. Sen is an expert who designed and commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers since their inceptions in the 1990s. 

Biography:

Kalyan Sen is the President & Chief Technology Officer of Sen Engineering Solutions, Inc. (www.sentransformer.com) that specializes in developing SMART power flow controllers—a functional requirements-based and cost-effective solution. Kalyan worked 33 years in academia and industry. He was a key member of the Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) development team at the Westinghouse Science & Technology Center for which he became a Westinghouse Fellow Engineer. He contributed to concept development, simulation, design, and commissioning of FACTS projects at Westinghouse. He conceived some of the basic concepts in power flow control technology for which he was elevated to the IEEE Fellow grade with the citation: for the development and application of power flow control technology. He is the Co-inventor of the Sen Transformer.

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