Workshop on Microgrid Systems and Power Electronics for Low Energy Buildings

March 29-31, 2015
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3081 and 3002 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
406 N. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801

he 2015 Workshop on Microgrid Systems and Power Electronics for Low Energy Buildings brings together renewable energy systems and their integration into electricity grids and buildings. The workshop is sponsored by the Mid-America Microgrid Education and Training Consortium (MARMET), the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) and the IEEE Power Electronics Society Emerging Technologies Technical Committee. The workshop will be held at the new Electrical and Computer Engineering Buildings (ECEB) at the University of Illinois, a facility designed to achieve LEED Platinum status and ultimately net-zero energy performance.

This workshop follows from a focused workshop that was held in 2014 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference.

The 2015 Workshop on Microgrid Systems and Power Electronics for Low Energy Buildings event seeks to address engineering issues involved in implementing grid-interactive renewables, addressing questions and topics that include:

• How do microgrid configurations and operational approaches support renewable energy deployment in buildings and commercial sites?
  
• What are appropriate strategies for energy reduction in new building designs and retrofits?
  
• How can microgrids and renewable resources operate to benefit the grid, with attributes that include reactive power support, dynamic regulation, and intelligent fault management?
  
• What are energy storage alternatives, thermal, electrical, and others, that help mitigate randomness of renewable resources?
  
• What business and economic considerations drive engineering decisions in these areas?

The workshop format will mix invited presentations, submitted papers, discussion sessions, and small-group discussions. The workshop proceedings will be published. The new ECEB will also be presented and an in-depth building tour and analysis will be part of the program.

Schedule:

Sunday, March 29, 2015

6:00pm Reception and networking

Monday, March 30, 2015

8:00am Continental breakfast
8:30am-12:00pm Paper presentations and discussion sessions
12:00pm-1:00pm Workshop buffet luncheon
1:00pm-4:30pm Paper presentations and discussion sessions
4:30-5:45pm ECEB tour
6:00-8:30pm Reception and banquet

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

8:00am Continental breakfast
8:30am-12:00pm Paper presentations and discussion sessions
12:00pm-1:00pm Workshop buffet luncheon
1:00pm-2:30pm Paper presentations and discussion sessions
2:30pm-3:00pm Concluding discussions and workshop conclusion

To register for the workshop see : marmet-center.org/

Registration levels (covers meals and conference materials)- valid through March 16, 2015:

• MARMET/PSMA/IEEE members and MARMET participating companies: $200 per person
  
• MARMET/IEEE student members: $100 per person
  
• Non-members: $300 per person

On-site or late registration, March 17, 2015 and later:

• MARMET/PSMA/IEEE members and MARMET participating companies: $250 per person
  
• MARMET/IEEE student members and IEEE life members: $125 per person
  
• Non-members: $350 per person

Deadlines:

• Paper proposal submission (3-5 page double-spaced digest) by February 25, 2015.
  
• Decisions on paper acceptance by March 5, 2015
  
• Final manuscripts due March 23, 2015
  

Submit to MARMETworkshop15@illinois.edu

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