SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZER

Microgrid and Smart Grid Control

Dr. Sompob Polmai
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand

Abstract

Nowadays, we are facing the serious energy crisis which not only impacts economics, society and development of the country, but also results in the global warming. To enhance the security of energy in the country, the promotion of use of renewable energy sources is an important strategy. Photovoltaic and wind power have been receiving special attention because they are environmentally friendly and they do not emit greenhouse gases. This results in the high penetration of such renewable sources into electric power systems in the future. Nevertheless, the power generations from wind and solar are intermittent and depend on the weather condition. These power fluctuations directly affect not only power quality such as system frequency and voltage, but also system stability and security. To control the power systems under above situation, the microgrid and smart grid have been proposed by integrating information & communication technology, renewable energy sources, control and instrumentation. This special session focuses on innovative control strategies for microgrid and smart grid systems.

Biography of the Special Session Organizer

Dr. Sompob Polmai received the B.Eng. degrees in Electrical Engineering from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, the M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1993, 2000, and 2003, respectively. He is currently a lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. His research interests are in the fields of power electronics, distributed energy resources and power system.

Submissions

Please email all submissions to kpsompob@gmail.com by September 1, 2010. Authors MUST include their full contact information in the email.