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Potential of Storage and Hydro Power for the Integration of Intermittent Renewable Resources
Speaker: Gabriela Hug, PhD Carnegie Mellon University Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Time: Social 6:30 PM, Program 7:00 PM Place: Westinghouse Energy Center 4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146
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Organizers: Power & Energy Society/Industrial Applications Society
Abstract: The electric power system is currently in its biggest transition since its inception. An important part of this transition is to significantly increase the amount of renewable generation. Ambitious goals of up to 30% renewable generation by 2030 have been set. Wind generation is the fastest growing renewable generation source. But this generation resource is variable and intermittent, i.e. not continuously available and not at times most needed. This talk concentrates on how predictive control can be used to make optimal usage of existing and minimizing the need for additional balancing resources for the integration of a significant amount of wind generation.
Two examples will be presented: - Optimal usage of storage devices with the objective to reduce ramping and capacity of backup generation. This will reduce emissions from conventional generation and open the door for slow ramping generation plants to act as backup generation. - Changing the role of run-of river power plants from base load power plants to valuable resources in overcoming the variability of wind generation. This includes using fluid dynamics to predict and optimally schedule available hydro power. Hence, this research gives an indication of the potential of storage devices and hydro power for the integration of renewable generation. |
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Speaker: Gabriela Hug is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering and her PhD degree in Electric Power Systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich in 2004 and 2008, respectively. In 2008 - 2009, she was with the Special Studies Group of Hydro One, Toronto, Canada, which is responsible for the transmission system of Ontario. She joined Carnegie Mellon University in 2009. |
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Dr. Hug is the recipient of the ETH medal and the ETG Innovation Award for her M.Sc. thesis and the ABB research award for her PhD thesis. Her research focuses on optimization and control in electric power systems, the integration of intermittent renewable generation, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), application of predictive control and decomposition theory in the electric power system. |
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DIRECTIONS TO WESTINGHOUSE ENERGY CENTER
From Pittsburgh take Interstate 376 East (Parkway East). Take Exit 84A to Monroeville. Cross Business Rt 22 at the traffic light and proceed on Rt 48 South (Moss Side Blvd) approx ˝ mile (two traffic lights). The 2nd traffic light is at a 4-way intersection with an Exxon station on the right. Turn left onto Northern Pike. Proceed approx 0.2 miles and turn right at the 1st traffic light onto Westinghouse Dr. Travel 0.7 miles (past the guard stand) to the 3 flags where the building’s main entrance is located. Parking in the evening will be plentiful. Use the main entrance and check with the security guards inside. You will be directed to the proper room for your meeting. From the PA Turnpike, take Exit 57 (Monroeville). After the toll plaza, get in the left lane to get on Business Rt 22 West. At the first light, turn left onto Rt 48 South (Moss Side Blvd) and follow the above directions. |