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SUMMARY:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations
DESCRIPTION:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nAgenda:\nDecision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based\nEvacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nSunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
URL:https://svec.org/event/decision-aid-tools-and-fast-charging-strategies-for-ev-based-evacuations/
LOCATION:Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
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SUMMARY:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations
DESCRIPTION:Decision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based Evacuations\nSpeaker – Dr Ricardo de Castro. Assistant Professor UC Merced.\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nCo-sponsored by: AESS Santa Clara Valley chapter AES10\nAgenda:\nDecision-Aid Tools and Fast Charging Strategies for EV-Based\nEvacuations\nAbstract: California is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its efforts to\ndecarbonize the transportation sector. However\, the state is highly vulnerable to extreme\nweather events\, including wildfires\, floods\, and earthquakes. Between 2017 and 2019\, more\nthan one million residents were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires alone. Such large-scale\nemergencies can disrupt the power grid\, causing blackouts that limit EV charging\navailability. In the worst-case scenario\, insufficient charging infrastructure and limited\naccess to power could hinder the safe evacuation of EV users\, particularly in situations\nrequiring rapid departure. This highlights the urgent need for robust planning strategies to\nintegrate EVs into emergency response frameworks.\nThis talk will first introduce decision-aid tools designed to assist communities and\ngovernment officials in planning EV-based evacuations. Our tool provides recommendations\nfor mobile charging placement\, congestion-aware routing\, and recharging strategies aimed\nat minimizing evacuation time. The second part of the presentation will focus on fast EV\ncharging strategies during emergencies. These strategies are designed to reduce charging\ntime while ensuring electro-chemical and thermal safety of battery-based EVs.\nBiography: Ricardo de Castro received his Licenciatura and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical\nand Computer Engineering from the University of Porto\, Portugal\, in 2006 and 2013\,\nrespectively. From 2007 to 2008\, he was the co-founder of the startup WeMoveU\, focusing\non developing powertrain control solutions for lightweight electric vehicles. From 2013 to\n2020\, he was with the German Aerospace Center (DLR)\, Institute of System Dynamics and\nControl (SR)\, where he worked on enabling technologies for electric mobility and automated\ndriving. In 2021\, he joined the University of California\, Merced\, as an Assistant Professor in\nthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.\nHis current research focuses on controls and optimization for zero-\nemission and robotic vehicles. Ricardo holds four patents and has\nauthored over 100 papers in international journals\, conferences\, and\nbook chapters. He is a recipient of three best paper awards from IEEE\nand ASME\, as well as the Hellman Fellowship Award\, which recognizes\noutstanding early-career faculty within the University of California\nsystem.\nRicardo serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on\nVehicular Technology and IEEE Access. He is also the Vice President\nfor Motor Vehicles at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society\, the\nfounding Chair of the IEEE Automated Vehicles Standards Committee (AVSC)\, and the\nGeneral Chair of the 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC).\nBldg: Maker Nexus\, 1330 Orleans Dr\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
URL:https://svec.org/event/decision-aid-tools-and-fast-charging-strategies-for-ev-based-evacuations-2/
LOCATION:Bldg: Maker Nexus\, 1330 Orleans Dr\, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 95089
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SUMMARY:IEEE Power and Energy Summit: Achieving a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural IEEE Power & Energy (PES) Summit on Achieving a More Reliable and Resilient Energy Future will focus on practical experiences by the power and energy industry to achieve a more reliable and resilient electric power grid. The summit will focus on efforts to drive for reliability performance through outage reduction and quicker response. The summit will also include system level thinking to mitigate against high impact low probability or resilience events. Since the summit will be hosted in the west coast a specific topic of reliability and wildfire mitigation will also be covered. The event will include one track technical track (super session format) and not include breakout sessions. The presenters invited are practitioners who will discuss their organizations’ approaches to a more reliable and resilient grid.\nCo-sponsored by: Pacific Gas & Electric\nAgenda:\nMonday April 19 4:00-7:00 Registration 5:00-7:00 Welcome Reception\nTuesday April 20 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Registration 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Conference\n8:30AM – 9:30AM Welcome & Agenda Overview\, Keynote Speaker\n9:30AM – 10:30AM Topic 1: Key Success Factors for Reliable Energy Delivery\n11:00AM – 12:00PM Topic 2: Preventing Catastrophic Outages for Transmission & Substations\n1:00PM – 2:00PM  Topic 3: Data Centers and Its Impact on the Grid\n2:30PM – 3:30PM  Topic 4: Reliability Improvement – Recent Utility Experiences: Challenges\, Success Stories\, and Lessons Learned\n3:30PM – 4:30PM  Topic 5: Innovation In Forensics and Failure Analytics Exhibits\nWednesday April 21 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Conference\n8:30AM – 9:30AM  Topic 6: Reliability\, Resilience\, and Optimization of Capital Investments\n9:30AM – 10:30AM  Topic 7: Reliability\, Resilience & Wildfire Mitigation\n11:00AM – 12:00PM Topic 8: Climate Resiliency & Major Event Response (focus on solutions to address and prevent impacts of summer and winter storms\, flooding\, high-speed winds\, atmospheric rivers\, temperature increase\, etc.)\n1:00PM – 2:00PM  Topic 9: Technology Panel on Reliability\n2:00PM – 3:00PM Topic 10: Western US Experiences\nBldg: Signia By Hilton San Jose\, 170 S. Market St\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95113
URL:https://svec.org/event/ieee-power-and-energy-summit-achieving-a-more-reliable-and-resilient-energy-future/
LOCATION:Bldg: Signia By Hilton San Jose\, 170 S. Market St\, San Jose\, California\, United States\, 95113
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