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Technology Developments and R&D Challenges for Smart Grid Applications in Homes, Buildings, and Industry

Speaker: Dr. Tariq Samad, Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions

Talk Title: Technology Developments and R&D Challenges for Smart Grid Applications in Homes, Buildings, and Industry

Series: CEI Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy Informatics

Abstract: The smart grid does not stop at the meter. Over 90% of the electricity generated in developed economies is consumed in homes, buildings and industrial plants. Greater attention must be paid to end-use sectors if the promised benefits of smart grids – such as reduction of electricity consumption, load shifting, better use of renewable generation and storage, reduced use of fossil fuels, and improved grid reliability – are to be achieved.
Dr. Samad will discuss current solutions that are already realizing such benefits, R&D activities under way, and outstanding challenges. The talk will cover automated demand response, remote energy diagnostics, home energy management systems, thermal storage, demand-management ancillary services, and micro-grid optimization. Current and proposed system architectures for such solutions will be presented, with examples from residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Challenges for research as well as standards development will be discussed.


Biography: Tariq Samad is a Corporate Fellow with Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions, based in Minneapolis. His career with Honeywell has spanned 25 years, during which time he contributed to automation and control technology R&D with applications to electric power systems, the process industries, building management, automotive engines, unmanned aircraft, and clean energy. His research interests relate to automation, intelligence, and autonomy for complex engineering systems.
Dr. Samad is a Fellow of the IEEE, and served as the President of IEEE Control Systems Society in 2009 and the Editor-in-chief of IEEE Control Systems Magazine. He is General Chair for the 2012 American Control Conference and is on the editorial board of IEEE Press. He holds 17 patents and has (co)authored over 100 publications. He represents Honeywell on the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, and is a member of the Governing Board of the U.S. Smart Grid Interoperability Panel. He holds a B.S. in Engineering and Applied Science from Yale University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.


Host: Prof. S. Joe Qin and Prof. Viktor Prasanna

More Info: http://cei.usc.edu/news/lectures

Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Yogesh Simmhan

Event Link: http://cei.usc.edu/news/lectures