Session List
Session List
Opening Session:
E. O’Neill, “Power Quality: Towards a New Power Engineer”
Executive Committee, “Current Status of Power Quality: Research, Education and Industry Issues”
G.T. Heydt, “Pressing Power Quality Issues Worldwide with Special Comments on the Caribbean Region”
Session 1: Caribbean Perspective on Power Quality
Chair: Efraín O’Neill
Luis Francis, PREPA, “Power Quality: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Perspective”
Javier Quintana, PREAA, “The Vision of the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration”
Agustín Irizarry, UPRM, “Benefits of Storing Electric Energy from Wind in Puerto Rico”
Gerardo Cosme, Solartek, PR, “Photovoltaics and its Role in Power Quality”
Manuel Gómez, VP for Research, UPR, “Research at the University of Puerto Rico”
Session 2: Industry Perspective on Power Quality
Chair: Steven Whisenant
Tom Key, EPRI-PEAC, “Power Quality: A 25-Year History and What’s Next”
Terry Chandler, Power Quality Inc., “Power Quality The Invisible Thief”
Bradford Roberts, S&C Engineering, “Solving Power Quality Problems for Low and Medium Voltage Critical Process Loads”
Session 3: Voltage and Current Variations
Chair: Sakis Meliopoulos
Mariesa Crow, U. Missouri-Rolla, “Hybrid Fuzzy Logic Control with Global Signals for UPFC to Reduce Control Interactions”
Andras Dan, Budapest Univ. of Tech, Hungary, “Statistical Evaluation of Voltage Variations via Physically Based Modeling and Simulation”
Sonia Leva, Inst. Poli. Milano, Italy, “Line Voltage Drop Calculation in Unbalanced and Distorted Distribution Systems”
Gerald Heydt, ASU, “Some Comments on Power Acceptability Curves”
Session 4: Power Electronics
Chair: Roger Dougal
Roger Dougal, U. South Carolina, “A Virtual Test Bed for Power Quality Solutions”
Fred Wang, CPES, VT, “Power Electronics and Power Quality – Problems, Analysis, Solutions and Opportunities”
Amit Kumar Jaim, U. of Minnesota, “Voltage Regulation Using Static Compensators (STATCOMs)”
Discussion Session:
“PQ problems – Causes and Effects”, Executive Committee
Session 5: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Tools
Chair: Juan Martínez
S.S. Venkata, Iowa State, “A Robust Markov-like Model for Three Phase Arc Furnaces”
Domingo Rodríguez, UPRM, “Time-Frequency Signal Processing Methods for Automated Power Line Signal Analysis”
Elga Saravia, Univ. Los Andes, Colombia, “Power Quality Problems Diagnosis for the Industrial Sector in Bogotá DC. Phase 1”
Alex Stankovic, Northeastern, “Defining Reactive Power in Circuit Transients via Local Orthonormal Representations”
Morris Brenna, Inst. Poli. Milano, Italy, “Monitoring Power Quality in Electric System for Transportation as basis for Probabilistic Analysis”
Session 6: Distributed Generation & Alternate Energy Sources
Chair: Efraín O’Neill
Adly Girgis, Clemson, “Impact of Distributed Generation on the Voltage Profiles of the Unbalanced Distribution System”
Giri Venkataramanan, UWM, “Dynamic Phenomena in Wind Farms with a Mix of Line Connected Induction Generators and Inverter Embedded Generators”
Elham Makram, Clemson, “Harmonic Interaction of Multiple DG Sources with Power Distribution System”
Roberto Faranda, Inst. Poli. Milano, Italy, “Distribution Network Schemes Analysis with Distributed Generation”
Session 7: Mitigation of Power Quality Problems
Chair: Gerald T. Heydt
Alejandro Montenegro, U. Florida, “Premium Power Park: The Next Step in Power Quality”
Prasad Enjeti, Texas A&M, “Next Generation Distribution Transformer: To Address Power Quality for Critical Loads”
Gustavo Ramos, U. Los Andes, Colombia, “Analysis and Simulation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply System–UPS from the Electric Power Quality Viewpoint”
Gary Rackow, Piller, Inc, “Case Histories: Continuous Process Solutions Utilizing Battery Free UPS”
Alex Rojas, Beacon Power, Inc., “Grid Power Quality Compensation – The Role of Flywheels Energy Storage Systems”
Session 8: Education
Chair: E. O’Neill
Miguel Vélez-Reyes, UPRM, “CPES Education Program: Impact at UPRM”
José Cedeño, UPRM, “Pre-College Engineering Program at UPRM”
S.S. Venkata, Iowa State, “Power Engineering Education: Are We Taking Right Steps to Meet Manpower Needs?”
Closing Session
“Power Quality Research, Education and Industry: Future Trends”, Executive Committee
Evaluation of the Colloquium
Modeling and Simulation Workshop:
Chair: Juan Martínez
Part 1: Power Quality Studies using Digital Simulation
Part 2: Illustrative Examples