Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Replaced by a plenary session: Future Transportation Electrification,  Sheldon S. Williamson

Thursday August 22, 2013,  9:25 to 10:05 am

Abstract:

For the first part of the workshop, a variety of resources for students as well as the valuable opportunities available to help advance their careers will be reviewed. Some of the many discounts offered by IEEE partners to eligible IEEE student members will be revealed. A brief discussion about the IEEE Student Activities Committee and the MGA volunteer and staff teams that oversee the IEEE student strategy will be included. The second part of the workshop will explain the Post-graduation world of IEEE of which many students are unaware. This will include the GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) group and how it helps the transition. The use of the IEEE Global Benefits finder will be demonstrated to find IEEE member benefits that can help accelerate career plans and professional growth. The “myIEEE personalized gateway to IEEE membership” will also be discussed. The final part, time permitting, will be a question and answer period.

 Thursday, August 22, 2013

Advanced Power Electronics and Motor Drives Applications for Future Transportation Electrification –

Abstract:

Shortage of petroleum is considered as one of the most critical worldwide issues today. At the same time, as of today, car owners in Canada and North America, in general, spend more money at the gas station than they have done ever before. The most practical solution to the oil crisis problems lies in commercially available electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs and PHEVs). EVs and PHEVs present a significant opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases and dependence on foreign oil. Major car companies have already developed exciting new EVs, such as the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf. The Tesla Roadster is a brand new product in the market as a result of a successful start-up company project. Finally, Toyota most recently developed the plug-in model of the popular Prius. Thus, it is clear that new EVs are being introduced at an increasing rate.

In order to convince customers to buy EVs, urban communities will need to enable the necessary large-scale charging infrastructure. An EV can reduce fuel consumption by charging its battery from the utility grid. The typical battery charging time for EVs and PHEVs is 6-8 hours, if charged slowly at home. However, if the charging is required to be done at a faster rate, it can be performed in less than 20 minutes, at a charge station (instead of a gas station). However, the required charging energy will have a major impact on the utility. Alternatively, green renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics (PV) and wind energy could be used to provide the necessary charging energy at a cleaner and cheaper rate. Such energy sources can also be installed at home or in urban buildings in large cities, thereby allowing for battery charging during work hours. This lecture will start-off by presenting the structure and basic design aspects of EVs and PHEVs. Future trends in EV manufacturing will also be presented. Integration of EVs with green, renewable energy sources will be presented, along with an introduction to the design of such systems. Various charging scenarios for EV batteries will be presented, when charging at home, at work, or in between routes. Future advanced battery charging infrastructures, such as from combined PV and grid sources, as well as inductive surface charging infrastructures will be presented. A brief design for an inductive surface charging infrastructure for an urban building scenario will be presented. Finally, Concordia University’s efforts in research and teaching with regards to integration of renewable energy and electric vehicles will also be presented.

Presenter Bio:

Sheldon S. Williamson (S’01–M’06) received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical Engineering with high distinction from University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, in 1999. He received the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in 2002, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree (with Honors) in 2006, both in Electrical Engineering, from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, specializing in automotive power electronics and motor drives, at the Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory. Dr. Williamson is an Associate Professor within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, where he has been working since June 2006. His main research interests include the study and analysis of electric drive trains for electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles. His research interests also include modeling, analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters and motor drives for land, sea, air, and space vehicles, as well as the power electronic interface and control of renewable energy systems. Dr. Williamson has offered numerous conference tutorials, lectures, and short courses in the areas of Automotive Power Electronics and Motor Drives. He is the principal author/co-author of over 150 journal and conference papers. He is also the author of 4 chapters in the book entitled, Vehicular Electric Power Systems (Marcel Dekker, 2003). He is also the author of 2 chapters in the book entitled, Energy Efficient Electric Motors (CRC Press, 2004). In addition, Dr. Williamson has been selected as the General Chair for the IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference, to be held in Detroit, Michigan, in June 2014. He also served as the Technical Program Chair for various conferences, including the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IEEE IECON 2012), the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (2011), and the IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conference (2009). Dr. Williamson also served as the Project Coordination and Awards Chair at the 2007 IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference, Montreal, Canada. He was the Conference Secretary for the 2005 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Williamson is also the beneficiary of numerous awards and recognitions. He was the recipient of the prestigious “Paper of the Year” award, for the year 2006, in the field of Automotive Power Electronics, from the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (IEEE VTS). In addition, he also received the overall “Best Paper” award at the IEEE PELS and VTS Co-sponsored Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, in Sept. 2007. He was awarded the “Best Paper” award at the IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conference, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in Aug. 2010. He was awarded the prestigious Sigma Xi/IIT Award for Excellence in University Research, for the academic year 2005-2006. In 2006, he also received the “Best Research Student” award, Ph.D. category, within the ECE Department, at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Dr. Williamson is a member of the IEEE. He currently serves as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS). He also serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. He also serves as the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Chapter Chair for the IEEE Montreal section. He is a member of the IEEE PELS, IES, and VTS.

10:05-10:20

Session TM 1

Power Quality I

Room: Sable A

Session TM 2

Computational Methods in Power Systems I

Room: Sable B

Session TM 3

Energy Conservation and Efficiency I

Room: Sable C

Session TM 4

Energy Storage I

Room: Sable D

Session TP 1

Power Quality II

Room: Sable A

Session TP 2

Computational Methods in Power Systems II

Room: Sable B

Session TP 3

Energy Conservation and Efficiency II

Room: Sable C

Session TP 4

Energy Storage II

Room: Sable D

Session TE 1

Distribution   Systems

Room: Sable A

Session TE 2

Building Energy Systems

Room: Sable B

Session TE 3

Energy Conservation and Efficiency III

Room: Sable C

Session TE 4

Transmission   Systems

Room: Sable D

 Friday, August 23, 2013

•           Tony Wright – Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy

•           Greg Trowse – Fundy Tidal Inc.

•           Aaron MacNeil– Dalhousie University

Marine Energy is one of the potential sources of renewable electrical power for the near future. Countries like Canada, USA and Europe have significant marine energy resource potentials. Significant investments have been made to develop the marine energy industry. This industry has been progressing in the last 5 to 10 years, and there are a number of demonstration projects utilizing wave, tidal and river current resources. The projects planned in North America and Europe range from 5 kW to MWs capacity. Much of the focus has been in developing devices or the energy converters that would be efficient, cost effective and reliable. The energy converters are converging into a number of concepts that are likely to become the industry standard, in a manner similar to what happened in the wind energy. It does seem that time is appropriate to address the need for transmission of electric power from the marine energy converters that are located off-shore, normally 100’s of meters or even kilometers from the shore. The cost of underwater cables used for transmission will present a significant portion of the total project costs as arrays of devices start to be deployed. There are a number of technical, economical and reliability challenges to transmit power from the devices that are installed off-shore in high flow environments. This panel will provide insights into interconnecting these devices to the local transmission and distribution networks.

1.         FUNDAMENTALS OF SHIPBOARD GROUNDING

2.         FUNDAMENTALS OF GS4-SHIPBOARD SMART AND SAFE GROUNDING             SYSTEM

3.         EXAMPLES OF CONVENTIONAL SHIPBOARD POWER LEVEL GROUNDING

4.         CHALLENGES OF SHIPBOARD CONVENTIONAL GROUNDING

OPTIONS OF MITIGATING CONVENTIONAL GROUNDING CHALLENGES

5.         RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADAPTING SHIPBOARD SMART AND SAFE             GROUNDING AND MONITORING SYSTEM

6.         SHIPBOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ARC FLASH CHALLENGES

7.         ROLE OF IEEE-45 STANDARD DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP FOR GS4

8.         ROLES OF -INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH GROUP FOR GS4

GOAL– SHARE THE CHALLENGES OF  GROUND DETECTION SYSTEM OF SHIPBOARD UNGROUNDED POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION RECOMMENDATIONS

Moni Islam: Marine electrical engineering subject matter expert consultant for commercial ship design, Offshore industry support vessel design, and Office of Naval Research (ONR). Moni has forty years diversified experience on shipboard electrical power system, particularly electrical propulsion systems, and system grounding. Chair-Central Coordinating Committee for developing IEEE-45 Standards, provides coordinating support for developing IEEE-45 DOT Standards for standardizing electrical design practice for the marine industry. Authored many technical papers on power system design architecture for the marine industry. Authored  “Handbook to IEEE-45, A Guide to Electrical Installation on Shipboard-2004. At present under contract to develop “Shipboard Electrical Engineering Design Fundamentals” Moni Islam received bachelor of electrical engineering (Valedictorian) in 1975 from Fort Schuyler, Maritime College, State University of New York.

Session FP 1

Smart Grid including HVDC and FACTS I

Room: Sable A

Session FP 2

Integrated Energy System Planning I

Room: Sable B

Session FP 3

Energy Conservation and Efficiency IV

Room: Sable C

Session FP 4

Shipboard Electrical Engineering Design  Challenges and Recommendation (workshop)

See row above

Session FE 1

Smart Grid including HVDC and FACTS II

Room: Sable A

Session FE 2

Integrated Energy System Planning II

Room: Sable B

Session FE 3

Computational Methods

Room: Sable C