IEEE Nuclear Presentation Series - Integration of SMRs in Renewable Energy Microgrids
IEEE Presentation Series on Nuclear Energy
The IEEE Vancouver Section and the IEEE Future Directions Committee are organizing a series of presentations to address the widespread interest in clean energy sources, new nuclear reactor technologies, and the various related issues. This series of talks will cover aspects of nuclear energy and the disruptive new technology of Small Modular Reactors. These presentations will be of interest both to engineers who are not nuclear specialists, and to the general public who are interested in learning about the technology.
| TOPIC: |
Integration of SMRs in Renewable Energy Microgrids |
| DATE: | July 30, 2025 |
| LOCATION: | Online |
| PRESENTER: | Dr. Dennis Michaelson |
Dr. Dennis Michaelson will explore the application of Small Modular Reacrors (SMRs) in remote community power systems and off-grid industrial facilities. In some of these applications, a small SMR or micro-modular reactor would be combined with renewable power sources, energy storage, and loads to form a microgrid. In this talk we will explore potential configurations and operating scenarios for such systems, and discuss the considerations and trade-offs involved in their design.
This presentation is free. IEEE members and the general public are welcome to attend. Registration is required.
This presentation series is organized by:
- IEEE Future Directions Committee, IEEE Sustech Initiative
- IEEE Vancouver Section (Joint Applied Physics Chapter)
This presentation series is supported by:
- IEEE NPSS - IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
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Dr. Dennis Michaelson of Western University
Integration of SMRs in Renewable Energy Microgrids
This presentation is the eleventh in the IEEE Presentation Series on Nuclear Energy.
Abstract
Small modular reactors (SMRs) have been promoted as carbon-free solutions for remote community power systems and off-grid industrial facilities. In some of these applications a small SMR or micro-modular reactor would be combined with renewable power sources, energy storage, and loads to form a microgrid.
In this talk we will explore potential configurations and operating scenarios for such systems, and discuss the considerations and trade-offs involved in their design. We will also explore the role of emerging digital twin technologies in the development and operation of SMR/renewable microgrids.
These technologies have the potential to provide a comprehensive virtual exploration environment that can allow designers and users to better understand the physical and functional impacts of a proposed deployment, and enable its ongoing operation and maintenance.
Biography:
Dr. Dennis Michaelson
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Western University
Dennis Michaelson received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada in 2017, and the B.A.Sc. degree in automation engineering from Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada, in 1993. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Western Ontario. He previously served as the Vice-President of Engineering with EK3 Technologies, Inc., where he led a team developing secure networked embedded systems for multimedia applications.
His research interests include renewable energy microgrids, small modular reactors, energy management, embedded real-time systems, and Indigenous engineering education. He also serves on the Canadian Indigenous Advisory Council to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and is the Chair of the IEEE London Section.
Agenda
The presentation will start at 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 EDT, 16:00 UTC).
09:00 Welcome and Speaker Introduction
09:10 Presentation
09:50 Questions and Answers
10:00 Presentation ends
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For more information about the presentation series as a whole, including the schedule of coming presentations, and previous presentations, please visit the Nuclear Presentation Series website at: https://bit.ly/SMR-series