Title :
Power electronics enable energy super-highway
Author :
Smedley, K. ; Smedley, Gregory
Author_Institution :
Power Electron. Lab., Univ. of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
This keynote speech addresses some of the tough challenges that the power grid is facing today, discusses the path forward, and projects a vision fur the future. The speech concludes that power electronics is the enabling technology for a smart, robust, and efficient energy superhighway.
Keywords :
power electronics; smart power grids; energy superhighway; power electronics; power grid; Actuators; Inverters; Reactive power; Smart grids; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Systems and Applications (PESA), 2013 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3276-4
DOI :
10.1109/PESA.2013.6828257
