Welcome to Baltimore and our Symposiumon Secure and Resilient Microgrids - A Symposium

about research for microgrid, design, analysis and grid integration.

It’s not just what’s happening today, but what needs to happen in tomorrow’s microgrids

Introductions: Carol Adkins, SNL and Tom Key, EPRI

8:15am Session 1: Emerging Microgrid Use,

Applications & Opportunities

Session Chair: Michael Hightower (SNL)

Panelists

DOE , Merrill Smith, Office of Electricity

Utility, John Murach, Baltimore Gas and Electric

DoD, Gary Morrissett, USMC 29 Palms Base

Industry, Dave Barr, Burns and McDonnell

Electric Power Manufacturer, Kevin Cunic,

Schneider Electric

10:00am Morning Break

10:00am Morning Break

10:30am Session 2: Microgrid Lessons Learned and

Current Gaps

Session Chair: Bruce Geil (CERL)

Panelists

DOE – Merrill Smith and Microgrid Exchange Group

State/regulatory representative-Michael Winka, Sr.

Policy Advisor, New Jersey BPU

DoD – Harold Sanborn, SPIDERS

INL – Rob Hovsapian

Municipal/Community – Northampton, MA - John

Tourtelotte, Rivermoor Energy

12:00pm Lunch

1:15 pm Session 3: Emerging System Design Requirements –

Security, Resiliency, and Reliability

Session Chair: Glen Chason (EPRI)

Speakers:

Critical mission energy assurance, Troy Warshel, OSD

EIE (no ppt, just an interesting talk)

Physical security/protection, David Lawrence, Duke

Cyber Security, - Jason Stamp, SNL

DOE and DOD definitions and metrics - Mike Hightower,

SNL

Market Interface (IIT) Mohammad Shahidehpour

3:00pm Break

3:00pm Break

3:30pm Session 4: State of Modeling, Simulation

and Analysis Tools for Microgrids

Session Chair: Merrill Smith (DOE)

Speakers:

Overview of economic-based and design-based

tools, (Dean Weng, EPRI) (Andre Cortes, EPRI)

Microgrid Design Tool Set(MDT) (John Eddy, SNL)

Homer – John Glassmire

EPRI - Mobolaji

5:00pm Break till 6:30 for Dinner

6:30pm Evening Session 5: Technology

Provider/Commercial Tools/Developers

present

Session Chair: Abraham Ellis, SNL

~10 minute presentations by vendors with

discussions questions and answer session

XENDEE – Adib Nasle; Homer- John Glassmire,

Schneider – Phillip Barton, U.S. Green Building

Council – Ryan Franks, GE – Jayant Kumar, etc)

8:00pm Adjourn

8:00am Day 1 Summary and Day 2 Agenda Overview

Abraham Ellis (Sandia) and Tom Key (EPRI)

8:15am Session 6: Benefit Analysis and Business

Case for MicrogridsChair: Arindam Maitra (EPRI)

Speakers:

The Integrated Grid Benefit-Cost framework to

develop resilient community microgrids, Jeffrey

Roark, EPRI

Deferral value and resiliency update, Steve

Knapp, Power Analytics Corp

Cost analysis, Annabelle Pratt, NREL

Evolving DER value, market drivers and objectives

Ken Horne, Navigant

9:45am Session 7: Decentralized Operation and

ControlChair: Haresh Kamath (EPRI)

Speakers:

Architectures, communication, interfaces and

requirements, Alex Rojas, Ameren

Controller coordination with building

automation functions and protection (Jayant

Kumar, GE

10:15am Morning Break

10:30am Requirements of energy storage and controller

within microgrids, Phillip Barton, Schneider/S&C

Microgrid real-time controller with open

systems architecture, CSEISMIC, ORNL, Ben Ollis

11:00am Session 8: Developing and Applying

StandardsThis session will review and provide updates on

standard development efforts related microgrids.

Chair: Rick Langley (EPRI)

Speakers:

IEEE 2030.7 and 2030.8 System Controller and

Testing, Ward Bower, Consultant

IEEE 1547 Interconnection Requirements,

Tom Key, EPRI

DoD Microgrid Standards Working Group,

Tom Bozada, Tactical Microgrid Standards

Consortium (TMSC)

1:00

PMSession 9: System Performance Verification,

Testing and CommissioningThis session will review emerging performance

matrix, test protocols and experience.

Chair: Rick Langley, EPRI

Speakers:

Microgrid verification at DOE National Labs,

Abraham Ellis, Sandia

HIL testing, power and control and validation,

Erik Limpaecher, MIT LL

Site-specific controller evaluation using HIL,

Annabelle Pratt, NREL

Microgrid Commissioning Automation For Critical

Infrastructure, Adib Nasle, Xendee

2:30

pmSession 10: Utility Microgrids: Integrations and

Implementation ChallengesThis session will highlight lessons learned from

demonstration projects in different settings.

Chair: Jim Crane, Exelon

Speakers:

Military Installation of Microgrid and Lessons

Learned Study, Mike Hightower, Sandia

Utility-owned Public Purpose Microgrids, Manuel

Avendano, ComEd

Practical Implementation of Microgrid Control,

Protection, and Communications, Scott Manson, SE

Microgrid Controller Testing and Lessons Learned at

Borrego Springs, Bill Becker, Spirae

3:45

pmSession 10: Utility Microgrids: Integrations

and Implementation Challenges (cont.)

Chair: Jim Crane, Exelon

Speakers:

Concordville Microgrid

Overview and Scope (Eric Stein, Peco)

Microgrid Feasibility (Travis White, Peco)

Utility Integrated Microgrid Framework &

Challenges (George Sey, Peco)

Integration challenges in urban environment

(Andrew Reid, ConEd)