Program-2013
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SUSTECH Conference Program
(Subject to change)
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Thursday August 1, 2013 – 7 am-6:30 pm |
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6:30am – 6:00pm |
Registration (Foyer) |
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7:00 – 8:00am |
SusTech Speakers’ Breakfast (& load talks) [ticket req’d] |
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Parallel Sessions |
Contributed Papers | ||
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Ross Island/Morrison |
Hawthorne/Sellwood |
Broad/Weidler |
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SMART GRID I Track Co-Chairs: |
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY I Track Co-Chairs: |
ENERGY EFFICIENCY I Track Co-Chairs: |
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8:30am |
Residential Water Heaters as a Grid-Scale Energy Storage Solution Using Model Predictive Control |
Optimal Generation Expansion Planning with Integration of Variable Renewables and Bulk Energy Storage Systems |
A Long-Term Case Study of Improved Residential Sustainability |
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8:50am |
Active Power Control of Photovoltaic Power Systems |
On the Usage of Storage Systems in the Presence of Ramping Costs and High Penetration of Renewables |
Hybrid Calibration Methodology for Building Energy Models Coupling Sensor Data and Stochastic Modeling |
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9:10am |
Load Modeling Methodologies for Cascading Outage Simulation Considering Power System Stability |
Variable Energy Resource Induced Power System Imbalances: Mitigation by Increased System Flexibility, Spinning Reserves and Regulation
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Reliability-Driven Optimum Standby Electric Storage Allocation for Power Distribution Systems |
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9:30am |
Smart Grid Distribution Prediction and Control Using Computational Intelligence |
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Information and Communications Technology based Solutions in Achieving Building Energy Efficiency |
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9:50am |
Multi-agent residential demand response based on load forecasting |
Constrained Support Vector Machines for Photovoltaic In-Feed Prediction |
Advancing Industrial Sustainability Through Energy Efficiency Improvements in Motors and Motor-driven Systems |
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10:10am |
BREAK (Exhibits Area) |
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SMART GRID II Track Co-Chairs: |
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY II Track Co-Chairs: |
QUALITY of LIFE I Track Co-Chairs: |
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10:40am |
Look-ahead Economic Dispatch of Microgrids with Energy Storage, Using Linear Programming |
DC Arc Flash Calculations for Solar Farms |
Server Sky – Computation and Power in Orbit |
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11:00am |
A Motor-Generator and Supercapacitor Based System for Micro-Grid Frequency Stabilization |
Wave Energy Converter Modeling in the Time Domain: A Design Guide |
Piezoelectric Sensors for Taxiway Airport Traffic Control System |
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11:20am |
Optimal Demand Response Bidding and Pricing Mechanism: Application for a Virtual Power Plant |
Mobile Elemental Power Plant (MEPP) |
Effects of Salinity and Feed Temperature on Permeate Flux of an Air Gap Membrane Distillation Unit for Sea Water Desalination |
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11:40am |
Characterizing Energy Usage of Chevrolet Volt Versus Speed |
Novel Wireless Performance Monitoring for Small Wind Turbines |
Our Environmental Handprint — The Good We Do |
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Noon |
The Effect of Demand Side Management on Reliability of Automated Distribution Systems
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Development of low-profile piezoelectric energy harvester for high load application |
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12:30pm |
Lunch (Holladay) Keynote: Systems Thinking for Sustainability |
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Parallel Sessions |
Invited Speakers | ||
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY III Track Co-Chairs: |
ELECTRIC VEHICLES Track Co-Chairs: |
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS Track Co-Chairs: |
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2:00pm |
Overview of SCE Solar Programs |
Electric Transportation: Trends and Opportunities |
Aluminum: A Sustainable Substrate Alternative to FR4 in PCB Assemblies |
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2:30pm |
Meeting the Technical Challenges of Integrating Wind Power Plants with the Grid |
CONFESSIONS OF AN E.V. ADVOCATE: Thinking back on the past 5 years; Mind surfing ahead on the next 5 years |
Optimization of Material Resource Conservation in Electronics Through Design of Products and EoL Systems |
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3:00pm |
Energy harvesting technologies for structural health monitoring application |
IEEE’s Transportation Electrification Initiative |
Green Design: Field lessons in repairable consumer electronics engineering |
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3:30pm |
BREAK (Exhibits Area) |
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4:00pm |
The role of the fuel cell system in sustainable power generation |
Driving to Net Zero with full performance |
Highlights from 2013 iNEMI Environmentally Sustainable Electronics Roadmap Chapter |
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4:30pm |
Modeling and simulation of the microalgae derived hydrogen process in compact photobioreactors |
Lithium-ion battery pack research and development at Brammo Inc |
DIAMOND Patron Presentation: Transparency in Electronics: Going Above and Beyond |
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5:00pm |
Oregon State University’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Experimental Program |
Batteries: The Search for a Perfect Chemistry |
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5:30pm |
UL Sponsored Reception with SusTech Poster Session (Multnomah) |
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7:00pm |
[Annual Meeting Attendees – Opening Dinner] |
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Friday August 2, 2013 – 7:30 am-2:30 pm |
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6:30am – 6:00pm |
Registration (foyer) |
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6:30 – 8:00am |
Breakfast (Holladay) & Speakers’ load talks |
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8:00am |
Networking Time (Exhibits Area) |
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Parallel Sessions |
Invited Speakers | ||
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Ross Island/Morrison |
Hawthorne/Sellwood |
Broad/Weidler |
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SMART GRID III Track Co-Chairs: |
ENERGY EFFICIENCY II Track Co-Chairs: |
QUALITY of LIFE II Track Co-Chairs: |
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8:30am |
Transactive Control in the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project |
Progress in Technology for Energy Efficiency |
Strategic Sustainability: Water | Waste | Energy |
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9:00am |
Insights gained on residential energy usage from the Pecan Street smart grid demonstration Project |
Green Data Center Technologies Case Study: Using as Little as Possible, as Efficiently as Possible |
Sustainability As A Key Component To Addressing The Sanitation Crisis In The Developing World |
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9:30am |
Smart Grid Research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
The Changing Utility Business Model & Challenge For Energy Efficiency |
Electromagnetic Green Spaces for Research and Recreation |
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10:00am |
BREAK (Exhibits Area) |
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10:30am |
Smart Grid…. A Team Sport |
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Advancing Ocean Wave Energy through Research, Development and Testing Including Research on Materials and Technologies for Bio-Fouling Resistant Surfaces |
Household Battery Re-use vs. Recycle Technologies, a Life Cycle Analysis Perspective |
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11:00am |
Securing the Modern Grid: The Way Forward |
Novel nanomaterials for water desalination technology presentation |
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11:30am |
Configurable PV solutions for high PV penetration |
Education for Sustainability |
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Noon |
Closing Panel Discussion (Track Chairs 1 -6) (Multnomah) |
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1:00pm |
Lunch (Holladay) Keynote: 21st Century Engineering – Gordon Day, 2012 IEEE President |
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2:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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