Program: EnergyTech 2018
EnergyTech, with the leadership and support of PLATINUM primary sponsors INCOSE and NASA, continues to evolve in scope and content as a major System Engineering forum for advancements in Energy, Microgrids, Power Technologies, Electric / Hybrid Transportation, Security, and Critical Infrastructure.
For the EnergyTech2018 Conference and Expo, the conference includes value-packed sessions presented by leading experts to in Energy Systems, including Security for Critical Infrastructure, the MicroGrid revolution and the Transformation of our Electric Grid, advancements in Turbo-Electric Aircraft, and advancements in Systems Development via Model-based Engineering. Additional value is provided by special professional development programs (see below)
Monday, October 22, 2018 EnergyTech Special:
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Start time: 8:00 AM Finish: 5:00 PM
(Registration & Continental Breakfast — 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM)
Full Conference Attendees FREE
(Single day attendance for a fee is available .. REGISTER Here).
(Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Breaks / Refreshments included)
Project Performance International, an INCOSE partner and EnergyTech collaborator will provide a full day tutorial for all full conference attendees.
Noted author and PPI Managing Director Robert Halligan will lead his team of experts to deliver this value-packed full day tutorial on System Engineering in our modern world.
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Robert Halligan FIE Aust CPEng IntPE(Aus)This day-long tutorial demonstrates the business purpose of a systems approach to the engineering of things, and provides abundant evidence of its high value. Over the course of the day, you will practice in workshop format analysis-based methods of requirements capture and validation, model-based design, and the conduct of trade-off studies, all on a single, technology-based system. These activities will be performed within a sound conceptual framework introduced early in the tutorial. This introduction to systems engineering is aimed at any practicing engineer or engineering manager in the energy technology arena, irrespective of your prior level of experience with systems engineering. Presenter Robert Halligan of PPI guarantees that you will achieve a high degree of learning of new and valuable approaches, or he will walk on his head (he is from down under)!
You won’t want to miss it. Places are limited, first-come, first served basis, so sign up at the appropriate registration link on the website. Once signed up, we expect that you will attend. No no-shows please, as production of learning materials is involved. See you there!
For an example on PPI and their requirements driven methodology:
This is a description of our approach to requirements capture and validation. The approach is substantially model-based, very effective, and very efficient (typically costing 0.1% to 2% of total project cost for a technology item, and less than 10% of these figures at the enterprise system level).
PPI Special: Win free systems engineering training!
Registered delegates are eligible to enter a draw for a free place on a Project Performance International (PPI) one-week systems engineering training course: (Prize Value — $3998. USD.. Global locations for each session to be announced at EnergyTech)
The winner may choose which course and which of the scheduled deliveries worldwide.
EnergyTech Conference Tracks/Sessions
Monday, October 22, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
a) EnergyTech Special Event:
NOTE: This event is LIVE at the IX Center Grand Ballroom, and
LIVE-STREAMED at Engineering Society of Detroit
8AM – 4:30 PM — A full day program track designed to highlight the challenges and pathways of effectively integration of Systems Engineering and Project Management:
AM — Keynote, Panel Discussions, Lectures
- Bill Moylan provides a keynote on the importance of systems & projects integration, and the PMI Accountability Act.
- Panel of experts (including Virginia Greiman, Randy Iliff, Robert Halligan, and Mike Pafford) moderated by Bill Moylan discuss the current state of PM/SE integration and the implications of PMIAA
- Special presentation by Randy Iliff on “World’s largest Ice Cube” project
- Lecture by Robert Halligan on the Practical Implementation of PM / SE integration
PM — 1/2 day Tutorial on “Lean Startup Method”.
- Short tutorial on “Lean Startup Method”
by Mike Pafford, INCOSE ESEP / OOSEM /
“An Educational Workshop on how to apply best practices from the Lean Startup Method (LSM) and Agile (Scrum) Product Backlog Item (PBI) Development to enhance and improve Initial Project Planning (IPP) for any system solution project (e.g., Critical Infrastructure, Resilience, etc.).
During the workshop attendees will learn, then immediately practice specific LSM and Agile Scrum process steps to develop together a set of seven IPP Project Focus Mechanisms, which can be immediately used to increase productivity and cut development costs during any system solution project life cycle. The workshop will include lessons learned examples from real-life IPP workshops facilitated between 2015 and 2018 for Critical Infrastructure Micro-Grid Reference Model IPP, and Resilient Hospitals Reference Model IPP.
b) EnergyTech Workshops: STANDARDS for Energy, Aero, & Transport
EnergyTech Workshops are facilitated sessions intended to apply many of the key issues from the conference sessions and permit interaction with peers while advancing practical knowledge and methods in the desired domain
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Segment 1: Standards for Autonomous Operation & Control
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- Common challenges confront designers seeking autonomous functions with Energy Systems such as Microgrids, Collaborating unmanned aerial vehicles, and intelligent highway vehicle controls all require autonomous operation with limited ground control supervision. In addition to autonomous operation, vehicle subsystems will employ digital control as replacement for the traditional analog control, allowing the development of dynamic and adaptive power control methods. When employed on-board the vehicle these technologies will change the power system control hierarchy, allowing for migration of higher level functions into smart components and additional diagnostic and prognostic health management within the higher levels.
- Workshop will assess the changes required in the power control hierarchy, the attributes and design issues associated with off-nominal/non-linear system behaviors, and the analytics and simulations needed to enable software development, verification, and validation.
- Autonomous/Intelligent hierarchical control structure including algorithms and functions
- Complex systems engineering for autonomous/intelligent control
- Simulations and analytics needed for design and validation of autonomous/intelligent control
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Power Quality Standards
- With the introduction and widespread use of sensitive electronic equipment, energy users have become much more aware and sensitive to transients and other power anomalies. Previously, equipment was fairly immune to short-term power fluctuations and did not project problems back into the utility’s system. Now, with the introduction of nonlinear devices, harmonics are created which can affect the customer’s equipment and the utility’s equipment. The utility is no longer just providing power to turn lights on and start motors. As a result, there has been an increase of problems experienced by electrical end-users. To determine the source of these issues, there are available means for customers, utilities, and consultants to easily monitor, record, and analyze the electric power. Based on the source of the problem, power treatment methods are available to cure or limit the problem
