Advanced power electronics interfaces for distributed energy workshop summary : August 24, 2006, Sacramento, California

Table of Contents......Page 10
Executive Summary......Page 5
Acronyms......Page 7
Definitions......Page 8
1.1 Workshop Sponsor......Page 12
1.2 Workshop Structure......Page 13
2.1 “Power Electronics for Utility Applications at the Department of Energy,”......Page 14
2.2 “Power Electronics Research Assessment,”......Page 15
2.3 Workshop Introduction Discussion......Page 16
3.1 “Power Electronic Building Blocks: Office of Naval Research Experienceand Observations,”......Page 17
3.2 “Integrated Power Electronics Building Block Modules, Converters, andSystems,”......Page 18
3.3 “Bricks and Buses,”......Page 19
3.4 Session 1 Discussion......Page 20
4.2 “Integrated Modules Simplify Systems Design,”......Page 23
4.3 “Distributed Energy Advanced Power Electronic Interfaces,”......Page 24
4.4 Session 2 Discussion......Page 26
5.1 “Modular and Scalable Power Converters in the Uninterruptible PowerSupply Industry,”......Page 28
5.2 “Distributed Energy Applications Leverage High-Volume, Modular PowerConverters,”......Page 29
5.3 “Modular Inverters for Distributed Generation,”......Page 30
5.4 Session 3 Discussion......Page 31
6.2 “Xantrex Power Electronics for Renewable Energy System Applications,”......Page 32
6.3 “Power Electronics for DER and Renewable Applications,”......Page 33
6.4 “SMA America: Advanced Power Electronic Interfaces Workshop,”......Page 34
6.5 Session 4 Discussion......Page 35
7 Conclusions......Page 37
Appendix A: Agenda......Page 38
Appendix B. List of Attendees......Page 40
Appendix C. Speaker Biographies......Page 44
Appendix D. Workshop Presentations......Page 47
Appendix E. Additional Resources......Page 232