„Photovoltaic Optiverter – A Novel Hybrid MLPE Technology for Residential and Small Commercial Photovoltaic Applications“

by Dmitri Vinnikov
Seminar room: IST, anf. EA2, North Tower, day 19/06, 10h30 to 12h00

Abstract: In this presentation a novel approach to photovoltaic (PV) module level power electronics called OPTIVERTER (PVOPT) will be introduced and discussed. Functionally, it is a hybrid of PV power optimizer and PV microinverter with such key features as shade-tolerant (or global) maximum power point tracking (MPPT), galvanic isolation, direct AC connectivity, PV module level monitoring and safety cut-off, flexibility of installation and PV power system sizing. Explanations will be provided both from the hardware and software point of view, with the main focus on the realization of the shade-tolerant MPPT, which is a new feature of the PV microinverters. The experimental results and main challenges of the proposed approach will be analyzed and discussed.

Bio: Research Professor Dmitri Vinnikov (IEEE M’07, SM’11) received the Dipl.Eng., M.Sc., and Dr.Sc.techn. degrees in electrical engineering from Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia, in 1999, 2001, and 2005, respectively. He is currently the Head of the Power Electronics Group, Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) and a Guest Researcher at the Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University (Latvia). He is the CTO and co-founder of Ubik Solutions LLC – Estonian start-up company dedicated to innovative & smart power electronics for renewable energy systems. Moreover, he is one of the founders and leading researchers of ZEBE – Estonian Centre of Excellence for zero energy and resource efficient smart buildings and districts. He has authored or coauthored two books, five monographs and one book chapter as well as more than 200 published papers on power converter design and development and is the holder of numerous patents and utility models in this field. His research interests include applied design of power electronic converters and control systems, renewable energy conversion systems (photovoltaic and wind), impedance-source power converters, and implementation of wide bandgap power semiconductors. D. Vinnikov is a Chair of the IES/PELS Joint Societies Chapter of the IEEE Estonia Section.

Location:
Room: room EA2
Bldg: North Tower
IST, Av Rovisco Pais 1
Lisboa, Lisboa

Robotics Research Jam Sessions

Midsummer Session 2019

June 19-20, 2019
School of Engineering
University of Pisa

Agenda:

PROGRAMME

June 19 – Aula F2

14.00 Welcome 
Lucia Pallottino, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

14.30 Advances in Control of Human-Robot Collaboration @DIAG
Alessandro De Luca, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

15.30  From teleoperation to augmented cooperation with wearable haptics
Domenico Prattichizzo, Università degli Studi Siena, Siena, Italy

16.00 Haptics and Robotics: Inspiration from Mechanics at Multiple Scales
Yon Visell, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

16.30 Coffee Break

17.00 Soft Robot Hands for Hard World Tasks
Mark R.Cutkosky, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

17.30 (Soft) wearable robotics
Van der Kooji, University of Twente, Enschede and Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

18.00 Man-machine interfacing by decoding spinal motor neuron behaviour
Dario Farina, Imperial College, London, UK

June 20 – Aula F2

12.00 TBC
Alin Albu-Schäffer, DLR German Aerospace Center, Germany

12.30 Low-impedance interfaces for intuitive physical human-robot interaction  
Clement Gosselin, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

13.00 Engineering Humanoid Robots that Act, Learn, Collaborate and Augment Humans
Tamim Asfour, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

13.30 Lunch

14.30 Haptic communication between humans and with robots
Etienne Bourdet, Imperial College, London, UK

15.00 Exoskeletons and Robotic Interfaces for Human Augmentation and Remote Telepresence
Antonio Frisoli, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

15.30 Your personal MObile Collaborative robot Assistant (MOCA): From close-proximity collaboration to remote loco-manipulation control
Arash Ajoudani, IIT, Genoa, Italy

16.00 Autonomous Racing – Challenges and Perspectives
Danilo Caporale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Location:
Room: Aula F2
Bldg: Polo Etruria (F)
Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 2
Pisa, Toscana
56122

Co-sponsored by: Pierre Tiako

Datrium and Eagle Technologies would like to give you something to chew on! Join us for an exclusive Lunch and Learn that will provide solutions to your infrastructure challenges.

Register now for our Steak & Storage Lunch and Learn. Enjoy great food and conversations with Datrium & Eagle Technologies and your fellow IT professionals at Mahogany Prime Steakhouse.

We look forward to seeing you there!

PLEASE YOU MUST REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND THE EVENT:

Agenda:

11:30 am Lunch

12:00 pm Presentation

Location:
Bldg: Mahogany Prime Steakhouse
3241 W. Memorial Rd
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73134

A Technical Tutorial/Workshop:

Transmission & Distribution Power Systems Overview

By Anthony Solic, Manager of NERC Compliance, First Energy

Speaker(s): Anthony Solic , Manger of NERC Compliance ,

Location:
Youngstown, Ohio
44555

The monthly executive meeting is held on the third Wednesday of the month. 

All members are invited to attend, please RVSP to ensure we have adequate space and food.

There is a 30min window to mingle, eat and get settled. The meeting will start promptly at 6:00pm and last for about an hour.

If you are a committee chair, please have your reports submitted to the chair and sectretary by noon on Tuesday.

Food

A light supper will be provided, please contact Joshua Fritz at (jipfritz@hotmail.com) if you have any questions. If you have dietary restrictions place place a note in your event registration.

Agenda:

5:30 – 6:00 – Mingle and Meal

6:00 – 7:30 – Meeting

Location:
Room: MM305
Bldg: McNally Main Building
923 Robie Street
Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 3C3

Co-sponsored by: WIE Toronto

Location:
Room: 305
Bldg: F
Humber North Campus
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9W 5L7

Interconnects are no longer transparent. If you don’t worry about signal integrity problems at the beginning of your design and eliminate them, your project has a good chance of failing. But signal integrity is a vast, sometimes complex discipline. In this presentation, we will introduce the five most important SI principles that relate to transmission lines, reflections, ground bounce and EMI. We’ll look at how to think about the root cause of these problems and how to design them out right from the beginning.

If you are confused about signal integrity, this is the seminar for you. This seminar will change the way you think about signals and interconnects.

Speaker(s): Karthik Radhakrishna,

Agenda:

5:00 PM – Registration and networking, –  Meet-n-Greet

5:30 PM – Food & Beverages served

5:45 PM –EMC-S Chapter brief business meeting  

6:00 PM – Start of Presentation  

Location:
Room: Showboat Banquet Room
Bldg: Best Western PLUS Longbranch
90 Twixt Town Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52402

Answering ads will (probably) not get you a job! Networking (probably) will!

Networking is rarely done well and yet may be the most important skill you can have—other than your technical knowledge. Your best contacts are rarely close friends or relatives. Casual acquaintances are often more productive sources (surprised?). Hence the value of your network.

You need a network which will work for you. Come to this interactive seminar to learn the right way to build it.

Speaker(s): Dr. Paul Schnitzler,

Location:
Room: TECO Hall
TECO Plaza, Downtown
Tampa, Florida

Co-sponsored by: Art Mejia

IEEE Kansas City Section monthly executive committee meeting

Location:
Room: T38
Bldg: 9300
Burns & McDonnell
9300 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, Missouri
64114

Quantum Computing is a big concept that has been achieving widespread attention in the media and even popular fiction. Even Marvel’s Iron Man and Ant-Man have referenced it extensively. So, are you fascinated by how Quantum Computing works in real life?
Here comes your chance! IEEE Women in Engineering will be having a Talk and Tour of our very own Quantum Computing company, D-Wave, born right here in Metro Vancouver!

About D-Wave:
D-Wave is the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services and is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing for the world. We do this by delivering customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, cybersecurity, fault detection, and financial modeling. D-Wave’s systems are being used by some of the world’s most advanced organizations, including Volkswagen, DENSO, Lockheed Martin, Google, NASA Ames, USRA, USC, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For more information, visit:www.dwavesys.com.

Agenda:
4:00 PM – Registration
4:10 PM – IEEE WIE Opening and Housekeeping rules
4:15 PM – Talk on Quantum Computing
4:45 PM – Facility Tour
5:30 PM – Closing of Event

Speaker(s): Jeremy Hilton, SVP Application and Technology, Allison Macdonald, Senior Research Scientist

Location:
3033 BETA AVENUE
BURNABY, British Columbia
V5G 4M9