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Map of Convention Centre Opposite Page EPEC Background 2 Welcome from the Premier of Ontario 4 Welcome from the Conference Chairs 5 Welcome from the President of IEEE Canada 6 Welcome from the Mayor of London 7 Organizing Committee 8 Tutorials 9 General Information 15 Exhibitors 16 2015 Program Summary 16 Detailed Technical Program 18 Panels & Keynotes 26 Author Index 37 CCECE 2016 – Call for Papers 42 Hydro One – Platinum Sponsor Inside Front Cover London Hydro – Platinum Sponsor Inside Back Cover EPEC 2016 – Call for Papers Back Cover

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Tutorials Tut-1 Practical Power Flow Controller Brings Benefits of Power Electronics to the Grid (Full Day) Kalyan K. Sen, Chief Technology Officer, Sen Engineering Solutions Inc.

Abstract: Power flow control techniques have been practiced, from using inductors, capacitors, and breakers in earlier days of Electrical Engineering to power electronics-based solutions in recent years. Since the commissioning of the first commercial power electronics-based Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) controller two decades ago, a great deal has been learnt about the true needs of a utility for its everyday use and they are low installation and operating costs, component non-obsolescence, and easy relocation to adapt to changing power system’s needs. This was the motivation to develop a SMART Power Flow Controller (SPFC) whose objectives are specific (design a power flow controller that meets utilities’ needs), measurable (high reliability, high efficiency, cost-effective, component non-obsolescence, and portability), attainable (demonstrated theory by Westinghouse), relevant (efficient power grid), and timely (contemporary).

• Part 1: A high-level overview of various power flow controllers and their features.• Part 2: Traditional power flow controllers – voltage regulating transformer, phase angle regulator, shunt

inductor/capacitor, and series inductor/capacitor; Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC).• Part 3: VSC – 6-pulse, 12-pulse, 24-pulse, 48-pulse harmonic neutralized and PWM VSCs.• Part 4: Modeling and implementation of the VSC-based technology, comparison of theory, simulation, and field

results; special applications of VSC-based technology; Sen Transformer.

Target Audience, Pre-requisites, and Benefits:

The presentation will be of particular interest to all utility power engineering professionals. The required background is an equivalent of an Electrical Engineering degree with familiarity in power engineering terminology. The audience will hear from an expert who actually designed and commissioned a number of power electronics-based FACTS controllers.

Biography: Kalyan K Sen is the Chief Technology Officer of Sen Engineering Solutions, Inc. (www.sentransformer.com) that specializes in developing SMART power flow controllers. He spent 28 years in academia and industry and became a Westinghouse Fellow Engineer. He was a key member of the Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) development team at the Westinghouse Science & Technology Center in Pittsburgh, USA. He contributed in all aspects (conception, simulation, design, and commissioning) of FACTS projects at Westinghouse. Dr. Sen, a Senior Member of IEEE, has served the organization in many positions. In 2003, he re-established the Pittsburgh Chapters of the Power & Energy Society and the Industry Applications Society. Both Chapters received the “Outstanding Large Chapter” awards for their activities in 2004. Under his Chairmanship, the Pittsburgh Section received the “Outstanding Large Section” award for its activities in 2005. His other past positions included Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (2002 – 2007), Technical Program Chair of the 2008 PES General Meeting in Pittsburgh, Chapters and Sections Activities Track Chair of the 2008 IEEE Sections Congress in Quebec City, Canada, and the PES R2 Representative (2010 and 2011). He has been serving as an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer since 2002.


Tutorials (continued) Tut-2 New Developments in HVDC and FACTS for Power Transmission Grids (Full Day) Ervin Spahic, Dr.-Ing., Head of Future Technologies, Siemens, Transmission Solutions Jörg Dorn, Head of R&D, Technology and Innovation, Siemens, Transmission Volker Hild, Director of Global Sales for FACTS, Electrical Engineering and Business Administrations

Outline: Introduction: Trends in Europe, focus on Germany (Energiewende – nuclear phase out). Integration of renewables, examples for offshore wind farm connections. Transmission technology overview

HVDC classic Technology, Applications, trends and new developments (e.g. UHVDC). Actual projects in Canada and

USA HVDC PLUS Introduction, Technology and Performance, Layout (Half Bridge, Full Bridge, Monopole, Bipole). New developments and trends: valve, voltage… Principle operation, Grid stability, Black start capability, compatibility, protection, standardization, Overhead, underground and offshore application FACTS, Storage and Synchronous condenser Introduction, Overview, Applications STATCOM – Multilevel technology, Performance, Applications STATCOM + Storage – new development, description, layout, application: grid support, frequency support Synchronous Condenser – old solution for solving new problems HVDC Grids, GIL, Grid Access HVDC grids – needs, developments, protection, DC circuit breakers

1. Insulated Lines (GIL) – DC and AC, Technology, Performance, Applications. New developments.Connection of offshore wind farms – new solutions and trends Target Audience, Pre-requisites, and Benefits: Transmission system operators, Grid developers, Consulting companies, Universities and others interested in new technologies.

ESpahic Biography: Dr.-Ing. Ervin Spahic received Dipl. Ing. degree and Magister degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, from the University of Montenegro, in 1997 and 2001 respectively. He was from 1998-2002 research scientist at Univ. of Montenegro, Electrical Power System Chair. In 2002-2003 he was the Chief of Laboratory at Department of Electrical Engineering, Univ. of Montenegro. From 2003 to 2008 he was with Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany where he worked as research scientist and received in 2008 his Dr.-Ing. Degree in electrical power engineering. From 2008 to 2013 he worked as power system consultant at ABB Germany. Since 2013 he is the Head of Future Technologies group at Siemens transmission solutions.

Joerg Dorn Biography: Jörg Dorn graduated in electrical engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany in 1996. He started his career as application engineer at eupec GmbH in 1996. In 2002 he joined Siemens Automation and Drives as a development engineer for HVDC valves and medium voltage drives. From 2005 to 2008 he was head of the development of the modular multilevel converter technology for HVDC before he was delegated as a managing director to the joint venture Infineon Technologies Bipolar GmbH & Co. KG. Since 2012 he is the Head of the R&D department of Technology and Innovation at Transmission Solutions, Siemens Germany. He is active in several working groups of IEC and Cigré.


Tutorials (continued) Tut-3 Microgrids Operation and Control – Theory and Practice (Half Day – morning) Amir Hajimiragha, PhD, SMIEEE, Director of Technical Projects & Smart Grid Integration, BBS Access

Abstract: Building a business case for developing the microgrids has always been a concern especially in the well-developed North American or European context, since it is argued that the large cost for developing the grid infrastructure has already been made. In this regard, the economic justification of microgrids can be well manifested in the remote communities where there is no access to the transmission and distribution grid. For example, there are more than 175 remote communities in Canada and hundreds more across the world with no access to the grid.

Target Audience, Pre-requisites, and Benefits: Target Audience: Engineers from utilities and local distribution companies, managers and policy analysts, and university graduate students Pre-requisites: A degree in power/control engineering Benefits: This course provides a theoretical background on microgrid operation and control, and presents the existing challenges and some practical approaches in this area.

Biography: Amir Hajimiragha began his career in 1996 as a Research Engineer at the Electric Power Research Centre (EPRC), Tehran, Iran. Currently, he is the Director of Technical Projects & Smart Grid Integration at BBS Access in Singapore. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the IEEE microgrid control task force and a member of the IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2030.7 working groups. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, where he supervises graduate students probing the areas of energy hubs, integrated energy systems, hydrogen economy, microgrids, renewable natural gas, alternative-fuel vehicles and process optimization.

Tut-4 Grid Security (Half Day – morning) (Cancelled) Doug Houseman, Vice President of Innovation and Technology, Energex

Abstract: From NERC CIP to Privacy Regulation, security is becoming a mandated item on the grid. For more than 100 years most people respected the electric grid and left it alone, feeling that it was a shared public resource that needed to be provided. Now with the advent of Cyber warfare, home grown terrorists, black mail hackers, and others the grid needs protection. Not just cyber security but physical security as well.

This tutorial will look at Physical, Cyber and Cyber-Physical aspects of security at the transmission and distribution level. Key compliance requirements from NERC CIPv5, and the supporting Physical Security requirements will be used as a basis for discussion about protection for both transmission and distribution. The course will cover how to determine vulnerability and then use the risk methodology in NISTIR 7628 to determine risk, the value side of providing protection. The tutorial will also cover communications requirements for security information and some key points on insider security issues. Over the 4 hour period the attendees with do 4 to 6 quick exercises to get a feel for how to apply the information being provided, so they can apply it after the tutorial is over.

Biography: Doug Houseman, VP of Technical Innovation, is working with clients all over North America and Australia on issues related to Smart Grid/Metering/Homes and other related issues. He works with regulators, utilities and vendors to the market to help move the industry to the next generation grid, as well as the next generation of customer relationship. Doug has extensive experience in the energy and utility industry and has been involved in projects in more than 30 countries. He is routinely invited to speak at international events in the industry and has been widely quoted in a number of international publications. Doug was named part of the World Generation Class of 2007, one of 30 people in the global utility and energy industry so named. He was the lead investigator on one of the largest studies on the future of distribution companies over the last 5 years working with more than 100 utilities and 20 governments.


Tutorials (continued) Tut-5 Smart Fault Monitoring and Protection (Half Day – afternoon) Amir Mojtahedzadeh, Managing Director, Bender Canada Ltd.

Abstract: The Power in Electrical Safety a) Introduction to groundingb) Sources of fault currentc) Consequences of fault currentd) Ground fault monitoring and protection systemse) Smart protection in grounded system (HRG and solidly)f) Smart protection in ungrounded systemg) Power Qualityh) Applications and solutionsTarget Audience, Pre-requisites, and Benefits: This workshop and presentation is tailored to benefit everyone with different background or qualifications. At the end of the presentation, people will have better understanding of ground faults in AC/DC systems and how to deal with this issue perfectly. Biography: Amir Mojtahedzadeh graduated in Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Power & Renewable Energies) in 2005, Master of Engineering Management in 2011, and Master of Project Management in 2012, he works with consulting firms, manufacturers, utility and electric companies in energy and electrical industries. He specializes in the electric power industry, Sales & Marketing and Project Management. He works in operations, engineering and sales.

Tut-6 Smart Grid Lab (Half Day – afternoon) Pratap Revuru, MEng PEng, Smart Grid Solution Architect, Schneider Electric Canada Bala Venkatesh, PhD, Peng, Professor and Director, Centre for Urban Energy, Ryerson University

Abstract: New technologies such as smart meters, Electric Vehicles, Conservation and Demand Management at Residential Level, Energy Storage (numerous small and aggregated), etc are available as products. Communication technologies are becoming inexpensive, efficient and reliable for their pervasive use. Further computing technologies including hardware and software with phenomenal artificial intelligence capabilities are becoming a commonplace. Smart grid technologies hold the potential of enabling utilities to deliver energy at the least cost in the most environmentally friendly manner while providing the highest reliability. It also holds the potential of enabling customers manage their usage of energy and source in the manner that best suits their desires. This tutorial examines aspects of the smart distribution network and focuses on illustrating benefits of advanced distribution management system (ADMS) that provides intelligence, a layer above the conventional SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition). The tutorial also illustrates a smart grid laboratory facility built at Ryerson as a path for process that enables smart grid technologies and its use in distribution systems.

1. Elements of a smart distribution system – 30 mins2. Elements of SCADA – 30 mins3. Elements of ADMS – 30 mins4. Break in between for 30 mins.5. Smart Grid Laboratory Development – test case – 30 mins6. Discussion – 30 mins

Target Audience, Pre-requisites, and Benefits: 1. Professors, researchers and Student2. Utilities – engineers and administrators3. Facility managers and architects

Biography: Pratap Revuru, MEng PEng Pratap is a Smart Grid Solution Architect for Schneider Electric Canada. Pratap’s focus areas include Smart Utility projects , Energy Storage (ES), Smart Grid pilot projects (SG Pilots), Solution Architectures Development (SA) for grid transformation. Pratap is developing and delivering integrated, Smart Grid solutions for Schneider Electric customers in Utility market segment.

Biography: Bala Venkatesh, PhD, PEng Bala is a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Ryerson University. He also heads the Centre for Urban Energy as a academic director. His interests are in power systems analysis and optimization with applications to renewables, energy storage, smart grids, microgrids, etc.


Tutorials (continued) Tut-7 Introduction to Smart Grid and Distributed Energy Resources Standards by IEEE SCC21 (Half Day – morning) T. Basso (TB), IEEE SCC21 and IEEE P1547 Committee Chair M. Siira (MS), IEEE 2030.2 Working Group Chair and IEEE P1547 Committee Vice Chair C. Vartanian (CV), IEEE 2030.2 Working Group Secretary and IEEE P1547

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Canada Industry Relations and the IEEE Standards Association SCC21 Committees Syllabus (Qualifies for Professional Development Hours): Module 1) Introduction — IEEE standards development, 20 min, TB Module 2) Listing of IEEE 1547™ Distributed energy resources (DER) interconnection series, 25 min, CV, (TB) Module 3) Listing of IEEE SCC21 2030™ Smart Grid series, 20 min, MS Module 4) Using of the published IEEE SCC21 2030 standards (2030 and 2030.2), 30 min, MS Module 5a) Using of the published IEEE 1547 Stds (1547 and 1547.1), 15 min, CV Break, 20 min Module 5b) Using of the published IEEE 1547 Stds (1547.2, 1547.3, 1547.4, 1547.6, and 1547.7), 45 min, CV Module 6) Status of ongoing full revision of IEEE 1547 and 1547.1: DER interconnection, interoperability, and interfaces, 35 min, CV, MS Module 7) Closing remarks; getting involved; and discussion, 30 min, CV, MS

Biography: Thomas (Tom) Basso is an internationally recognized National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) subject matter expert for electricity grid integration of renewable energy systems and Smart Grid interoperability and interconnection standards and related activities. Over 33 years at NREL Tom has worked projects under the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Tom was a founding member of IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 21 (SCC21) – Fuel Cells, Photovoltaics, Dispersed Generation, and Energy Storage, and the IEEE Reliability Society (RS) Denver Chapter; currently serving as Chair of IEEE SCC21, and, IEEE P1547 and P1547.1 (DER interconnection and interoperability requirements and testing procedures) standards development, and Vice Chair of RS Denver. Tom has a BS and MS in Engineering from the State University of New York.

Biography: Mark Siira is a senior member of IEEE and currently active in IEEE Interconnection and Smart Grid standards development. He is an member of the Standards Coordinating Committee 21 which establishes standards for Grid interconnection and smart grid interoperability, Working Group Chair of IEEE 2030.2 Guide for Interoperability of Energy Storage Systems, Vice-Chair for IEEE1547 Interconnection Standard Revision, Chair for Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Sub Group A for developing a standards roadmap, and a member of the UL Standards Technical Panel 1741 (Inverters), 2200 (Generators) and 6171 (Wind farms interconnection). Mark is the Director of Technology Strategy for ComRent International, a leader in load testing solutions for critical facilities and utility-scale systems. Mark is passionate about his effort to make the transition to a new electric power system in North America safe and seamless. Prior to joining ComRent, Mark spent sixteen years at Kohler Company developing products and solutions for electric power, including an inverter and energy storage appliance, combined heat and power systems, critical power systems paralleling switchgear, microturbines and Distributed Generation strategies. Mark has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University), and an MBA from Harvard University.

Biography: Charlie Vartanian is the Northwestern Sales Manager for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI). MEPPI provides power equipment and turnkey projects to the North American utility market. Charlie has 25 years of power industry experience marketing advanced power solutions, performing electric system studies, and contributing to IEEE technical standards development including leadership roles in IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2030.2. He’s currently supporting both new product development and sales at MEPPI. He has worked on advanced grid technology topics including DER, microgrids, and energy storage previously at DNV KEMA, A123 Systems, UET, and Southern California Edison. More generally, Charlie has supported infrastructure planning and capital investment decision making for T&D power systems. Charlie is a licensed professional electrical engineer and a Senior IEEE member.


General Information

Registration Desk is located in the Convention Centre Foyer for authors and attendees to register and pick up their conference packages. Hours of operation are: Monday, October 26 07:30 – 17:00 Tuesday, October 27: 07:30 – 17:20 Wednesday, October 28: 07:30 – 15:40

If help is needed, please contact the Registration Desk or any of the conference volunteers.

Conference Proceedings: Each author and attendee full registration includes the Conference Proceedings (on USB key) and a commemorative bag.

Exhibitors: Exhibits are located in the Foyer outside Salons A/B, C, D & E from 17:00 to 21:00 on Monday and from 09:50 to 19:30 on Tuesday and 09:50 to 15:40 on Wednesday.

Internet Access: Internet access is available in the Foyer of the Convention Centre but no in the meeting rooms. The network name is “LCCguest”.

Authors presenting in the morning sessions need to meet with their session chairs for breakfast on the day of their presentation. Authors presenting in the afternoon sessions need to meet with their session chairs for lunch on the day of their presentation. Signs for each session will be on the tables. Session chairs will collect the presentations at that time to be loaded onto a laptop.

Meals and Inclusions: Each author, attendee, and full partner registration includes the following: Welcome Reception (17:00 – 21:00) Monday Breakfast (07:30 – 08:30) Tuesday and Wednesday Lunch (12:00 – 13:30) Tuesday and Wednesday Banquet (19:30 – 21:30) Tuesday Coffee Breaks (All)

Exhibitors are welcome to lunch on Monday and to breakfast and lunch on Tuesday & Wednesday. Tutorial participants are welcome to the meal preceding the tutorial session for which they are registered. Extra tickets for lunches and the banquet are available from the Registration Desk.

Dietary Needs: If you indicated special dietary needs when you registered, please indicate these to your server at the meals. Your server will be glad to help with any special requests.

Location Attractions and Events: London boasts numerous local attractions for your enjoyment. There are a variety of interesting events scheduled in the area. Please consult the Registration Desk for a complete listing.

Exhibitors

EPEC 2015 Technical Program

EPEC 2015 - Program Summary - Monday

Day 1 - Monday, October 26, 2015

Convention Centre Foyer 07:30-17:00 Registration 08:00-1200 Tutorial 1: Power Flow Controller, Sen Engineering Exec. Boardroom

Salon D Salon C

Tutorial 2: HVDC & FACTS, Siemens Tutorial 3: Microgrids, GE Digital Energy Tutorial 4: Cancelled Tutorial 7: IEEE Standards Salon E

09:50-10:10 Coffee Break Foyer outside Salons C, D, and E 12:00-13:00 Lunch for Tutorial Participants Foyer outside Salons C, D, and E 12:30-19:15 Tour #1: Renewable Energy Tour London Convention Centre 13:00-17:00 Tutorial 5: Smart Protection, Bender Salon C

Tutorial 6: Smart Grid Lab, Schneider Electric & Ryerson Salon E 14:50-15:10 Coffee Break 17:00-19:00 Welcome Reception

Foyer outside Salons C, D, and E Foyer outside Salons C, D, and E




EPEC 2015 - Program Summary - Tuesday & Wednesday

Day 2 - Tuesday, October 27, 2015

07:30-08:30 Continental Breakfast Foyer outside Salons C, D, and E 08:30-09:50 Welcome Address Matt Brown, Mayor of London

Welcome Address Dr. Amir Aghdam, President of IEEE Canada Salon A/B Plenary Session Dr. Jin Jiang, Western University

09:50-10:20 Coffee Break Exhibit Area 10:30-12:00 TM01: Panel: Energy Storage Salon A/B

TM02: Wind Energy Systems Salon C TM03: Electrification of Transport Salon D TM04: FACTS & HVDC Salon E

12:00-13:30 Lunch Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Area 12:30-13:15 Lunch Keynote Speaker: Milfred Hammerbacher, S2E Technologies. Salon A/B 13:30-15:10 TA01: Automation & Simulation Salon A/B

TA02: Future Urban Energy Systems Salon C TA03: Energy Storage & Transformers Salon D TA04: Smart Grids & Metering Salon E

15:10-15:40 Coffee Break Exhibit Area 15:40-17:20 TE01: Electrification of Transportation Salon C

TE02: Microgrids Executive Boardroom TE03: Power System Economics Salon D TE04: International Papers Salon E

18:00-19:30 Happy Hour - Cash Bar Exhibits Area 19:30-21:30 Banquet, Keynote Presentation, Best Paper Awards Convention Centre

Day 3 - Wednesday, October 28, 2015

07:30-08:30 Continental Breakfast Exhibits Area 08:30-09:50 Plenary Session: Asset Sustainment - IEEE Canada - WIE Salon A/B 09:50-10:20 Coffee Break Exhibits Area 10:20-12:00 WM01: Panel - Integrated Grids, Microgrids & Integrated Energy Planning

Salon A WM02: Solar Energy Systems Salon C WM03: Resiliency of Electrical Power systems Salon E WM04: Energy Conversion: Electric Machines & Power Electronics Salon E

12:00-13:30 Lunch Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Area 12:30-13:15 Lunch Keynote Speaker: Syed Mir, London Hydro Salon A/B 12:30-1600 Tour #2: Hydro Power & Enery/Environment Research Tour 13:30-15:10 WA01: Panel - Students Salon A/B

WA02: Power Management Systems Salon C WA03: Power Electronics Salon D WA04: Computational Methods Salon E

15:10-15:40 Coffee Break Exhibits Area 15:40-17:00 WE01: Panel - Students Salon A/B



Tuesday, October 27

10:20 – 12:00

TM01: Panel Energy Storage Room: Salon A/B Moderator: Greg Sheil Keynote Speakers: Allan Van Damme, P.Eng., CPA, CMA

Andre Mech is a Peng, MBA, CMVP Dr. DasGupta John M. Ward, P.Eng, C.Eng, Six-Sigma

10:20 – 11:40 TM02: Wind Energy Systems Chair: Michael Dang Room: Salon C

10:20 Wind Farm Integration in a Harmonic Environment Michael Dang (McMaster University / Mohawk College, Canada); Nafia Al-Mutawaly (Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada); Peter Sztur (Mohawk College/McMaster University, Canada); Mark Coenen (Mohawk College & McMaster University, Canada)

10:40 Fault Ride-Through Capability of Doubly-Fed Induction Generators Based Wind Turbines Abobkr Abobkr (Dalhousie University, USA); Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)

11:00 A New Reactive Power Management Strategy to Enhance the Behavior of the Wind Turbine Generator Driven a DFIG Under Grid Faults Hussein Ibrahim and Karim Belmokhtar (Wind Energy TechnoCentre, Canada)

11:20 Design Concepts for a Direct Drive Wind Generator Using New Superconductors Haran Karmaker (TECO- Westinghouse Motor Company, USA); Edward Chen (TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company, USA)

10:20 – 12:00 TM03: Electrification of Transportation and its Impact Chair: Shokry Rashwan Room: Salon D

10:20 On the Impact of Transportation Electrification on Distribution Systems in the Presence of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Sherif Abdelsamad (UOIT, Canada); Walid Morsi and Tarlochan Sidhu (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

10:40 Mitigating the Impact of Charging Second Generation Plug-in Battery Electric Vehicles on Distribution Transformer’s Insulation Life Using TOU Prices Yasser Assolami (UOIT, Canada); Walid Morsi (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

11:00 A Bi-Directional Single-Stage Isolated AC-DC Converter for EV Charging and V2G Behnam Koushki (Queen’s University, Canada); Alireza Safaee (Bombardier Transportation, Canada); Praveen Jain and Alireza Bakhshai (Queen’s University, Canada)

11:20 Optimal Scheduling Algorithm for Charging Electric Vehicle in a Residential Sector Under Demand Response Zhanle Wang and Raman Paranjape (University of Regina, Canada)

11:40 Study on Train Operation Energy Between Commuter Train and Traction Substations in a Japanese Urban Railway Kosuke Kumagai, Tetsuo Fujita, Masashi Nakahira, Yoshiki Mizuguchi and Hideki Sonoda (East Japan Railway Company, Japan)



Tuesday, October 27 (continued)

10:20 – 11:40 TM04: Facts and HVDC Chair: Kings Wong Room: Salon E

10:20 Coordinated Control of STATCOM and PSS for Damping Generator Electromechanical Oscillations Syed Ahmed Raza Naqvi and Rajiv Varma (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

10:40 A Generic Algorithm for Peak Fault Current Calculation in HVDC Links Mohmmed Nassar, Ramadan A. El Shatshat and Magdy Salama (University of Waterloo, Canada)

11:00 Adaptive Droop Based Power Sharing Control Algorithm for Offshore Multi-terminal VSC-HVDC Transmission Mohamed Abdelwahed (University of Waterloo, Canada); Ehab El-Saadany (Waterloo University, Canada)

11:20 Multilevel STATCOM with Power Intensive Energy Storage for Dynamic Grid Stability – Frequency and Voltage Support Ervin Spahic, Charlie Paul Susai Sakkanna Reddy, Martin Pieschel and Rodrigo Alvarez (Siemens AG, Germany)

13:30 – 15:10

TA01: Panel – Automation and Simulation Room: Salon C Moderator: Ken Walsh Keynote Speakers: Doug Scaife P.Eng.

Craig Muller Amy Sinclair P.Eng.

13:30 – 14:50 TA02: Future Urban Energy Systems Chair: John Harris Room: Executive Boardroom

13:30 Development of Autonomous Schedules of Controllable Loads for Cost Reduction and PV Accommodation in Residential Distribution Networks Saeed Alyami, Caisheng Wang and Chang Fu (Wayne State University, USA)

13:50 Benchmarking Energy Performance for LEED Residential Homes in Manitoba Shokry Rashwan (Red River College (RRC), Canada); Marten Duhoux (Principal, ft3 Architecture Landscape Interior Design, Canada)

14:10 A Proof-of-Concept Approach to Unit Commitment Using the Theory of Complementarity Bala Venkatesh, Steven Craig and Peng Yu (Ryerson University, Canada)

14:30 Coordinated Volt-VAR Control in Active Distribution Systems for Renewable Energy Integration Xiangsheng Lai (State Grid Beijing Electric Power Company, P.R. China); Zhanyong Yang and Guangyi Liu (China Electrical Power Research Institute, P.R. China); Shuang Gao, Dan Wang, Jia Tang, Zhaoyu Chen and Jia Hongjie (Tianjin University, P.R. China)




13:30 – 15:10 TA03: Energy Storage and Transformers Chair: Walid Morsi Room: Salon D

13:30 A Survey on Energy Storage Technologies in Power System Reza Ghaffari (Ryerson, Canada); Bala Venkatesh (Ryerson University, Canada); Apparao Dekka (Ryerson, Canada); Bin Wu (ELCERU, Canada)

13:50 SOC Model of High Power Lithium-ion Battery Bala Venkatesh and Nastaran Hajia (Ryerson University, Canada)

14:10 Transformer Health Index Estimation Using Orthogonal Wavelet Network Mohamed Ahmed (University of Waterloo & IBM Canada, Canada); Mohamed Elkhatib and Magdy Salama (University of Waterloo, Canada); Khaled Bashir Shaban (Qatar University & College of Engineering, Qatar)

14:30 Comparison Between Numerical and Analytical Methods of AC Resistance Evaluation for Medium Frequency Transformers: Validation on a Prototype Albert Pereira (Ampere Laboratory & SuperGrid Institute, France); Fabien Sixdenier, Marie-Ange Raulet and Noël Burais (Ampere Laboratory, France); Bruno Lefebvre (SuperGrid Institute, France)

14:50 Modular Multilevel Converter with Short-Time Power Intensive Electrical Energy Storage Capability Rodrigo Alvarez, Martin Pieschel, Ervin Spahic and Herbert Gambach (Siemens AG, Germany)

TA04: Smart Grids and Metering Chair: Amir Aghdam Room: Salon E

13:30 Smart Metering and Functionalities of Smart Meters in Smart Grid – A Review Bala Venkatesh, Gouri Barai and Sridhar Krishnan (Ryerson University, Canada)

13:50 Adverse Harmonic Impact of Network Resonances on Smart Meters Rajiv Varma, Anas Abdul Hameed, Shams Hmaidi, Syed Mir and Sibin Mohan (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

14:10 Model Predictive Control Based Home Energy Management System in Smart Grid Omar Alrumayh and Kankar Bhattacharya (University of Waterloo, Canada)

14:30 Stochastic Energy Coordination in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Grids Abdelsalam Eajal and Mostafa Shaaban (University of Waterloo, Canada); Ehab El-Saadany (Waterloo University, Canada); Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam (University of Waterloo, Canada)

14:50 Influence of Power Quality on FortisAlberta’s PLC Based Automatic Meter Reading System Xun Long, Wayne Parent and Eric Staff (FortisAlberta, Canada)

15:40 – 17:00

TE01: Panel – Electrification of Transportation Room: Salon C Moderator: Luke Seewald Keynote Speakers: Cristina I. Terek

Matt Stevens Jamie Skimming




15:40 – 17:20 TE02: Microgrids Chair: Magdy Salama Room: Executive Boardroom

15:40 The Norfolk Microgrid Power Systems Lab Michael Dang (McMaster University / Mohawk College, Canada); Nafia Al-Mutawaly (Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada)

16:00 Optimal Energy Management and Smart Charging of PEVs in Isolated Microgrids Talal Alharbi and Kankar Bhattacharya (University of Waterloo, Canada)

16:20 Performance Assessment Tool for Remote Electrical Microgrids (PATREM) Tarek EL-Fouly (Natural Resources Canada, Canada); Ayman B. Eltantawy and Magdy Salama (University of Waterloo, Canada)

16:40 A SoC Based Voltage Control Strategy for DC Microgrid Nirod Chandra Sahoo (IIT Bhubaneswar, India); Sankarsan Mohapatro (Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India); Manoj Senapati (National Institute of Technology, India)

17:00 Operation Challenges of Feeder Shunt Capacitors in Islanded Microgrids Nader El-Taweel (York University, Canada)

TE03: Power System Economics Chair: Mohamed E. El-Hawary Room: Salon D

15:40 An Evolutionary Game Approach to Predict Demand Response From Real-Time Pricing Dongchan Lee and Deepa Kundur (University of Toronto, Canada)

16:00 A Distributed Game Theoretic Approach to Energy Trading in the Smart Grid Naouar Yaagoubi and Hussein T Mouftah (University of Ottawa, Canada)

16:20 A Discussion of the Financial Valuation of Transmission Line Assets and Asset Renewal Projects Kings Wong (Hydro One Networks Inc., Canada)

16:40 Influence of Demand Response Tariffs on the Electrical Load of Households Krischan Keitsch and Thomas Bruckner (Fraunhofer MOEZ, Germany)

17:00 Energy Cost Forecasting for Event Venues Andrea Zagar (Western University, Canada); Katarina Grolinger and Miriam A M Capretz (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Luke Seewald (London Hydro, Canada)

TE04: International Papers Chair: Sean Dunne Room: Salon E

15:40 Adaptive Kalman Filter for Harmonic Detection in Active Power Filter Application Hengyi Wang (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)

16:00 Small-Signal Modelling for In-Depth Modal Analysis of an MTDC System Samy Akkari (Group of Electrical Engineering Paris (GeePs), CentraleSupélec, France); Jing Dai (Supelec, France); Marc Petit (Supélec, France); Pierre Rault (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), France); Xavier Guillaud (L2EP, France)

16:20 A Hybrid Islanding Detection Technique for Inverter Based Distributed Generations Riyasat Azim (The University of Tennessee, USA); Fangxing Li (University of Tennessee, USA); Xiayang Zhao (State Grid International Development Cooperation, P.R. China)

16:40 PMU Optimal Placement Using Sensitivity Analysis for Power Systems Fault Location Pooria Mohammadi (4066 Burbank Dr apt 7 & LSU, USA); Shahab Mehraeen (Louisiana State University, USA)

17:00 Towards a Rigorous Approach for Verifying Cyber-physical Systems Against Requirements Daniel Bouskela, Thuy Nguyen and Audrey Jardin (EDF, France)



Wednesday, October 28

10:20 – 12:00 WM01: Panel – Integrated Grid and Microgrids Room: Salon A/B Keynote Speakers: Gary Rains, P. Eng.

Steven Broad, Ph.D Doug Fyfe, Research Associate

WM02: Solar Energy Systems Chair: Vijay K Sood Room: Salon C

10:20 A Comparative Study of a PV-MPPT Grid-Integrated System Under Different Control Techniques Marwan Abouzeid and Vijay K Sood (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada); Mohamed Youssef (UOIT, Canada)

10:40 Nonlinear Maximum Power Point Tracking Controller for Photovoltaic System Shamsodin Taheri (Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada); Hamed Taheri (École de Technologie Stupérieure (ÉTS), Canada)

11:00 Reducing Distribution Transformer’s Loss of Life Through Determining the Maximum Permissible Penetration of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Shady El-Battawy and Walid Morsi (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

11:20 Increasing the Integration Capabilities of Photovoltaic Generation in a Small and Isolated Power System Carmen Cardozo (CentraleSupelec & EDF R&D, France); Laurent Capely (EDF R&D, France); Philippe Dessante (GeePs, CNRS, CentraleSupelec, UPSud and UPMC, France)

11:40 Gauss-Seidel Iteration Based Parameter Estimation for a Single Diode Model of a PV Module Samkeliso Shongwe (University of Cape Town & Swaziland Electricity Company, South Africa); Moin Hanif (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

WM03: Resiliency of Electrical power Systems Chair: Hany Farag Room: Salon D

10:20 A Computer Tool to Calculate Zone of Protection Against Direct Lightning Strokes for Substations Vinit Marathe and George Karady (Arizona State University, USA); Snehal Dalal and Thomas W LaRose (Salt River Project, USA)

10:40 Enhancing Stability Simulation for NERC Reliability Standard TPL-001-4 Compliance Yaming Zhu and Douglas Brown (Siemens PTI, USA)

11:00 Transient Stability Improvement Using Series Reactors: A Case Study Glenn Jennings (Digsilent Buyisa, South Africa); Franco de Villiers (Eskom, South Africa)

11:20 A Unique Current Differential Based Algorithm for Protection of Multi-Terminal Lines, Three Winding Transformers, and Bus Bars., Basil Al-Fakhri (Freelancer, New Zealand)

11:40 Directional Relaying Scheme for TCSC Compensated Line Om Hari Gupta and Manoj Tripathy (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)



Wednesday, October 28 (continued)

WM04: Energy Conversion – Electric Machines and Power Electronics Chair: John Makaran Room: Salon E

10:20 A Review of Short-Circuit Models of Wind Generators Chandrabhanu Opathella, Bob Singh and Bala Venkatesh (Ryerson University, Canada)

10:40 Modeling and Control of Induction Generator Applied to Variable Speed Wind Energy Systems Conversion Paul Makanga Koumba (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Mamadou Lamine Doumbia (Universite de Quebec à Trois-Rivieres, Canada); Ahmed Cheriti (Université du Québec a Trois Rivières, Canada)

11:00 Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor Based on Artificial Neural Networks Speed Control Using MRAS and Neural PID Controller Bekhada Hamane (University of Québec, Canada); Mamadou Lamine Doumbia (Universite de Quebec à Trois-Rivieres, Canada); Paul Makanga Koumba (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Mohamed amine Zegai, Mokhtar Bendjebbar and Kheira Belhadri (University of Science and Technology of Oran, Algeria)

11:20 Improved Control Strategy of Full-Bridge Modular Multilevel Converter Grain Philip Adam (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)

11:40 Losses Estimation Method by Simulation for the Modular Multilevel Converter Julian Freytes (Ecole Centrale de Lille & L2EP, France); François Gruson (L2EP – Ecole National d’Arts et Metiers, France); Philippe Delarue (Laboratory L2EP, University of Lille France, France); Frederic Colas and Xavier Guillaud (L2EP, France)

13:30 – 15:10

WA01: Panel – Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) Event – Part 1 Room: Salon A/B

WA02: Power Management Schemes Chair: Dennis Michaelson Room: Salon C

13:30 A Basic Load Following Control Strategy in a Direct Load Control Program Mostafa Shaad Zolpirani, Chris Diduch, Mary E. Kaye and Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada)

13:50 Multilayer Artificial Neural Networks for Real Time Power System State Estimation Hossam Mosbah and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)

14:10 Comparison Study of Different Load Management Methods for Cost and Emission Reduction Zhongyang Zhao, Caisheng Wang, Yang Wang and Carol Miller (Wayne State University, USA)

14:30 Assessment of PTDF Based Power System Aggregation Schemes Yonas Gebrekiros, Ir. and Gerard Doorman (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway); Arild Helseth (Sintef Energy Research, Norway); Traian Preda (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

14:50 Observability Analysis of Power Systems in the Presence of Hybrid Measurements Neerak Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology, India); Saikat Chakrabarti (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India); Benjamin Jeyasurya (Memorial University, Canada)




WA03: Power Electronics Chair: Hisham Mahmood Room: Salon D

13:30 Effects of Parallel Load-Side Compensation in Wireless Power Transfer Konrad Woronowicz and Alireza Safaee (Bombardier Transportation, Canada); Tim Dickson (Bombardier Transportation Inc., Canada); Behnam Koushki (Queen’s University, Canada)

13:50 Reactive Power Compensation in Three Phase High Output Inductive Power Transfer Alireza Safaee and Konrad Woronowicz (Bombardier Transportation, Canada); Tim Dickson (Bombardier Transportation Inc., Canada)

14:10 Development of a Programmable DC-DC Converter Module for Driving a Scalable LED Array Yoon G Kim (Calvin College, USA); Nathan Terschak (Koops, Inc., USA)

14:30 Analysis of Switching Converters with Type 3 Compensator Using Ripple-based Control Hikaru Kujirada, Kenta Nakamoto and Terukazu Sato (Oita University, Japan)

14:50 A New Extended Topology for Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter Seyed Hossein Hosseini and Mehran Sabahi (University of Tabriz, Iran); Farzad Sedaghati (University of Mohaghegh Ardebili, Iran); G H Gharehpetian (Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran)

WA04: Computatonal Methods Chair: Elizabeth Tomaszewski Room: Salon E

13:30 Application of Wavelet-based Ensemble Tree Classifier for Non-intrusive Load Monitoring Walid Morsi (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada); Sami Alshareef (UOIT, Canada)

13:50 Application of Directed Bacterial Foraging Optimization for Voltage Collapse Detection Walid Morsi and Matt Gray (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada); Saurabh Talwar (UOIT, Canada)

14:10 Distributed Computing Approach to Solve Unbalanced Three-Phase DOPFs Abolfazl Mosaddegh, Claudio Canizares and Kankar Bhattacharya (University of Waterloo, Canada)

14:30 Reduced Model State Estimation for Wide-Area Monitoring Systems Amamihe Onwuachumba and Mohamad Musavi (University of Maine, USA)

14:50 Principal Components Null Space Analysis Based Non-intrusive Load Monitoring Tayyar Güzel (Mimosa Networks, Turkey); Eser Ustunel (Procitec GmbH, Germany)

15:40 – 17:00

WE01: Panel –Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) Event – Part 2 Room: Salon A/B

WE02: Communication Aspects of Smart Grid Chair: Luke Seewald Room: Salon C

15:40 OFDM Systems with CPM Mappers for Smart Grid Applications Emammer Shafter and Abdulfattah Noorwali (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

16:00 Performance Evaluation of Channel-Aware MAC Protocol in Smart Grid Abdulfattah Noorwali, Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao and Abdallah Shami (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

16:20 RF Planning of Multi-Cell, Metropolitan-Area Networks Mihail Georgiev, Nafia Al-Mutawaly and Mohamed Bakr (McMaster University, Canada); Shirook Ali, Dr. (Research In Motion Ltd., Canada)

16:40 A Markov-Middleton Model for Corona Noise in WSN Transmission Line Monitoring Faranak Dowlatdad (Ryerson University, Canada); Reza Saddat (Yazd University, Iran); Jamshid Abouei (University of Waterloo, Canada); Alagan Anpalagan (Ryerson University, Canada)




WE03: Renewable Energy Chair: Shamsodin Taheri Room: Salon D

15:40 Strategic Analysis of Potential Conflicts in the Smart Grid Paradigm and Their Effects on the Planning Procedures of Smart Distribution Systems Hatem Sindi (University of Waterloo & King Abdulaziz University, Canada); Mostafa Shaaban and Ehab El-Saadany (University of Waterloo, Canada)

16:00 Impacts of Binding Constraints on the Planning Process of Renewable DG in Distribution Systems Sarah Kandil and Hany Farag (YorkU, Canada)

16:20 Appliance Scheduling Optimization in Smart Home Networks Comprising of Smart Appliances and a Photovoltaic Panel Fatima Qayyum, Muhammad Naeem, Ahmed Shaharyar Khwaja and Alagan Anpalagan (Ryerson University, Canada)

16:40 Regulatory Scenarios for Microgeneration in Brazil and Its Impacts in the Next Decade Marco Castro (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency – ANEEL, Brazil)

WE04: Late Breaking Papers Chair: Allan Van Damme Room: Salon E

15:40 BioGenerator – Effect of Physicochemical Parameters on Performance Victor Pupkevich (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Dimitre Karamanev (Western University, Canada)

16:00 Operational Modes of Hydrogen Energy Storage in a Micro Grid System Khaled Nigim (Lambton Collge & Instrumentation and Control Coordinator, Canada); Matt Persohn-Costa (School of Technology, Energy and Apprenticeship & Lambton College, Canada); Joshua McQueen (School of Technology, Energy and Apprenticiship & Lambton College, Canada)

16:20 MOSFET Gate Charge Control Through Observation of Diode Forward and Reverse Recovery Behaviour John Makaran (Fanshawe College, Canada)

16:40 Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation for Voltage Support Using Static Var Compensator (SVC) in Saudi Arabia Ahmed H. Al-Muabark, Muhammad Haris Khan and Moayed Z. Al-Kadhem (Saudi Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia)



PLENARIES:

Keynote: Carmine Marcello, Hydro One, Honorary Chair EPEC 2015 - Cancelled

Keynote: Research and Development in Energy and Power Systems for a Better World Jin Jiang, Ph.D., P.Eng., NSERC/UNENE Senior Industrial Research Chair Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 8:50 - 9:45 Room: Salon A/B

Abstract: The landscape of energy and power systems is evolving rapidly to meet the residential and industrial consumers, while maintaining low greenhouse emission. In a modern society, like we have today, global warming, power generation, and energy consumption are completely intertwined. One cannot talk about one, while ignoring the other two. In this talk, we will examine the change in the energy and power systems on a world stage as well as Canada situation. Certainly, shifting from traditional fissile fuel based power generation to cleaner and renewable energy based power generation is a global trend. To meet the international commitment based on G7 meeting in June for greenhouse gas emission quota, non-traditional power generation technologies have to be explored through research and development. This presentation looks at some of promising technologies/techniques from power generation, transmission, and finally to consumption. The driving force behind these technologies is to increase efficiency, reduce emission and improve quality and reliability of power and energy systems. On the generation side, technology innovations in nuclear technologies, tidal and wave power generation, wind and photovoltaic technologies, and distributed generation will be described. On the transmission side, smart grids, microgrids, and energy storage devices

will be examined. Finally, at consumer level, energy efficiency, smart building concepts, and net-zero homes, will also be examined. Throughout the talk, some of the promising technologies will be highlighted and analyzed.

Biography: Prof. Jin Jiang is an NSERC/UNENE Senior Industrial Research Chair Professor, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario in Canada. His research interests are in the areas of fault-tolerant control of safety-critical systems, instrumentation and control of nuclear power plants, and control of electrical power systems involved renewable energy resources. He published extensively in the above areas with over 5000 citations for his work. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Fellow of The International Society of Automation (ISA), and a senior member of the IEEE.

Lunch Keynote: New Community Development the Smart Way in London Ontario Milfred Hammerbacher, M.S., CEO, S2E Technologies, Inc.

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 12:30-13:15 Room: Salon A/B

Abstract: Sifton Properties Limited and S2E TECHNOLOGIES INC are constructing a New Multiuse Community in London Ontario. The 70 acre greenfield site will feature approximately 2000 living units from townhomes to high rise buildings as well as 300,000 sq. ft. of commercial/retail space. The community will feature Net Zero Energy design, Smart Grid, and many other sustainable features. Technology advances have now made this type of community design economically appealing as well as environmentally. The community will be discussed with opportunities and challenges reviewed.



Biography: With over 27 years of photovoltaic and energy experience, Mr. Hammerbacher has managed businesses in four countries. He is the founder and CEO of S2E Technologies, Inc, and his personal resume includes projects worth many billions of dollars. He currently is a Board Director on two NRSERC University Networks, Smart Net-Zero Building Research Network and Photovoltaic Innovation Network. He recently completed a three year assignment as President of Canadian Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. where his responsibilities included manufacturing, sales, distribution and product development for the Canadian market as well as Global Project Development.

Dinner Keynote: Smart grid and green button – the new frontiers of the distribution grid Dr. Vinay Sharma, CEO, London Hydro


Biography: Vinay Sharma was appointed CEO of London Hydro effective August 1, 2009. Previously, he was Vice President of Strategic Planning & Customer Services at London Hydro, which he joined on August 24, 1998. London Hydro is an electrical utility with a turnover of $300M annually, serving approximately 145,000 customers. Prior to joining London Hydro, Vinay worked with Saskatchewan Power Corporation for seven years in various capacities including Distribution Planning, Power Procurement, and Marketing. Previously, Vinay has worked as a consulting engineer with AMEC and as an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. Vinay Sharma has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer in the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. He has also obtained an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA from the University of Regina. Recently, he has completed the Chartered Director program from McMaster University.

Dinner Keynote: How Renewable Energy Can Power Star Trek Replicators Dr. Julielynn Wong, Founder of 3D4MD


Biography: Julielynn Wong, MD, MPH, is a Harvard-educated, award-winning physician, innovator, and journalist. She trained in space medicine at NASA Johnson Space Center and founded 3D4MD (www.3d4md.com) which creates 3D printable medical supplies to deliver healthcare in the most challenging places to those who need it the most. Dr. Wong was the first to 3D print medical supplies at the Mars Desert Research Station. She designed a solar-powered mobile 3D printer that can be transported in a carry-on suitcase to produce medical supplies in remote, off-grid communities. Miss Wong regularly lectures on 3D printing and innovation in healthcare and is a frequent contributor to various media outlets including ABC World News, Forbes, and the Huffington Post.

Plenary Panel on Asset Sustainment

Organized by IEEE Canada Women in Engineering (WIE) Date/Time: Oct. 28th, 8:30 AM Room: Salon A/B

Abstracts & Panelists:

Future Challenges for Securing Critical Infrastructures by Janet Light Electrical grid is a man-made miracle, which is the largest machine ever made and managed by mutual co-operation. It is a critical infrastructure for a country. A smart grid is the latest significant upgrade to power grid in the last two or three decades. It is poised to transform a centralized, producer-controlled network to a decentralized, consumer interactive network that is supported by fine-grained monitoring. It allows flexibility and transparency by the use of

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ICT, which optimizes asset allocation and operational efficiency. Traditional power grids have one-way communication only and few sensors to conduct monitoring and restoration processes. But with the smart grid systems, two-way communication takes place with a large number of sensors, allowing self-monitoring and self-healing processes. In today’s world, securing smart grid is complex since the security focus has now expanded to include not only disturbances due to overloading, but also physical attacks and cyber-attacks. Smart meters can be hacked. Two-way communication allows hackers in residential homes to gain unauthorized access to the core network. So smart grid security has become an evolutionary concept and hence, it should be approached as a journey and not as a target to achieve. Some of these security challenges will be discussed in this talk.

Janet Light is a Professor and Chair, in the Department of Computer Science & Applied Statistics at UNB (Saint John). Dr. Light joined UNB in 2002 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 2012. Her research is focused on wireless networks & mobile computing, ubiquitous computing, sensor networks, network traffic study and security. In her applied research work, she is studying the effective use of wireless sensor networks for health monitoring and emergency response. She has successfully developed a wireless communication system for the 911 pre-hospital paramedics in New Brunswick, to collect vital patient data from an incident site and send them to a hospital in real-time as HL7 clinical messages. Dr. Light has published more than 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She is active in organizing international workshops and serves on many editorial boards and conference program committees. She is a Senior IEEE member, the Vice Chair of the IEEE-NB Section and currently the IEEE-R7 WIE Chair.

Asset Management / Asset Sustainment by Cristina I. Terek Over the past several years there has been increasing discussion at all industry levels regarding investments that address aging infrastructure. To date, no particular methodology has emerged that provides all of the answers. The question of how much is the right amount to spend to keep the performance of the system at par with the original installation is one that depends on many factors. Not all these factors can be captured in an economic model – sound engineering is still required. Every year London Hydro develops and follows an Asset Management Plan, which permits us to address capital investments and the maintenance needs of our existing distribution assets, expand our system, respond to city developments, and meet our corporate objectives of making use of all assets through their entire life cycle, whenever possible. The plan works in conjunction with our long-term Electric Distribution System Asset Sustainment Plan which ensures a long-term sustainment strategy for the electric distribution system. Such an asset management approach is known to result in the most cost-effective way of asset renewal, while ensuring power is delivered in a very reliable way and via a robust distribution system. Outage statistics have been kept and analyzed by London Hydro engineers for almost 20 years. The resulting conclusions continuously feed into this combined plan, by anticipating potential performance problems and delivering solutions in an optimal way (by means of a targeted approach to system renewal). The strategies followed manage risks and service reliability.

Cristina I. Terek obtained a Master in Engineering Science degree from Western University (UWO) in 1999. She subsequently began her employment with London Hydro and has continued as Distribution Engineer in various capacities since. Over the course of 15 years at London Hydro Cristina has been involved in System Planning, Reliability, Equipment Standards, Renewables, and lately in Asset Sustainment / Asset Management. Cristina is currently overseeing the reliability of power supply for customers in the city of London, in the context of continuous renewal of the distribution system. She has been a PEO member since 2001 and is also a current member of the IEEE society. Cristina has participated in numerous conferences and seminars, and has attended presentations by exceptional industry leaders that motivate her enthusiasm for solving engineering problems day by day.



Risk management and its applications by Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi All types of organizations have different objectives in strategic, tactical and operational levels; anything that makes achieving these objectives uncertain is a risk. Risks are unavoidable in all systems and organizations. Therefore, managers and professionals must cope with these risks appropriately. Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and impact of unfortunate events. Risk management had been theorized and applied in a systematic fashion since the 1950s. However, in many contexts such as IT, risk assessment and risk management capabilities are less understood and sometimes not well incorporated into the professionals’ decisions. The main aim of this presentation is providing knowledge about risk management to support those who aim to apply risk management in their academic projects or in their organizations.

The risk management applications, which stem mainly from the theories of Total Quality Management and tools such as FMEA, FMECA, Fault Tree, will be explained briefly. Besides, some of recent projects regarding risk management applications in different contexts will be discussed.

Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi obtained her BEng. in Industrial engineering field in 2011, and she was granted direct admission to Ph.D. from Bachelor’s degree in the same field in 2012. Her current research is focused on medical decision making, scheduling and risk management. She formed the Canadian Operational Research society (CORS) Quebec chapter, the Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group and the WIE Quebec student branch and currently serves as a Chair of these groups.

Lunch Keynote: The New Green Button Standards Syed Mir, Vice President Corporate Services & CIO, London Hydro

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 12:30-13:15 Room: Salon A/B

Abstract: “Tomorrow Needs You Today” – this is the rallying cry of London Hydro’s exciting Green Button Program. One of the first utilities to implement Green Button Connect My Data to help residential and commercial customers manage their energy consumption, London Hydro is now working with utilities across North America to increase Green Button adoption. London Hydro is a founding member of the Green Button Alliance – a non-profit corporation formed in 2015 to foster the development, compliance, and wide-spread adoption of the Green Button Standard.

Biography: Syed Mir is the Vice-President Corporate Services & CIO at London Hydro. He is responsible for Customer Services, Meter Services, Corporate Communications and Information Technology. As an Executive Committee member he is responsible for “meter to cash” strategy and innovation to deliver customer value. Syed Mir started his career at Ontario Hydro after graduating from the University of Western Ontario with a BSc (Honours) in Computer Science. He joined London Hydro in 2010 from Ontario Power Generation where he held various Vice-President positions. He served on the Sheridan College Board of Governors from 2010-2015. He is the current Board of Directors Chair for Green Button Alliance.

Panel on Energy Storage

Date/Time: Oct. 27th, 10:20 AM Room: Salon A/B

Panel Abstract: Energy Storage is a necessary tool in making smarter resilient power systems. As we become more dependent on renewables, energy storage will play an important role. Energy storage helps to smooth out the variability of renewables thereby enabling greater concentration of renewables in the Ontario generation mix. Energy storage is an additional power source which also helps to build a more resilient power system by riding through system anomalies such as lightning strikes, momentary interruptions, etc. Other roles that energy storage can play within a



smarter power system are demand management (leveraging the full potential of system assets) and power-quality in the form of phase balancing, power factor correction and frequency support. What is the future of energy storage and its practical implementations? Please join our panel and find out where the industry is going.


Energy Storage at London Hydro by Allan Van Damme Background: London Hydro has a load of approximately 700 MW and 150,000 customers and services the City of London. Our service area is about 400 square km including both rural and dense urban. London Hydro is interested in energy storage for the smart grid functionality which includes: demand response, phase balancing, active harmonic mitigation, reliability of supply and voltage regulation. The demand response could help us deal with issues such as clustering of EV chargers. By reducing/levelling the loading demands of these devices we can avoid capital cost upgrades to our wires, transformers and upstream devices. We could also improve reliability. London Hydro is seeking and implementing solutions that can deliver all or most of the above benefits. An example is an EV charger that incorporates Lithium Ion batteries which is controlled through our control centre. London Hydro has also implement low voltage VAR compensation on its grid to provide short term compensation to variations to both supply and loads. By increasing our experience with multiple smart grid functionalities we can select energy storage solutions that provide maximum benefit. Sharing of knowledge is vital to this end.

Allan Van Damme, P.Eng., CPA, CMA is presently Director of Operations and Distribution Technology at London Hydro where his responsibilities include the oversight of the operating Control Centre, protection and controls, the Geographic Information System (GIS), smart grid projects, development of corporate policy and underground operations crews. Allan has actively contributed within the electric distribution utility sector for the past 20 years and is a member of IEEE’s Power Engineering society. Allan has completed the successful installation of several photovoltaic energy systems which are owned by London Hydro with a total installed capacity of 430 kW and is working on projects involving electric car chargers which are integrated with lithium ion batteries.

Energy Storage – Plain and Simple by Andre Mech There are many promising technologies on the horizon, super capacitors, hydrogen generators, pumped storage, mega batteries, etc., that propose to store power effectively and efficiently. As those technologies develop a very basic and efficient method of energy storage is available and will proliferate in parallel with the developing exotic technologies. This technology is heat storage and redistribution through a District Energy System. District Energy Systems are essentially a method of moving heat to where it is needed or storing it until it is needed again. District Energy Systems move heat from those who create heat and those who store heat to those who need it during different times of the day. This short presentation will discuss the benefits of a District Energy System by looking at a simple District Energy System that uses waste heat as a primary heat source, augmented by Biomass powered CHP System in an urban setting. We will see that District Energy Systems are very powerful in that through effective energy storage and distribution, they can cut monetary and environmental costs for users.

Andre Mech is a Peng, MBA, CMVP and the founder of MECH Environmental, an engineering firm that has conducted energy efficiency emission reduction projects for over 15 years in North America and Europe. He is also the co-owner of a Combined Heat and Power Biomass Energy System Company in Central Europe. Andre actively promotes environmentally and fiscally responsible energy efficiency appearing as an expert witness to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy the Environment and Natural Resources, a guest on Professionally Speaking TV, a speaker at The Wall Street Green Trading Summit at the New York Times, the European Parliamentary Year Book, various technical professional organizations and is quoted in print media. One of the technologies that Andre promotes is District Energy. District Energy is essentially a method of moving heat between those who create it and those who store it to those who need it during different times of the day. A District Energy System using waste heat augmented by a Biomass powered CHP System is a very powerful combination that can cut costs and increase revenues. Andre is pleased to be on this panel and will draw



directly from his European Biomass Powered Micro District Energy Project experience and the planning of the three massive Fort McMurray District Energy System Projects to illuminate the benefits of this alternative energy storage, movement and use concept.

Energy storage technologies and their applications by Dr. DasGupta Energy storage is finally becoming a commercial reality and the pace of its implementation on the grid is rapidly increasing. Electrovaya has been on the forefront of this technology curve and is proud to be a Canadian lead organization in this increasingly globalized and competitive sector. Various technologies have been considered for use in energy storage applications and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Due to the broad spectrum of requirements, there is a corresponding broad spectrum of potential solutions. Specific case studies will be discussed along with the requirements and potential for large scale implementation of storage technologies in the grid.

Dr. DasGupta received his PhD in Material Science from the University of Cambridge in 2008. Dr. DasGupta is the Vice President, Business Development at Electrovaya. He currently leads Electrovaya’s business development activities in addition to leading the company’s efforts in the field of grid scale energy storage and automotive battery systems. He has helped with the development of MWh scale, distributed scale and smart grid energy storage solutions. He has also been closely involved with Electrovaya’s electric vehicle systems development and has helped develop many of the company’s international business relationships. Dr. DasGupta has over 8 years experience working with lithium ion batteries, including fundamental materials and battery systems development and had presented at numerous scientific and industry conferences worldwide.

Can Energy Storage Create Regional Economic Opportunities? by John M. Ward AIM: To identify and evaluate energy storage technologies which may generate regional economic activity in Sarnia-Lambton and SW Ontario. This study was commissioned by the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP). Using a so- called “ shallow dive” methodology, it identified forty-four technologies, some mature but some very new. The primary focus was NOT necessarily deployment to benefit the Ontario grid, but applications with the potential to generate local economic activity. Results suggested applications closer to the customer meter, transportation and THERMAL as well as ELECTRICAL energy storage, especially those offering manufacturing and export opportunities.

John M. Ward, P.Eng, C.Eng, Six-Sigma originally graduated in mechanical/aeronautical engineering and has been a chartered member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers since 1977, and a P.Eng since 1987. He has over 40 years’ experience in the polymers, elastomers, automotive and energy industries, working for DuPont, Suncor, Lurgi, Bayer, British Gas Corporation and British Leyland. John is currently Vice President of BlueGreen Innovation Group, a company specializing in sustainable technologies. He has been co-chair of the Bluewater Sustainability Initiative’s Technical/Energy Committee and director of the Southwest Ontario BioInnovations Network. His areas of expertise include discovery and commercialization of sustainable technologies, project management, flue gas treatment, gasification, hydrogenation, rotating equipment and automotive vehicle dynamics. John has lectured at Lambton College on sustainability topics.

Moderator:

Greg Sheil, obtained a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree from Western University in 1989. He currently is the Manager of Engineering Logistics and has had a career in the electric distribution utility sector for over 26 years. Greg is currently active on several committees representing London Hydro (Chair of the EDA Operations Council, Vice-Chair of the Utility Advisory Council, Hydro One DGWG, Community Emergency Management Program Committee, etc.) and is involved on the OEB committee for System Reliability. Greg’s career at London Hydro has included responsibility for Reliability, SCADA, Standards, and administering generation



contracts for microFIT, FIT, and large Load Displacement generation. He has been a member of the PEO since 1991 and is also a current member of the IEEE Society.

Panel on Automation and SimulationDate/Time: Oct. 27th, 1:30 PM Room: Salon A/B


Laying the Groundwork for an Advanced Distribution Management System by Doug Scaife Electric Utilities have been building and developing Engineering Information systems such as GIS, OMS, and SCADA for more than two decades. With the advent of the Advanced Distribution Management System, these heterogeneous

technologies must now learn to integrate and “play” on the ADMS team. The presenter will discuss the strategic building blocks that contribute to achieving the ADMS vision and highlight the benefits and challenges Utilities experience when undertaking such an initiative.

Doug Scaife P.Eng., Managing Consultant-Utilities, Intergraph Canada Ltd. As a Managing Consultant, Mr. Scaife is responsible for the design and development of solutions for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Outage Management System (OMS) projects within Intergraph Canada. He has guided the design, development and deployment of solutions to several municipal utilities in Ontario and Alberta. Mr. Scaife brings thorough industry knowledge and strong technical and project management skills to Intergraph’s team.

High Performance Computing by Craig Muller High Performance Computing (HPC) has always attracted users, from various fields of study, who solve large and complex computation problems. Often, depending on the fields of study and the nature of the problem practical systems cannot be built before proper studies of robustness of the system is accomplished. Simulated studies are a great way of analyzing the accuracy, efficiency and robustness of any such problem. In Power Systems, often, the nature and complexity of the problem leads to detailed models which rapidly increase the size of the equation to be solved. Such analyses, when performed on simulation software that are built to use conventional computers (single CPU) take long time. With the advancement in computer multiprocessor technologies and multiprocessor computers becoming commodity hardware, these simulation software need to be able to harness the multiple core computing power available at its disposal. This presentation will demonstrate new and innovative ways to increase both performance and productivity through the use of parallel computing methods and automation built into an Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) simulation tool. It will also serve to highlight some of the practical considerations when using time domain simulators for studying complex power systems on commodity hardware. Future research and development in the use of specialized software and hardware will be explored as a glimpse of capabilities just around the corner.

Craig Muller, Manitoba HVDC Research Centre, is trained as an Electrical Engineer and holds both a Bachelor and Master Degree. He has targeted his career on the development of high tech tools for the purposes of simulating power system phenomena. His core strengths are object oriented software design, high performance computing, semantic modelling of high level architectures, product development and delivery. Craig has 20 years’ experience in the area of time domain simulation for Electro-Magnetic Transients (EMT). His focus is primarily on the management and development of Power Systems Computer Aided Design (PSCAD) and all the technical requirements needed to maintain and create future capabilities. He is responsible for oversight of the PSCAD Development Group and overall design of its related products, processes, business development, staff and related activities. Craig has a core set of management staff that perform specific oversight of functional areas involving product development, customer support, product maintenance and specialists applied to research development and product deployment. Specific technical skill include extensive experience in object orient



programming and design. Application of the S.O.L.I.D. principles of architecture development. Experienced and proficient and technical presentations at technical papers, conference papers, training and customer presentations at targeted customer sites around the world.

Case Study – Improving System Performance Using Distribution Network Automation by Amy Sinclair After receiving a U.S. Department of Energy co-funded Smart Grid Investment Grant, Westar Energy implemented an economical and powerful distribution automation (DA) system that includes fully automated fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR) functionality and volt/VAR control. The system described in this paper uses a centralized distribution automation controller (DAC) for automated feeder voltage profile optimization that remains fully functional alongside an FLISR system, which can change the power system topology. Additionally, the DA system provides intelligence and mitigation for miscoordination detection and overload avoidance. One of the unique aspects of the DA system is that it is able to translate between various communications protocols. It also interfaces with the existing energy management system and integrates some existing Westar legacy equipment with new equipment and controls. Cellular modems and a secure Ethernet gateway provide secure wireless access to the distributed controls throughout the distribution system. Engineers use this remote access along with event collection to improve settings and system operation. This paper describes the objectives of implementing the new Westar DA system, characteristics and capabilities of the system, system implementation, system performance during real-world events, and implications for future implementations throughout the Westar territory.

Amy Sinclair P.Eng., SEL – Senior Application Engineer – Protection, SEL Schweitzer Laboratories Inc. Amy Sinclair received her BSEE degree from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. She began her career with Ontario Hydro, working for ten years as a protection and control engineer in the areas of design, operations, and project management. Electing to leave Hydro One she worked for a consulting company as a project manager with a focus on protective relaying and substation design. Currently Amy is employed as a senior application engineer with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. located in Chatham, Ontario. She has authored several technical papers in the area of power system protection and is registered as a Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.

Moderator:

Ken Walsh, London Hydro

Panel on Electrification of Transportation

Date/Time: Oct. 27th, 3:40 PM Room: Salon A/B

Electric Vehicles certainly have an ambitious future. Today, Plug-in electric vehicles are a small fraction of vehicle sales. With emissions policies and incentives emerging, there is no certain forecast for electric vehicle adoption rates. Norway is aiming for all new cars to be emissions-free by 2025, a mere 10 years away. The Canadian Energy Agency asserts that if Canada is to have more than 700,000 EVs on the road by 2035 issues such as population density, incumbent service providers and impact on electricity supply/demand mix. How can actors in policy, technology and business align to address the transportation electrification challenges of the future?



Panelists:

Cristina I. Terek obtained a Master in Engineering Science degree from Western University (UWO) in 1999. She subsequently began her employment with London Hydro and has continued as Distribution Engineer in various capacities since. Over the course of 15 years at London Hydro Cristina has been involved in System Planning, Reliability, Equipment Standards, Renewables, and lately in Asset Sustainment / Asset Management. Cristina is currently overseeing the reliability of power supply for customers in the city of London, in the context of continuous renewal of the distribution system. She has been a PEO member since 2001 and is also a current member of the IEEE society. Cristina has participated in numerous conferences and seminars, and has attended presentations by exceptional industry leaders that motivate her enthusiasm for solving engineering problems day by day.

Matt Stevens is CEO of CrossChasm Technologies, the company that created FleetCarma and MyCarma. He has been involved in the design of over 20 hybrid and electric vehicles, ranging from cars to lunar rovers and now works helps fleets and individuals looking to select and operate high-efficiency vehicles. This work includes supporting FleetCarma, which is the world leader in electric vehicle monitoring. Matt holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and is Past-Chairman of EMC.

Jamie Skimming has been the Air Quality Manager for the City of London, Ontario – a position that manages air quality, climate change, and community energy policiesand programs for London, Ontario since 2003, . Jamie has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University, and is a Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience in air emissions management, climate change mitigation, and environmental management systems for municipal government, industry, and consulting. Prior to joining the City of London, Jamie worked in the steel industry for Dofasco in Hamilton, and for a number of consulting firms including Arthur. D. Little of Canada.

Moderator:

Luke Seewald currently holds the position of Director of Metering Services at London Hydro in Canada. Prior to working in Utilities, Luke led successful new product introduction as Interoperability Prime and Digital ASIC Designer at Kleer Semiconductor, a wireless home area low-power streaming media start-up. He held a technology supply-management role at Nortel Networks and commanded Canadian soldiers in electronic-warfare operations. He received his Honours B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada and earned an MBA in Marketing from RSM Erasmus University, The Netherlands. Luke is a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario and a member of the IEEE.



Panel Integrated Grid, Microgrids, and Integrated Energy Planning

Date/Time: Oct. 28th, 10:20 AM Room: Salon A/B

Abstracts & Panelists: The role of Conservation and Demand Management in Integrated Planning by Gary Rains

Gary Rains, P. Eng., Director of Energy Management Programs, London Hydro, has had a career in the electric distribution utility sector (Ontario Hydro, Scarborough PUC, Toronto Hydro, and now London Hydro) that now spans 35 years. His responsibilities over the years have included various SCADA and Distribution Automation systems, standards, revenue metering, and distribution system planning and Smart-metering. His present responsibilities include developing and overseeing implementation of London Hydro’s CDM initiatives.

Power System Co-optimization by Steven Broad The optimal use of power system resources is necessary to ensure economic viability of electric utilities and independent power producers. Recent improvements in computational speed and memory make it possible to expand the notion of power system resources to include generation, transmission, energy storage, operational/capacity reserves, natural gas infrastructure, and watersheds, among others. While these add computational complexity to the problem of optimal resource utilization, this cooptimization produces valuable information about constraints, and financial information associated with such problems.

Steven Broad, Ph.D, Lead Consultant – West Coast, Energy Exemplar LLC Dr. Steven Broad has more than 15 years of experience working in the area of scientific computing and applied mathematics. He has deep experience in energy market simulation and forecasting, especially in the areas of short-term portfolio optimization and scheduling, economic assessment of transmission in nodal energy markets, energy market competitiveness metrics (such as RSI/HHI duration curves, and CMCP markup analysis), stochastic analysis of energy and gas futures and options, the development of market pricing algorithms, and extensive experience in the development of custom scheduling and optimization software systems for clients in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has built value for clients in the roles of software engineer, implementation lead, consultant, and market analyst. Prior to joining Energy Exemplar, Dr. Broad was a Professor of Mathematics at Saint Mary’s College, a market monitoring analyst at CAISO, and a senior

programmer/analyst at Henwood Energy Services (now part of Ventyx, an ABB company). Dr. Broad received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame, holds Master’s degrees in Mathematics from University of Notre Dame and Washington University in St Louis, and received his B.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Evansville.

Remote Microgrids, Diesel Generation, Renewable Energy, Power Storage : Smart Operation and Management by Doug Fyfe Defining a Microgrid; critique of an existing Isolated Remote Microgrid; introduction and integration of Renewable Energy and Power Storage Systems; and Smart Operation and Management of Hybrid Diesel/PV/Power Storage System.



Doug Fyfe, Research Associate, Project Manager, University of Waterloo Originally from Scotland and now also a Canadian citizen, Doug has been a project manager for over 35 years in various disciplines in Europe and Canada. Doug set-up and managed a renewable energy co-operative and has conducted project studies in renewable energy from feasibility to implementation, including sourcing and overseeing contractors building renewable energy systems, their testing, commissioning and operation. Since April 2013 Doug has been a Research Associate at the University of Waterloo, managing an electrical energy research project “Development of a Utility Grade Controller for Remote Microgrids with High Penetration Renewable Generation”. The site partner is Kasabonika Lake First Nation, a remote community in Northern Ontario. Doug’s activities at the remote community included specifying sensor equipment and overseeing their

installation, and personally installing a pyranometer & datalogging system, and on a met tower installing anemometers, windvanes, temperature sensor & datalogger, periodically checking on all of the equipment and manually downloading data. Research Project Partners : Hatch Ltd; Hydro One Remote Communities Inc; Kasabonika Lake First Nation; Natural Resources Canada; University of Toronto; University of Waterloo; Wenvor Technologies Inc. Doug has recently been awarded a contract to carry out a Feasibility Study for a PV Farm at the Kasabonika Lake First Nation. Project Partners : Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development Canada; DMF Technology Applications; Kasabonika Lake First Nation; Shibogama Technical Services. Mantra : Let’s help each other succeed.

Moderator: Dr. Maike Luiken, BTAC/Lambton College

Student Transition & Elevation Partnership (STEP) Event

Date/Time: Oct. 28th, 1:30 to 5:00 PM Room: Salon A/B

We will have a number of professionals from industry and academia talk about their career path, their perspective on the opportunities in the power and energy field, and share some advice for your career development. We are still organizing the speakers based on their availability around other EPEC or travel commitments. So far we have confirmed:

• Dr. Maike Luiken, EPEC 2015 Conference Chair and IEEE Canada President-Elect;• Ken Walsh, Chief Engineer and Vice-President, Operations at London Hydro;• Natalie Krauser McCarthy, Development Officer, IEEE Foundation;• Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, PhD Student and WIE Chair, Universite de Laval• Dennis Michaelson, PhD Student, Western University and EPEC 2015 Webmaster

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