From July 21 to 25, 2024, the general meeting of the Power and Energy Society (PES), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) was held in Seattle, USA. This year’s meeting, themed “The New Electric System: Reinventing & Resilience,” attracted over 3,500 researchers and engineers from the global power and energy sector. Attendees from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Electronics (EEA), Tsinghua University included Dean Kang Chongqing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Wu Wenchuan, researcher Ci Song, Professor Guo Qinglai, researcher Chen Ying, Associate Professors Hu Zechun, Zhang Ning, and Zhong Haiwang, Assistant Researchers Guo Hongye and Lin Chenhui, as well as several postdoctoral and doctoral students.

Doctoral Student Wang Jiaxin Introducing Research Work to Attendees

Faculty and students from EEA actively participated in the meeting. A total of 21 conference papers from the department were accepted, with 7 selected for oral presentations. Doctoral student Zeng Hongtai delivered an outstanding paper presentation titled “Efficient Algorithm for Solving Risk Constrained DC Optimal Power Flow Considering Wind Power Uncertainty and Entropic Value-at-Risk” in the Best Paper Session, while several doctoral students showcased their research in the student poster session, engaging with international peers.

Guo Qinglai (far right) Chairing Penal Session

Guo Qinglai and Lin Chenhui Attended Energy Internet Coordinating Committee Meeting

Kang Chongqing was invited to attend the PES Long Range Committee meeting. Several faculty members chaired or participated in various breakout sessions, technical subcommittees, and technical working group meetings. Among them, Guo Qinglai chaired a breakout session on “Towards a Resilient Energy Internet in a Changing Climate” and presented a report titled “Opportunities and Challenges of the Energy Internet”; Hu Zechun participated in the Distributed Battery Storage Management Systems Working Group meeting; Chen Ying was involved in the Power System Analysis on GPU and Heterogeneous Computing Architectures subcommittee meeting; Guo Qinglai and Lin Chenhui attended the Energy Internet Coordinating Committee meeting; and Zhang Ning participated in the Bulk Power System Planning Subcommittee meeting.

Kang Chongqing Received IEEE PES Peter W. Sauer Award for Outstanding Power Engineering Education

Guo Qinglai Participated in IEEE Fellow Group Photo

First IEEE PCCC Student Research Showcase Best Oral Presentation Award

Postdoctoral researcher Qi Ning attended the conference and received the Best Paper Award

Faculty and students from EEA achieved remarkable outcomes at the meeting. Kang Chongqing received the IEEE PES Peter W. Sauer Award for Outstanding Power Engineering Education for his contributions to teaching and student development in the field of low-carbon power systems, becoming the first Chinese recipient of this award since its establishment 35 years ago in 1989. Guo Qinglai and Xie Xiaorong were recognized as IEEE Fellows. Zeng Hongtai and Wang Qi won the first IEEE PCCC Student Research Showcase Best Oral Presentation Award. The paper co-authored by postdoctoral researcher Qi Ning, Professor Cheng Lin, and Associate Professor Liu Feng, titled “Reliability-Aware Probabilistic Reserve Procurement under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty,” received the Best Paper Award.