Workshop: Measurement Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Smart Grid Testbeds Agenda

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Time

Activity

7:30 am

Registration and Refreshments

8:30 am

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Chris Greer, Director, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office,and National Coordinator, Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST

8:40 am

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

• Important Smart Grid (SG) Measurement/Characterization Problems not Currently Addressed by Testbeds (TBs)
  Mark Siira Director, Business Development and Technology Strategy, ComRent International
• Attributes and Design of Composable and Modular SG TBs
  Osama Mohammed, Professor and Director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory, Florida International University
• Design and Considerations for Highly Interconnected SG TBs
  Rajit Gadh, Professor and Founding Director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center

9:55 am

Break

10:10 am

MODERATED PANEL

Importance of Testbeds to the Smart Grid (Microgrids, distributed storage, integration of renewables, EV charging and use for storage, real-time grid status evaluation, grid modeling, cyber-security, reliability/resiliency, load/power flow management)

Moderator: Geoff Mulligan, Presidential Innovation Fellow, NIST 

Panelists: 

• Jeff Gooding, IT Principal Manager of Smart Grid Engineering, Southern California Edison 
• Marija Ilic, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University 
• Jakob Stoustrup, Chief Scientist/Advanced Controls Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
• John Teeter, Presidential Innovation Fellow, NIST
• Dan Ton, Program Manager, Smart Grid R&D, U.S. Department of Energy 

11:15 am

CHARGE TO BREAKOUTS

11:20 am

Transition to Breakouts

11:30 am

PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS I

• Group A. Important SG Measurement/Characterization Problems not Currently Addressed by TBs
• Group B. Attributes and Design of Composable/Modular SG TBs
• Group C. Design and Considerations for Interconnected SG TBs

12:30 pm

Lunch (NIST Cafeteria, on your own)

1:30 pm

PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS II

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS II (continued)

4:15 pm

Transition to Plenary

4:20 pm

DAY 1 WRAP-UP

Dave Wollman, Deputy Director, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, NIST

4:30 pm

Adjourn Day 1

Friday, March 14, 2014

Time

Activity

7:30 am

Refreshments and Networking

8:30 am

WELCOME BACK

8:35 am

DAY 1 BREAKOUT GROUP REPORTS

8:55 am

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

• The Smart America Challenge: Progress on Interconnected Testbeds
  Sokwoo Rhee, Presidential Innovation Fellow, NIST

9:25 am

CHARGE TO BREAKOUTS

9:30 am

Transition to Breakouts

9:40 am

PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS III

11:10 am

Early Lunch Break (NIST Cafeteria, on your own)

12:10 pm

PARALLEL BREAKOUT SESSIONS III (continued)

1:10 pm

Transition to Plenary

1:20 pm

BREAKOUT GROUP ACTION PLAN SUMMARY REPORTS

1:50 pm

CLOSING COMMENTS AND NEXT STEPS

Dave Wollman, Deputy Director, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, NIST

2:00 pm

Adjourn Workshop