Keynote Speakers
Keynote: Inverter-Based Resource Impacts on Electric Power Systems
Prof. Hector Altuve Ferrer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Mexico
Abstract: I begin this presentation by describing the ongoing changes in electric power systems. I then introduce inverter- based resources (IBRs) and explain the concept of inertia along with its influence on power system transient behavior. I compare electromechanical generators and IBRs to highlight key differences and explain system transient and frequency stability and how increasing IBR penetration affects them. Next, I examine power system voltage stability and its sensitivity to high levels of IBR integration. I describe how fault contributions from IBRs differ from those of electromechanical generators, and finally, I address the impact of IBRs on power system protection and also present potential solutions to this challenge.
Speaker Bio: Héctor J. Altuve received his B.S.E.E. degree in 1969 from the Central University of Las Villas in Santa Clara, Cuba, and his Ph.D. degree in 1981 from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in Kiev, Ukraine. From 1969 until 1993, Dr. Altuve served on the faculty of the Electrical Engineering School at the Central University of Las Villas. From 1993 to 2000, he served as professor of the Graduate Doctoral Program in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1999 through 2000, he was the Schweitzer Visiting Power Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Washington State University. Dr. Altuve joined Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in January 2001, where he is currently a distinguished engineer and dean of SEL University. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 technical papers and several books and holds four patents. His main research interests are in power system protection, control, and monitoring. Dr. Altuve is an IEEE life fellow.
Keynote: Dynamic Event-Triggered Distributed Coordination Control
Prof. Qinglong Han Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Abstract: Distributed coordination control is the current trend in networked systems and finds prosperous applications across a variety of fields, such as smart grids and intelligent transportation systems. One fundamental issue in coordinating and controlling a large group of distributed and networked agents is the influence of intermittent inter-agent interactions caused by constrained communication resources. Event-triggered communication scheduling stands out as a promising enabler to strike a balance between the desired control performance and the satisfactory resource efficiency. What distinguishes dynamic event-triggered scheduling from traditional static event-triggered scheduling is that the triggering mechanism can be dynamically adjusted over time in accordance with both available system information and additional dynamic variables. This plenary lecture provides an up-to-date overview of dynamic event-triggered distributed coordination control. The motivation of dynamic event-triggered scheduling is first introduced in the context of distributed coordination control. Then some techniques of dynamic event-triggered distributed coordination control are discussed in detail. Implementation and design issues are well addressed. Furthermore, this plenary lecture exemplifies two applications of dynamic event-triggered distributed coordination control in the fields of microgrids and automated vehicles. Several challenges are suggested to direct future research.
Speaker Bio: Professor Han is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Quality) and a Distinguished Professor at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He held various academic and management positions at Griffith University and Central Queensland University, Australia. Professor Han was awarded the 2024 IEEE Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award (the Highest Award in Industrial Electronics), the 2021 Norbert Wiener Award (the Highest Award in systems science and engineering, and cybernetics), the 2021 M. A. Sargent Medal (the Highest Award of the Electrical College Board of Engineers Australia), the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award in 2019, 2020, and 2022, respectively, the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica Norbert Wiener Review Award in 2021, and the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Outstanding Paper Award in 2020. Professor Han is a Member of the Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe) (MAE). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (FIFAC), an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (HonFIEAust), and a Fellow of the Chinese Association of Automation (FCAA). He is a Highly Cited Researcher in both Engineering and Computer Science (Clarivate). He has served as an AdCom Member of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), a Member of IEEE IES Fellows Committee, a Member of IEEE IES Publications Committee, Chair of IEEE IES Technical Committee on Networked Control Systems, and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. He is currently the President-Elect, an Executive Board Member, and a Steering Committee Member of the Asian Control Association (ACA), and the Vice President of the Chinese Association of Automation (CAA). He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica and the Co-Editor of Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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