The Office of Electricity's Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components (TRAC) program accelerates modernization of the grid by addressing challenges with transformers , Solid State Power Substations (SSPS), High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), and other critical grid hardware components.
The TRAC program supports projects that spur the innovative transformer designs of LPTs that are more flexible and adaptable, increasing the resilience of the Nation’s power grid; and SSPS building blocks prototype development that can that enable new functionalities, new topologies, and enhanced control of power flow and voltage.
Researchers and industry professionals gathered on June 27 – 28, 2023, to learn more about the TRAC program projects and participate in dialogue, idea exchange, and build connections. A panel of peer reviewers evaluated the programs based on these presentations. The feedback collected from peer reviewers and other attendees was used to improve the quality of the program and individual projects.
Agenda
June 27
- Susan Hubbard, Deputy for Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Michael Pesin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Grid Systems and Components, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
- OE Keynote_Pesin (PDF)
- Andre Pereira, TRAC Program Manager, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
- David Howard, Senior Program Manager, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy
- US DOE Panel Howard (PDF)
- Fernando Palma, Program Manager, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
- US DOE Panel AGTS Palma (PDF)
- Hannah Taylor, Technology Manager, Wind Energy Technology Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- US DOE Panel Taylor (PDF)
- US DOE Panel Taylor (PDF)
- Prasad Kandula, Research Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Medium voltage DC/DC Intelligent Power Stage (IPS)
- Ghanshyamsinh Gohil, Lead Scientist, Hitachi Energy
- Modular Solid-State Switch (MS3)
- Jack Flicker, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
- High Voltage, High Power WBG Module Development
- Madhu Chinthavali, Group Leader, Power Electronics Systems Integration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- SSPS 1.0 Hardware Prototype Development
- Yue Zhao, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas
- IPS Hardware Prototype Development
- Babak Parkhideh, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Smart Universal Power Electronic Regulators & Intelligent Power Stages
- Hui Li, Professor, Florida State University
- Intelligent Power Stage
- Rolando Burgos, Professor, Virginia Polytechnic
- Intelligent Power Stages
- Jin Wang, Professor, Ohio State University
- Intelligent Power Stages
- Leon Tolbert, Chancellor’s Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxvilleo
- Multi-Port Modular Medium-Voltage (M3) Transactive Power Electronics Energy Hub
- Mark Nations, PhD Candidate, North Carolina State University
- Enabling Soft Magnetics for Power Conversion Applications
- Fang Luo, Associate Professor, Stony Brook University
- Intelligent Power Stages
- High Voltage, High Power WBG Module Development
- Sanjay Rajendran, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
- Intelligent Power Stages
- Michael Starke, Power Systems Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- GMLC 2.4.2 – Multiport HUB: SSPS Architecture Framework
- Radha Krishna Moorthy, R&D Associate Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- SSPS Hardware in the loop (HIL) validation
- SSPS 1.0 node Use case Validation with Smart Universal Power Electronics Regulators (SUPERs)
- Joao Pereira Pinto, PhD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Solid State Power Substation (SSPS) 1.0 Controller
- Jason Autrey, Manager, Power Delivery R&D, Southern Company
- SSPS Field Demonstration
- Vahan Gevorgian, Chief Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- SuperFACTS
- Deepakraj Divan, Profesor, Georgia Tech
- LPT FOA GA Tech
- Sanjay Rajendran, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
- LPT FOA University of Texas Austin
- Sudip Mazumder, President, NextWatt
- LPT FOA Nextwatt
- Bjorn Vaagensmith, Power Systems Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
- Transmission Optimization with Grid Enhancing Technologies (TOGETs)
- Andre Pereira, TRAC Program Manager, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
June 28
- Andre Pereira, TRAC Program Manager, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
- Suman Debnath, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Scalable Hybrid Large-Scale dc-ac Grid Analysis Methods
- Prasad Kandula, Research Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Jeffrey Wuenschell, Research Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Optical Fiber Sensors for Acetylene Detection
- Iver Anderson, Senior Metallurgist, Ames National Laboratory
- Al/Ca Composite Conductor
- Jagan Devkota, Research Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Soft Magnetics for Power Conversion Applications
- Bjorn Vaagensmith, Power Systems Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
- Murali Baggu, Laboratory Program Manager - Grid Integration, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Valerio Deangelis, Manager, Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Group, Sandia National Laboratories
- Wei Du, Electrical Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Bo Zhang, Staff Scientist, Energy Storage & Electric Transportation Department, Idaho National Laboratory
- Brian Rowden, Grid Systems Hardware Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Andre Pereira, TRAC Program Manager, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy
Additional Resources:
For additional questions, please contact Andre Pereira at andre.pereira@hq.doe.gov.