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Santiago 2013 Symposium on Microgrids

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The Santiago Symposium on Microgrids took place in Santiago, Chile in early September. In total there were 110 in attendance, with various presentations about innovations in different fields through the expertise from around the world. NSMG-Net partners and researchers had a significant presence at the Symposium, through presentations, poster sessions, and discussions.


Photograph of attendees of the Santiago 2013 Symposium on Microgrids.

The Symposium covered diverse topics on Microgrids including: remote communities, extreme operating conditions, advanced protection in Microgrids, renewable energy in Microgrids, energy storage systems, grid-connected Microgrids, demand-side management, energy management systems, clusters of Microgrids, economic analyses and business cases, demonstration projects and political initiatives, sizing and planning studies, and V2G applications.  The final panel session involved many experts from utilities, companies, and academia discussing issues on commercializing Microgrid technologies – including standardization, barriers, market space, maturity of technologies, and economics.

The Symposium ended with a tour of the University of Chile’s facilities, which included a tour of the MicroHydro Lab, a 1.2 kW solar racing car, and a low voltage Microgrid test laboratory.

NSMG-Net partner Dr. Lisa Dignard-Bailey from CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada presenting “Overview of Smart Grid and Microgrid R&D in Canada”

 

 NSMG-Net partner Professor Claudio Cañizares from the University of Waterloo presenting “Remote Microgrids in Canada”
NSMG-Net student Michael Ross from McGill University presenting his work from Theme 1.4 entitled “Multi-Objective Optimization Dispatch for Microgrids with a High Penetration of Renewable Generation”. 10kVA MicroHydro generator at the University of Chile.