Document ID: FERC-2010-0834-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Staff Conference: Improving Market and Planning Efficiency through Improved Software
Posted Date: 2010-06-18T04:00Z

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD10-12-000]

 
Improving Market and Planning Efficiency Through Improved 
Software; Notice of Agenda and Procedures for Staff Technical 
Conference

June 10, 2010.
    This notice establishes the agenda and procedures for the staff 
technical conference to be held on June 23 and June 24, 2010 to discuss 
issues related to enhanced optimal power flow models and software. The 
technical conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. e.d.t. on June 
23, 2010, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. e.d.t. on June 24, 2010 at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, in the Commission Meeting Room. All interested 
persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
    The agenda for this conference is attached. The presentations will 
be technical in nature, and the session times shown on the agenda 
include approximately 10 minutes for questions or discussion after each 
presentation. Equipment will be available for computer presentations. 
Presenters who wish to include comments, presentations, or handouts in 
the record for this proceeding should file their comments with the 
Commission. Comments may either be filed on paper or electronically via 
the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.
    A free webcast of this event is available through http://
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of 
Events and locating this event in the calendar. The event will contain 
a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this event via 
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have 
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 
993-3100.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For further information about this conference, please contact:

Tom Dautel (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, (202) 502-6196, Thomas.Dautel@ferc.gov.
Eric Krall (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, (202) 502-6214, Eric.Krall@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Agenda for AD10-12 Staff Technical Conference on Enhanced Power Flow 
Models

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
9 a.m. Welcome and introduction,
    Richard O'Neill, FERC.
9:20 a.m. Session A.
    Rick Gonzales, New York ISO, Voltage and Reactive Management.
    Slava Maslennikov, ISO New England, Enhancement of Dispatch by 
Utilization of Adaptive Transmission Rates.
10:30 a.m. Break.
10:45 a.m. Session B.
    Andy Ott, PJM, Development of Enhanced Generation/Demand Response 
Control Algorithm.
    Vladimir Brandwajn and Show Chang, ABB, Optimal Power Flow in 
Energy Markets: Current Practices and Future Directions.
Noon Lunch.
1:15 p.m. Session C.
    David Sun, Alstom, Challenges with Practical Usage of Large-Scale 
Optimal Power Flow.
    Herminio Pinto, Nexant, AC Optimal Power Flow for Day-Ahead 
Reactive Planning.
2:25 p.m. Break.
2:40 p.m. Session D.
    Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon University and NETSS, Inc., Jeffrey 
Lang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NETSSWorks Software: An 
Extended AC Optimal Power Flow (AC XOPF) for Managing Available System 
Resources.
3:40 p.m. Break.
3:50 p.m. Session E.
    Malcolm Metcalfe, Sempa Power Systems, Low-Cost Fast Regulation 
with Load-Based Regulation Services Network.
    Franz Franchetti, Carnegie Mellon University, Trends in High-
Performance Computing for Power Grid Applications.
5 p.m. Day 1 Conclusion,
    Richard O'Neill, FERC.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
9 a.m. Day 2 Welcome,
    Richard O'Neill, FERC.
9:20 a.m. Session F.
    Marija Ilic, Carnegie Mellon University and NETSS, Inc., AC Optimal 
Power Flow and Smart Grids.
    Cong Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, Large-Scale Power Grid 
Simulation.
10:30 a.m. Break.
10:45 a.m. Session G.
    Sven Leyffer, Argonne National Laboratory, AC Networks and Mixed-
Discrete Global Optimization.
    Srinivas Musunuri, AREVA T&D, Enhanced LP-Based Optimal Power Flow 
for Transmission Operations.
Noon Lunch.
1:15 p.m. Session H.
    Ray Zimmerman, Cornell University, SuperOPF Framework.
    Sandy Aivaliotis, The Valley Group, Dynamic Line Ratings.
2:25 p.m. Break.
2:40 p.m. Session I.
    Herminio Pinto, Nexant, Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch with 
Post-Contingency Corrective Actions.
3:15 p.m. Day 2 Conclusion,
    Richard O'Neill, FERC.

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