Recent Power Outage Event in ERCOT and Introduction of IEEE Industry Applications Society

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• Prof Wei-Jen Lee, Professor and Director of Energy Systems Research Center, The University of Texas at Arlington
• Wednesday 07 April 2021, 16:00-17:00
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The severe winter storm that hit the US during the week of February 14, 2021 has wreaked havoc with the electric power generation and delivery system in the United States, putting large numbers of customers under rotating outage and extended power outage for many customers. The situation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has been especially glaring and harsh. This presentation introduces the ERCOT system, the structure of the deregulated market in ERCOT , the sequence of the event that has happened between February 14, 2021 and February 19, 2021, and possible measures to mitigate the impact to the customers.

This talk will also discuss the available resources and opportunities within the IAS for research enhancement and career development.

Bio of the Speaker:

Prof Wei-Jen Lee received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas, Arlington, in 1978, 1980, and 1985, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering. In 1986, he joined the University of Texas at Arlington, where he is currently a professor of the Electrical Engineering Department and the director of the Energy Systems Research Center. He has been involved in the revision of IEEE Std. 141, 339, 551, 739, 1584, 3002.8, and 3002.9. He is the President of the IEEE Industry Application Society (2021-2022), a Prominent Lecturer (PL) of IEEE IAS (2019-2021), and an editor of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications and IAS Magazine. He is the project manager of IEEE /NFPA Collaboration on Arc Flash Phenomena Research Project. Prof. Lee has been involved in research on Utility Deregulation, Renewable Energy, Arc Flash Hazards and Electrical Safety, Smart Grid, MicroGrid, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Virtual Power Plants (VPP), AI for Load, Price, and Wind Capacity Forecasting, Power Quality, Distribution Automation, Demand Response, Power Systems Analysis, Short Circuit Analysis and Relay Coordination, Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Storage System, PEV Charging Infrastructure Design, AMI and Big Data, On Line Real Time Equipment Diagnostic and Prognostic System, and Microcomputer Based Instrument for Power Systems Monitoring, Measurement, Control, and Protection. He has served as the primary investigator (PI) or Co-PI of over one hundred funded research projects. He has published more than one hundred and eighty journal papers and two hundred ninety conference proceedings. He has provided on-site training courses for power engineers in Panama, China, Taiwan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Singapore. He has refereed numerous technical papers for IEEE , IET, and other professional organizations. Prof. Lee is a Fellow of IEEE and registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

This talk is part of the Control and Power Seminars series.

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