Workshop: Modernizing The National Power Grid

该提案将组织一次题为“国家电网现代化”的全国研讨会。与运行现有电网相关的实际和基本问题是众所周知的，但仍然迫切需要确定一个适当的研究议程来解决这些问题。本次研讨会将讨论一些最关键的领域，未来的研究可能会带来一些根本性的突破，反映出更安全、高效和可靠的电网运行。解决电网现代化问题的利益相关者包括公众、政府、学术界、各种研究组织和行业。研讨会的与会者将包括来自学术界的研究人员、政策制定者、研究经理和行业代表。将特别邀请DOE、FERC、NERC和EPRI来解决与电网现代化相关的背景问题。来自一些国家（加拿大、欧洲和非洲）的代表将被邀请分享他们在电网现代化方面的经验。研讨会将讨论实现电网现代化的战略方法。结果将确定研究需求和方向。以下重大挑战被选为研讨会的重点：改善规划和可靠性；加强安全性和脆弱性；开发新工具（工程和市场）和技术；国家电网现代化是每个公民都感兴趣的问题。组织者将确保与会者的多样性，将结果适当地传播给其他研究人员和广大公众，以及研讨会讨论对我们社会每个成员福祉的经济影响作为一个重点。我们的生活质量深受能源供应的影响。国家电网的安全、高效、可靠不仅是与之密切相关的专业人员关心的问题，也是广大公众关心的问题。这个讲习班将产生更广泛的影响，而不仅仅是作为确定研究需要的工具；它也将成为提高公众对电力供应的认识和信心的工具。

This proposal will organize a national workshop entitled: Modernizing the National Power Grid. The practical and fundamental problems associated with operating the existing grid are widely known while there are still strong needs to identify an adequate research agenda that will address the solutions. This workshop will address some of the most critical areas where future research may bring some fundamental breakthroughs reflecting in a more secure, efficient and reliable power grid operation. The stakeholders in addressing the grid modernization issue are the public, government, academia, various research organizations and industry. The workshop attendees will include researchers from academia, policy makers, research managers, and industry representatives. Special invitation will be extended to DOE, FERC, NERC and EPRI to address the background issues related to the grid modernization. Representatives from some foreign countries (Canada, Europe and Africa) will be invited to share their experiences in modernizing the grid. The workshop will result in a discussion of the strategic approaches to pursuing the grid modernization. The research needs and directions will be identified as a result. The following grand challenges are selected as the focus of the workshop: o Improving Planning and Reliability o Enhancing Security and Vulnerability o Developing New Tools (Engineering and Market) and Technology Modernizing the national power grid is of interest to every citizen of this country. The organizer will make sure that the attendance diversity, proper dissemination of the results to the other researchers and public at large, and the economic impacts of the workshop discussions on the well being of each member of our society are kept as a focus. The quality of our lives is profoundly affected by the energy supply. The security, efficiency and reliability of the national power grid are the issues of concern not only to the professionals closely related to the subject matter but also to the public at large. This workshop will have much broader impact than just serving, as a vehicle for identifying the research needs; it will also serve as a vehicle for enhancing public awareness and confidence regarding the electric energy supply.