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SUMMARY:Enabling Energy Sharing: Efficient Integration Technologies for Di
 stributed Storage Systems
DTSTART:20150219T153000
DTEND:20150219T163000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Duleepa J. Thrimawithana\, University of Auckland\, NZ\nBi
 o: received his BE in Electrical Engineering (with First Class Honors) in 
 2005 and his Ph.D. in power electronics in 2009 from The University of Auc
 kland\, Auckland\, New Zealand.\nFrom 2005 to 2008\, he worked in collabor
 ation with Tru-Test Ltd. in Auckland as a Research Engineer in the areas o
 f power converters and high-voltage pulse generator design. He joined the 
 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Auc
 kland in 2009 where he currently works as a Senior Lecturer. He also serve
 s as the Chairman of the Joint Chapter of IEEE Industrial Electronics and 
 Industrial Applications Society\, New Zealand (North). He has co-authored 
 over 70 international journal and conference publications\, and holds a nu
 mber of patents on wireless power transfer technologies with several pendi
 ng. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to engineering as an e
 arly carrier researcher\, Dr. Thrimawithana received the Jim and Hazel D. 
 Lord Fellowship in 2014. His main research areas include wireless power tr
 ansfer\, power electronics and renewable energy.\nSustainable generation\,
  transmission and utilization of energy have all become a priority for add
 ressing global concerns in relation to both depletion and irresponsible us
 e of fossil fuel reserves.  Various incentives for wider exploitation of 
 renewable energy (RE) resources can be considered as an integral part of t
 his mission.  In recent times\, decentralized power generation through re
 newable energy sources at low-medium power levels has gained more populari
 ty and acceptance mainly due to the recognition of economic\, social\, env
 ironmental and sustainability benefits that it offers. An RE system\, whic
 h typically derives power from wind\, solar or biogas\, allows the energy 
 to be consumed or grid-connected at or near the point of generation.  How
 ever\, uninterrupted generation of energy through such renewable energy so
 urces can never be guaranteed due to their stochastic nature.  Therefore\
 , it is common practice to employ distributed energy storage systems as an
  essential element to allow for demand management of renewable energy base
 d power networks.  Distributed energy storage systems can compose of bank
 s of batteries\, a combination of batteries and super-capacitors\, or batt
 ery storage of electric vehicles (EV). With continual advancements in ener
 gy storage technologies\, these distributed storage devices are expected t
 o be increasingly used for storage\, retrieval as well as sharing of energ
 y in future power networks. In order to successfully implement distributed
  storage systems for energy storage\, retrieval and sharing\, they essenti
 ally require efficient integration technologies that facilitate bi-directi
 onal power flow between the storage devices\, loads and energy sources.  
 Consequently\, in recent times\, a significant amount of research has been
  carried out in search for effective wired and wireless bi-directional pow
 er transfer technologies that are suitable for integration of distributed 
 storage devices into RE systems.\nThis seminar intends to provide an overv
 iew of cutting-edge wired and wireless bi-directional power converter tech
 nologies developed by the power electronics research group at University o
 f Auckland for integration of distributed storage systems. The fundamental
  operating principles of these technologies will be explained through exam
 ples and experimental results gathered from prototype systems. This will b
 e followed by a short discussion on an integrated cell management system f
 or storage devices and a novel high-density power interface that enables e
 nergy sharing between mobile devices. The presentation will conclude highl
 ighting current challenges\, future directions and collaborative research 
 opportunities.
LOCATION:SV 1717A http://plan.epfl.ch/?lang=fr&room=SV1717A
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