IEEE PI2 Aus 8/26/25 Tech Mtg: Imagining Energy Conversion Systems as Circuits

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IEEE PI2 Austin, August 26, 2025, Tech Meeting In-Person 6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern at  

Balcones Country Club, 8600 Balcones Club Drive.Austin, TX 78750

3-course Dinner Provided 
Abstract:

Modern power systems have a complex interplay of passive components, power electronics, rotating machinery, and control loops at various scales. The multiphysics phenomena introduced by various physical and control domains appears formidable and obscures intuition of how energy conversion generally works. In an effort to connect the dots and see the big picture, we examine models for power electronics circuitry, electromechanics, grid systems, and their control loops under the common umbrella of circuit theory. In essence, we are able to show that the governing dynamical equations of such systems may be visually represented as equivalent circuits that lucidly reveal energy flows and closed-loop behavior in one shot. The key insight used to obtain such models comes from basic energy conservation laws along with a reinterpretation of well-known control loops as instances of Kirchhoff's laws. This effectively allows us to place electronics, mechanics, and controls together on the same playing field. This talk walks through applications at various scales, from individual power converters to electromechanical drives, and all the way up to AC power grids.

Details:

A three-course Dinner and soft beverages will be provided for those with reservations. If you do not have a reservation, you will not be able to eat.

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