Program Day 2
9:00
Start and Welcome Coffee
9:30
Keynote
Univ.-Prof. Dr. ir. Dr. h.c. Rik W. De Doncker
(Director of FEN Research Campus)
10:15
Keynote
Aldo Danelli
(Project Manager, CESI)
You can choose between Session 3 or Session 4.
Session 3: “Components – Converters, Switches, Cables”
11:00 – 11:20
“Opening”
Univ.-Prof. Dr. ir. h.c. Rik W. De Doncker, Director of FEN Research Campus, Director of ISEA and PGS at RWTH Aachen University
11:20 – 11:40
“DC as accelerator for energy transition”
Harry Stokman, Direct Current BV
11:40 – 12:00
“Protection Challenges in Future DC Homes”
Dr.-Ing. Torsten Hager, Hager Group
12:00 – 12:20
“BlueDrive PlusC – DC Power Grid for Marine & Offshore”
Wolfgang Voss, Siemens AS
12:20 – 12:40
“DC Technology in Wind Farms”
Dr. Philip Kjær, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Session 4: “Business Models, Innovations and Social Aspects “
11:00 – 11:10
“Opening”
Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Eva-Maria Jakobs, Director of TLTK & Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. soc. oec. Reinhard Madlener, Director of FCN
11:10 – 11:30
“Economics of Diffusion of Innovative Electric Network Technologies”
Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. soc. oec. Reinhard Madlener, Director of FCN
11:30 – 11:50
“Economic evaluation of MV-DC Potential in NRW – public preferences and regional conditions”
Dr. Christian A. Oberst, IW German Economic Institute / INFER International Network for Economic Research
11:50 – 12:10
“Replacing 110kV powerlines with MVDC cables in german cities – Advantages, challenges and perspectives”
Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Casper, ISL at RWTH Aachen University
12:10 – 12:40
Round Table Discussion
12:40
Lunch Break
Session 3: “Components – Converters, Switches, Cables”
14:00 – 14:20
“DC System and Components from Low Voltage to High Voltage”
Dr. Takushi Jimichi, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
14:20 – 14:40
“New DC Grids – Opportunities and Challenges for SME”
Dr. Jochen von Bloh, AixControl GmbH
14:40 – 15:00
“Galvanically Isolated High Power Converters for MVDC Applications”
Prof. Drazen Dujic, Ph.D., EPFL Lausanne
15:00 – 15:20
“How direct will the future electricity be?”
Prof. Pavol Bauer, Ph.D., Delft University of Technology
12:40
Lunch Break
Session 4: “Business Models, Innovations and Social Aspects “
14:00 – 14:20
“The EU energy governance and its impact on the German energy transition”
Prof. Michèle Knodt, TU Darmstadt
14:20 – 14:40
“Why perception and acceptance matter. Evaluation of local energy supply systems in a supra-regional comparative study”
Agnes Grabietz, Christine Mauelshagen, Prof. Eva-Maria Jakobs, TLTK at RWTH Aachen University
14:40 – 15:00
“High voltage drive or challenge? How social and organisational factors influence the e-taxi business”
Prof. Rüdiger Goldschmidt, ZIRIUS at University of Stuttgart
15:00 – 15:20
Round Table Discussion
15:20
Conclusion & Outlook incl. Best Poster Award
16:15
End of Day 2
16:30
Optional Excursion to FEN Research Campus & RWTH Aachen Campus (1.5 hrs)