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Biography: Chul-Hwan Kim is an IEEE Fellow and earned his B. S., M. S., and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, in 1982, 1984, and 1990, respectively. He started his career as a lecturer at Jeju National University, Korea in 1990. In 1996, 1998, and 1999, he was a visiting academic professor at the University of Bath, U.K. Currently, he serves as a professor at School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, and holds position of director of the center for power information technology.
He was technical program committees co-chair of IPST(International conference on Power System Transients) 2023 and the local program committee chair of IPST 2017.
He was president of Power Engineering Society of KIEE and Korea Institute of Electrical Engineers (KIEE, 50th) in 2018 and 2021, respectively. From 2018 to 2021, he served as a review board member of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea.
Furthermore, since 2008, he is a member of technical review panel of an international conference on Developments in Power System Protection (DPSP) organized by IET, U.K. Furthermore, he serves as an esteemed editorial board member for IEEE Power and Energy magazine, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (IJEPES), and Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems. Additionally, he holds the role of an editor in Electrical Power Systems Research (EPSR) at Elsevier. His research includes power system protection, transients, distributed renewable generation, and analysis and protection of MVDC, and LVDC systems.
Speech Title: AC/DC Hybrid Distribution Systems
Abstract: As DC power sources and DC loads are connected to the power system on a large scale, the conventional AC distribution systems are reaching their limitations. In response, medium-voltage DC (MVDC) distribution systems are emerging as an alternative for the next-generation distribution system. In Republic of Korea, the goal is to operate an AC/DC hybrid distribution system by 2030, and partially replacing existing AC distribution system with DC distribution system is being considered. With the same conductor and insulation ratings, a DC line can transmit roughly twice the power of an AC line. Medium-voltage DC (MVDC) distribution is also expected to substantially increase the hosting capacity for renewable resources, DC sources, and DC loads. Operationally, MVDC avoids frequency-related stability constraints, experiences lower voltage drop and reduced losses because reactive power is absent, enables more efficient integration of DC sources and loads through direct interconnection, and improves overall asset utilization by enabling controllable power flows via power-electronic converters.
Biography: Gao Ciwei, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Director of the Institute of Electric Power Economics and Technology, Southeast University, with main research interests in power demand side management and demand response, power market and power regulation, power planning, energy Internet. He is a member of National Electricity Demand Side Management Standardization Technical Committee TC575, the leader of the virtual power plant standard working group, a member of the Wisdom Energy Use and Energy Conservation Specialized Committee of the Chinese Electrical Engineering Society (CSEE), the deputy leader of the Demand Side Management Group, an editorial board member of six domestic and international journals, and has published over 200 papers, one of which was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Domestic Academic Papers in China" , and three of them were selected as F5000 top academic papers. He has been granted 55 patents, participated in the creation of 12 international and domestic technical standards, won nine provincial and ministerial awards, and one silver prize for invention in Geneva.
Speech Title: Opportunities and Challenges for Virtual Power Plants in Electricity Spot Markets
Biography: Zhaoxi Liu (Senior Member, IEEE) received his bachelor and master degrees from Tsinghua University and his Ph.D. degree from Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He is currently a professor at the School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology. He has over ten years of experience in the academic research and industrial projects of power and energy engineering in China, Denmark and the United States. He has contributed to more than fifteen large-scale industrial power engineering projects. He has published more than 60 articles as the author or co-author in journals, as book chapters or in conference proceedings. His research interests include power system operation, power market, power system security and risk management.
Speech Title: Optimal Coordination of Flexible Resources and Resilience Enhancement for Power Systems
Abstract: The power system is in the midst of a significant transformation toward the future smart grid. This shift is marked by the widespread deployment of flexible resources across all grid levels, heightened interaction between diverse stakeholders, and the convergence of operational technology and information technology. Such a transformation introduces both profound opportunities and critical challenges for ensuring power system security. Accordingly, this presentation proposes several optimal coordination paradigms and resilience enhancement methods for the effective management of flexible resources.
Biography: Miao Yu is a Professor at the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University. He received the B.S. degree and Ph.D. degree from College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University in 2007 and 2012 respectively. From 2013 to 2015, he was working in Aalto University, Finland as a postdoctoral researcher. Since 2016, he has been working in College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University.
His research areas mainly cover the intelligent control of distribution and utilization systems, as well as the application of artificial intelligence in renewable energy power systems. As the principal investigator, he has led two projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one subject of Smart-Grid National Science and Technology Major Project, and three sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program. As the first or corresponding author, he has published over 30 papers in IEEE journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and has been granted more than 40 invention patents. He has served as TPC members of several international academic conferences such as CPESE, CICED, IET RPG, ISGT.
Speech Title: Planning and Control of Low-Voltage AC/DC Flexible Interconnection Systems
Abstract: With the proposal of the "dual carbon" strategy and the rapid development of distributed generation technology, current distribution areas (DAs) encounter challenges such as limited capacity expansion, difficulties in consuming distributed generation, and inefficiencies in utilizing the available capacity in each DA. The flexible interconnection system (FIS) has gradually become a solution to improve the power supply capabilities of DAs. It can effectively enhance the hosting capacity of distribution networks, optimize power flow distribution, and achieve efficient integration of renewable energy through power exchange among multiple DAs. This report will outline the development background and typical scenarios of flexible interconnection in low-voltage DAs, propose a multi-dimensional performance evaluation system for FIS, and further investigate the planning and control methods for flexible interconnection.