1:00 to 2:15 PM
"EPRI’s Increased Transmission Program offers a unique, integrated, and comprehensive portfolio aimed at helping transmission owners and operators get the most power through their existing systems while keeping system equipment and components safe and reliable. As such, this program provides customers with a one-stop shop for significantly reducing new capital expenditures for both transmission and substation equipment by optimizing the use of existing assets. Key efforts include development of methodologies for real-time rating calculations and complementary software and hardware for implementing real-time rating schemes; increasing power capacity of existing transmission lines through technological upgrades such as high-capacity conductor and voltage upgrades, as well as through integration of various advanced technologies such as power-electronic based controllers; and the integration of superconducting components into the transmission and distribution system to deal with bottlenecks. The program will also address the impact of integrating green power, such as wind farms, on a transmission system."
Dr. Ram Adapa is a Technical Leader in the Transmission and Increased Power Flow area of the Power Delivery and Markets Sector. His research activities focus on dynamic circuit ratings to increase transmission capacity, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission, and transmission system reliability performance metrics.
Dr. Adapa joined EPRI in 1989 as a Project Manager in the Power System Planning and Operations program. Later he became Product Line Leader for Transmission, Substations, and Grid Operations where he developed the research portfolio and business execution plans for the Grid Operations and Planning areas, a portfolio that focused on the needs of a deregulated utility environment. Some of the tools in this portfolio included market restructuring, transmission pricing, ancillary services, and security tools to maintain the reliability of the grid.
Before joining EPRI, Dr. Adapa worked at McGraw-Edison Power Systems (presently known as Cooper Power Systems) as a Staff Engineer in the Systems Engineering Department.
Dr. Adapa received a BS degree in electrical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, an MS degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Adapa has been honored several times by the IEEE for his outstanding contributions to the profession. He has authored or coauthored more than 125 technical papers and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He is an individual member of CIGRE and a Registered Professional Engineer.