Dear IEEE Member:

You are cordially invited to attend the following free IEEE Seminar organized by IEEE PES New Zealand North Section and Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

Event Name: IEEE PES/AUT Seminar 2017

Date : Wednesday, 19/04/2017 Time: 12:00-13:00

Location: WG126 (AUT City Campus) http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/18155/City-Campus-map-WEB-Nov-2016.pdf

Presenter: Professor S S Choi Hosts: Prof. Tek Lie; Auckland University of Technology (AUT) (Tek.Lie@aut.ac.nz)‎, Dr. Waqar Qureshi; IEEE PES Chapter Chair NZ North (waqureshi@ieee.org)

Title: Energy Storage: A Necessity for Grid Systems Containing Significant Level of Renewable Generation

Abstract: The seminar provides an overview of the motivating factors for renewable generation. The roles energy storage systems can assume in this new paradigm of power systems are explained. Examples of the application of energy storage technology in grid systems are presented wherein the objective is either to achieve power bridging, power quality enhancement or renewable power dispatchability. As suitable models of the storage elements are essential for these applications, the seminar also presents the development of a Li-ion battery model which can provide information on the battery state of health. The model is amendable for use in the power management system of battery banks.

Biography of Prof. San Shing Choi: S. S. Choi received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1973 and 1976, respectively. He subsequently worked in the New Zealand Electricity Department, the National University of Singapore and the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. From Oct 1992, he was with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He retired from NTU as a full professor in Apr 2014. He is now an adjunct professor of the University of Western Australia, as well as that of Curtin University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is also visiting professors of several universities in China, including that of Hohai University, Nanjing. His research interests include power system control, renewable energy and energy storage systems. He is the recipient of the IEE Sebastian Z.D. Ferranti Premium for the 1989/90 session, the IEEE Power Engineering Society Surge Protective Devices Committee High Interest Paper Award 2004 and the Best Paper Award of the 2011 IEEE Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia, ISGT, Perth, Australia.