Co-sponsored by: Maine PES/IAS Joint Chapter

The electrical grid is the most complex machine on Earth, changing not only physically with the addition of large amounts of variable renewable energy, but in the use of new intelligent control algorithms. The current grid was not designed to accommodate the diversity of renewable energy sources and their variability creates control challenges. The Department of Energy has spent billions in research into grid modernization and AI technologies are poised to revolutionize the electrical grid with new distributed control technologies.

The building blocks of this technology is the expansion of AI-enabled microgrids, or small-scale distribution networks that can be built up into larger and larger networks. This presentation will discuss some of the challenges in distributed AI controls and our and other efforts at improving the state of the art in distributed control methods for the electrical grid.

Speaker(s): Kay Aikin,

Agenda:

6:00-6:05 – Arrival

6:05-7:05 – Presentation

7:05-7:30 – Networking and Pizza

*Note durations are estimates and subject to change.

Location:
Room: 165 Barrows/ESRB
Bldg: Hill Auditorium
University of Maine
Orono, Maine